Liposuction Explained HERE (video):
By removing fat from areas you choose, liposuction improves body shape toward your ideal.
Liposuction is safe and effective for permanent removal of fat. Common sites of fat removal are the back, waist, hips, thighs, buttocks, flanks, abdomen, and neck. Best results are achieved if your skin retains youthful elasticity. This is evaluated during consultation. Liposuction is performed under local anesthesia for single or small areas, and general anesthesia for several areas or larger amounts of fat removal. Recovery lasts days to weeks, and scars are minimal. Liposuction is not a procedure to lose weight. Because only fat is removed, liposuction does not correct sagging skin after weight loss or aging. For both skin AND fat removal, dermolipectomy (removal of both skin and fat) is recommended. Dermolipectomy scars are longer than liposuction scars, but plastic surgical wound closure, advanced scar management techniques, and patience to allow healing minimize the visibility of dermolipectomy scars. Shape and proportion of the abdomen, breasts, thighs, and upper arms can be improved significantly. If weight control has been a problem for you, Dr. Laverson recommends 10x.diet for lifelong success. 10x.diet has helped many lose ten to fifty pounds or more, and keep it off. Sometimes, weight loss avoids the need for liposuction altogether. If you still have fat bulge(s) after achieving the body composition you like, liposuction often removes them nicely. Final result depends on the amount and distribution of fat, and your skin quality. Thermi-RF (radiofrequency skin tightening) works well to shrink small amounts of loose skin. At consultation, you’ll learn what’s best for you, and what to expect.
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Dr. Laverson answers Liposuction Questions
If I am overweight, should I lose it before liposuction, or have the procedure and lose it afterward?
This is our most common question, and the answer depends on your situation. We recommend a POWERFUL EFFECTIVE medical weight loss program that is guaranteed, provided you are otherwise healthy and follow the program. The best part: It’s not that difficult. Some details explained at 10x.diet. We’re available 24/7 for support. You should have the body you want, not only for your best appearance, but for your overall health. Excess fat is associated with chronic medical problems. Changes in your routine habits required to lose weight are well worth the effort. Weight loss is more a mental than a physical battle, and we’re here to help. Liposuction works best if you’re normal or near normal body weight. If you remain overweight after liposuction, you may not be happy. Patients who are overweight request liposuction in multiple areas. If you lose weight first, liposuction may only be needed in one or two areas instead of five or six, or maybe not at all!
What is “tumescent” liposuction, and why does Dr. Laverson prefer this over VASER®, SmartLipo®, and other popular techniques?
Tumescent liposuction reduces post operative bruising, swelling and pain. Blood loss is minimized during tumescent liposuction due to the effects of medication in the tumescent solution. Tumescence indicates that excess fat is suffused with a large amount of sterile salt water containing medications during a preliminary step prior to removal of your fat by suction. Injected fluid swells fat compartments. They become firm, or “tumesced.” Expanded fat compartments allow the liposuction cannula to travel smoothly beneath the skin as fat is extracted. Benefits of tumescence before liposuction (the “tumescent technique”) include added precision in fat removal and body contouring, facilitation of larger volumes of fat removal, diminished blood loss, and with local anesthetic, extended pain relief after surgery. Dr. Laverson has evaluated several other techniques for liposuction. He prefers tumescent because of the predictability of results, his ability for both debulking larger volumes and for sculpting finer contours, and the improved safety profile by avoiding unnecessary discharge of ultrasound or laser energy beneath the skin surface near nerves, blood vessels, and organs that can be directly or indirectly affected.
Why do patients wear a compression garment after surgery?
Swelling and often some bruising are expected after liposuction. Dr. Laverson will measure your body in advance of your procedure, and order a high quality custom fitted compression garment to control swelling, stabilize the treated area, and facilitate smooth fat distribution for your best possible body shape. Wear the garment around the clock (except when showering) for two to three weeks following your liposuction procedure. Many patients see little difference, or are even larger during the first one to three months after liposuction. Between two and six months afterward, you will progressively see better results, provided you’re not gaining body fat from overeating. Improvement continues until about one year after liposuction when all of the swelling should be gone.
