Both a tummy tuck and a liposuction are surgical procedures with the goal to change the appearance of your midsection to make it flatter and shapely. Liposuction helps with contouring by removing excess stubborn fat alone in specific areas of the body, in this case the tummy, love handles and flank bulges. Whereas tummy tuck has multiple components including removal of excess hanging skin and fat, tightening of the stretched recti muscles and is often combined with liposuction for safe and superior results.
A tummy tuck is comparatively a bigger operation with more steps involved, treating the lax abdominal skin, excess fat as well as the stretched muscles in comparison to liposuction which addresses fat alone and can achieve only a certain amount of skin shrinkage.