What is Liposuction?
The concept of liposuction is surprisingly simple. Liposuction is a surgical technique that improves the body’s contour by removing excess fat from deposits located between the skin and muscle. Liposuction involves the use of a small stainless steel tube, called a cannula (from the Latin word for reed, tube, cane). The cannula is connected to a powerful suction pump and inserted into the fat through small incisions in the skin. Fat removal is accomplished as the suction cannula creates tiny tunnels through the fatty layers. After surgery, these tiny tunnels collapse and thus result in an improved body contour.
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Liposuction Information
Liposuction Cost
Lowest Liposuction Price Can Be Most Expensive
Cost of Liposuction is an important factor when considering liposuction surgery. However the quality of liposuction is more important than the price of liposuction.
If the ultimate goal of liposuction is to have a happy patient, then the surgeon’s expertise and experience are probably more important than the price.
Liposuction prices are important, but it is not the most important factor to considering lipo surgery. Be careful not to put your body on the “Discount Rack”.
Choosing a liposuction surgeon based on the lowest price might ultimately be the most expensive choice, if the initial cosmetic results are so bad that
another surgeon must be paid to repair the work of the first liposuction surgeon. Among the most common undesirable outcomes of liposuction are 1) incomplete
liposuction with very little evidence that liposuction was actually done, 2) excessive liposuction producing an unnatural or disfigured appearance, 3)
irregular and uneven results with unsightly depressions in the skin, and 4) large scars that reveal that the patient has had liposuction. Caveat emptor (Buyer beware).
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Liposuction Techniques
There are many ways to do liposuction, for example liposuction can be accomplished painlessly either totally by local anesthesia or with general anesthesia.
In the realm of liposuction, maximum speed and maximum volume of aspirate are not criteria for excellence. Ultimately, excellence is measured in terms of
patient happiness which is a function of safety, patient comfort, finesse, and quality of results. The important distinction between liposuction surgeons
who are board certified is the liposuction technique that they use. The surgeon’s specialty is not as important as the surgeon’s technique, experience and
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Body Area Procedures
Safety & Complications
Post Operative Care
Compression Garments
You should not plan to drive yourself home. It is recommended that you have a responsible adult at home with you on the day of surgery.
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Drainage
You should not plan to drive yourself home. It is recommended that you have a responsible adult at home with you on the day of surgery.
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Instructions
You should not plan to drive yourself home. It is recommended that you have a responsible adult at home with you on the day of surgery.
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Pads
You should not plan to drive yourself home. It is recommended that you have a responsible adult at home with you on the day of surgery. Read More
Liposuction Research
Liposuction Research
Surgeons: Learn how to become an investigator in this liposuction clinical trial.
Patients: Learn how to find a liposuction surgeon participating as an investigator in this clinical trial.
This study is designed answer the question: “Is there any evidence that laser liposuction is superior in any way to simple tumescent liposuction?”
Tumescent liposuction uses large volumes of very dilute solution of local anesthesia (lidocaine & epinephrine). Tumescent liposuction is
now the worldwide standard of care for safe and effective liposuction surgery. Laser liposuction requires the use of tumescent local anesthesia.
The only difference between laser liposuction and tumescent liposuction is the addition of laser energy after tumescent local anesthesia.
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