Can I still gain weight after liposuction?
We are born with a certain number of fat cells. During liposuction, fat cells are removed with the surgery. The remaining fat cells get bigger when you get bigger and get smaller when you get smaller. If you maintain your weight, the fat should not come back to the liposuctioned areas. If you put on weight, it will more likely be distributed evenly over the body and less likely to go to your ‘trouble zones’.
Will I still have cellulite or rippling after liposuction
Liposuction is a body contouring procedure to improve the shape, size, and appearance of your body. This includes a smooth skin surface. Your age, skin elasticity, history of weight loss, the amount, area, and location on your body of liposuction all influence the final outcome. Dr. Laverson incorporates judgment and techniques to avoid “cellulite” and rippling, but as swelling resolves and the treated area deflates after liposuction, rippling, wrinkling, skin sagging, and surface irregularities develop. Often, this is mild, and not problematic. The development of loose skin over an area of liposuction can be difficult to predict, and even more so if ultrasound (e.g. VASER®) or laser energy (e.g. SMART-LIPO®) is performed. No promises can be made in advance regarding cellulite. Liposuction improves the overall shape of the body in addition to making it smaller, but if significant rippling and skin sagging develop, secondary procedures such as dermolipectomy (surgical removal of excess skin and fat) may be indicated.
FAQs
What is liposuction?
Liposuction is a procedure in which bulges of fat are reduced and removed in order to refine your figure. It is a safe and effective means of permanent fat removal, and can be performed on any area of the face or body where there is fat. Liposuction of the cheeks, liposuction of the jowls, and liposuction of the neck are popular office procedures. Liposuction of the waist, liposuction of the back, liposuction of the bra-line, liposuction of the arms, liposuction of the hips, liposuction of the flanks, liposuction of the abdomen, liposuction of the mons pubis and labia, liposuction of the thighs, liposuction of the buttocks, and liposuction of the legs are also performed as desired for bulges or extra fat in those and other areas. Fat removed during liposuction may be transferred to the buttocks as needed if enlargement and filling of the buttocks is desired. Before beginning treatment, we will listen to understand your vision of what you want, and explain the treatment plan that will accomplish your goals.
Is liposuction painful?
NO, liposuction is generally painless during the procedure with mild discomfort for several days or longer afterward. Depending on how much fat is removed, how many areas are treated, the size and location of each area, and whether or not that fat is transferred somewhere else, a variable amount of post-treatment pain may require narcotic or non-narcotic analgesics. Liposuction is performed under local anaesthesia for small areas like the face and neck, or small bulges elsewhere. General anaesthesia offers more comfort and safety for liposuction of large areas, large volumes, multiple areas, and for fat transfer. You will not feel any pain during liposuction (we specialize in painless liposuction technique), but because nerves passing through the treated area are affected, most men and women experience discomfort for days to even weeks after liposuction. Swelling of treated areas is normal, and dissipates over days, weeks, and even months after liposuction. Dr. Laverson supplies a custom fitted compression garment to smooth skin after liposuction. Gentle compression by the garment is recommended for ten days or so after liposuction. Some like the shape of post-surgical garments and the feeling of stability they offer, and wear them for longer during recovery from liposuction.
Who benefits most from liposuction?
Liposuction is popular for both men and women. Liposuction is indicated for non-obese patients with localized bulges or fullness in specific body areas from extra fat. Liposuction is truly a body shaping, body thinning, and body contouring procedure. Skin quality influences the final result of liposuction. If large amounts of fat are removed from an area with loose skin, the skin in that area, after it is deflated by fat removal, may sag. The judgment of whether liposuction (fat removal alone) or dermolipectomy (removal of excess skin AND fat) is better will be part of the pre-surgical discussion.
How much will my post-op appointments cost?
There is NO charge for post surgical visits.
