Body Contouring
RibXcar reshapes bone. Liposuction reshapes fat. Tummy tuck reshapes skin. BBL adds hip projection. Combined, they deliver a silhouette none of them can achieve alone.
Truly transformative body contouring almost always requires more than one procedure. RibXcar reshapes the underlying bony structure of the waist. 360 liposuction removes fat circumferentially. Tummy tuck and Level Up Tuck tighten skin and muscle. BBL adds hip projection for hourglass contrast. At Elevé, we regularly combine two or more of these procedures in a single surgical session to deliver dramatic, harmonious, and lasting results.
Both procedures can safely be performed in the same surgical session for appropriate candidates.
For patients with loose abdominal skin, separated muscle (diastasis recti), or significant post-pregnancy or post-weight-loss changes, a tummy tuck or Dr. Tatarian's signature Level Up Tuck addresses skin and muscle directly.
Combining RibXcar with tummy tuck is powerful because:
This combination is more complex than lipo + RibXcar alone. Dr. Tatarian carefully evaluates whether combining these in one session is appropriate for you or whether staging makes more sense.
The BBL enhances hip and buttock projection by transferring your own liposuctioned fat. It is fundamentally about creating contrast: a smaller waist visually against a rounder hip and buttock.
RibXcar amplifies exactly what BBL is trying to do:
The mommy makeover typically combines abdominal work, breast rejuvenation, and often liposuction. Adding RibXcar to a mommy makeover is possible for the right candidate, particularly for patients whose ribcage flared during pregnancy and now feel their waist has permanently widened.
For any mommy makeover incorporating RibXcar, Dr. Tatarian carefully evaluates total surgical time, anesthesia considerations, and recovery capacity to determine whether staging is safer than combining everything in a single day.
Combining procedures does not linearly stack their recoveries. Two 3-week recoveries do not become a 6-week recovery. They typically become a slightly longer version of the more demanding procedure. That said, combined surgery does mean more soreness in more places and demands a more disciplined recovery period.
For most patients, the tradeoff is very much worth it: one anesthesia, one coordinated recovery window, one dramatic overall result.
During your consultation, Dr. Tatarian will:
We do not push combinations for the sake of combining. We recommend what actually serves your outcome.
Book a consultation with Dr. Tatarian in Davie. We'll design a combination plan that fits your anatomy, goals, and recovery capacity.
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