Should I Have Liposuction Before or After Iliac Crest Reduction?

Q: Dr. Eppley, I’d like to have liposuction of my saddlebags and flanks before my iliac crest reduction.

A:Whether you would do like liposuction before, during or after or after iliac crest reduction depends on several variables:

1) You would do it before iliac crest reduction if the goal was to see if liposuction alone would avoid the need for iliac crest reduction. Given that this reduces the contour around the iliac crest it would seem unlikely that that would be the case given the iliac crest prominence you see now.

2) You would do like do liposuction after iliac crest reduction if you thought there is a chance that iliac crest reduction alone would produce a good result and that iliac crest reduction may not be needed.

3) You combine both procedures of soft and hard tissue reductions if you’re certain that both are going to be needed for the best results.

Dr. Barry Eppley

Plastic Surgeon