About Liposuction

Liposuction (also known as liposculpture) has been around for over 20 years. Liposuction is a cosmetic surgery procedure that targets and removes unwelcome fat deposits in specific areas of your body. To this day, it is one of the great advancements in cosmetic body contouring surgery. This procedure has become more popular than ever, due to the modern techniques that have made it safer, more effective, and more comfortable, when correctly performed. The most important part of liposuction, however, is the person performing it. A great eye for shape, contour, and symmetry as well as the knowledge of how to achieve the best results possible is the most important difference between regular liposuction and liposuction that really complements the body of an individual.

The most commonly addressed regions of the body are:

• Abdomen

• Thighs

• Buttocks

• Neck

• Chin

• Lower and upper back

• Back of the arm and calves

Liposuction utilizes a simple hollow instrument called a "cannula" which is gently inserted under the skin within the fat, allowing the fat to be contoured as desired.

Seeking permanent fat removal?

Liposuction removes fat cells and once they are removed, they are gone forever. This method of fat removal does not take the place of a healthy weight loss program but it can be used to jump start efforts to get to a healthy weight, providing the incentive to continue. 

As a tool for body sculpting, liposuction has developed into a superb resource for removing small pockets of fat. This is particularly useful when working in delicate areas such as under the chin. Many people, particularly men, suffer from accumulations of fat under the chin, which create the perception of being overweight even when at a healthy weight. Using a very thin cannula, the neck and chin area can be sculpted creating a longer, thinner neck, which looks elegant and gives definition to the chin. This fat is permanently gone.

Liposuction can help you win the battle of the bulge

Liposuction is as much about artistic perception as it is about surgical skill. This is due in part to artistic sense, which is as much about knowing when to stop as it is about knowing where to place the cannula. Patients with that last 5 or 10 pounds of frustrating fat which is most evident in the love handles, saddle bags and abdomen are delighted with doctors ability to remove just the right amount of fat to eliminate those stubborn bulges, leaving them looking sleek and sexy. In many cases, liposuction is the only way to finally achieve an image goal that isn’t being obtained, due only to a few unfortunately located pounds of fat.

Benefits of Liposuction 

One of the greatest benefits of liposuction is that it can be used on nearly any part of the body, and very often in multiple areas during a single procedure. Another great benefit is that recovery time for liposuction surgery is fairly minor and the contour of the body can be individualized. For most patients, recovery can be as little as two days before they are able to return to work. Liposuction can and is frequently used in conjunction with other cosmetic procedures, especially tummy tucks. Another great advance of liposuction has been the use of the fat removed to improve the shape and appearance of other areas that need additional volume such as breasts and buttocks. In doing so, fat that is removed via liposuction for areas where there is too much fat can be placed in breasts as a breast augmentation or buttocks as a Brazilian Buttock Lift.

Liposuction Recovery

The liposuction procedure is performed as outpatient surgery. As liposuction is an individual procedure tailored to your unique body type, the recovery period will depend on factors such as the degree of correction, age, and your general health and fitness. Overall, liposuction can have a quicker recovery time than many other cosmetic surgery procedures. During your recovery period, you will be provided instructions and guidelines to help expedite your recovery and maximize your liposuction results.