Do I Need Liposuction with Rib Removal To Maximize My Result?

Q; Dr. Eppley, I am interested in your rib removal procedure combined with buttock implants. I’m wondering if the rib removal procedure is only really effective if you are already pretty thin, or is liposuction done alongside the procedure to maximize the results?

A:The subcutaneous fat layer is another anatomic barrier in waist line and torso narrowing surgery. You don’t want it to be very thick as it will camouflage any underlying structural modifications from rib removal surgery. In some rib removal patients where there is some fullness in the flanks and along the waistline and there is not a 360° subcutaneous fat layer problem liposuction is combined with the rib removal surgery. However if the fat layer is thick and extensive then it would be prudent to have that reduced first.

To put this statement into context for you I would need to see some body pictures for evaluation.

Dr. Barry Eppley

Plastic Surgeon