What is Liposuction?

Liposuction reshapes areas of the body by removing excess fat through a small incision with a thin hollow tube.

 

What Liposuction Can Treat:

• Abdomen

• Ankles

• Arms

• Buttocks

• Cheeks

• Chin

• Hips

• Knees

• Neck

• Thighs

• Upper arms

• Waist

 

Liposuction can be performed alone or along with other plastic surgery procedures, such as a facelift, breast reduction or a tummy tuck.

What liposuction can't do

Liposuction is not a treatment for obesity or a substitute for proper diet and exercise.

It is also not an effective treatment for cellulite—the dimpled skin that typically appears on the thighs, hips and buttocks—or loose saggy skin.

 

The Procedure:

 

Step 1 – Anesthesia

Medications are administered for your comfort during the surgical procedure. The choices include local anesthesia, intravenous sedation and general anesthesia. Your doctor will recommend the best choice for you.

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Step 2 – The incision

Liposuction is performed through small, inconspicuous incisions.

 

First, diluted local anesthesia is infused to reduce bleeding and trauma. Then a thin hollow tube, or cannula, is inserted through the incisions to loosen excess fat using a controlled back and forth motion. The dislodged fat is then suctioned out of the body using a surgical vacuum or syringe attached to the cannula.

 

Problem areas that can be addressed with liposuction.

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Step 3 – See the results

Your improved body contour will be apparent once the swelling and fluid retention commonly experienced following liposuction subside.

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Click here to read safety information about this procedure.