Category: liposuction

Understanding the Association of Smartlipo with Local Anesthesia

Liposuction continues to be one of the most popular plastic surgery procedures. Due to the abundance of numerous fat sites for treatment, its widespread use shows no sign of slowing down. With this popularity has come numerous methods to improve this body reshaping process. Technologies have largely focused on more efficient methods of fat Read More…

Complications from Laser Liposuction (Smartlipo)

There has been an influx of patients who have presented for treatment of secondary problems after undergoing laser liposuction. While liposuction has been around for almost 30 years, its traditional method of the manual loosening of fat has seen some recent technologic advances. One of these is the heating or melting of the fat Read More…

Case Study: Secondary Liposuction after a Tummy Tuck (Abdominoplasty)

Background: A tummy tuck is the most successful body contouring operation in plastic surgery that we know. Its dramatic removal of excess skin and fat, and vertical rectus muscle tightening, produces an outcome that patient’s can not otherwise achieve on their own. While there is a resultant scar, that is a worthwhile trade-off in Read More…

Avoiding Irregularities in Abdominal Liposuction

Liposuction is one of the most popular of all cosmetic procedures due to the ubiquity of excess fat. Of all liposuction procedures, the stomach or abdominal area is the most common area of treatment. While highly effective at removing abdominal fat, irregularities after abdominal liposuction are not rare. Second to that of the inner Read More…

Liposuction of the Muffin Top Waistline Deformity

While the overflowing muffin top may be the best tasting part of this baked good, partaking of too many and too often of these tasty delights will eventually give you a permanent one of your own. Many people, men and women alike, struggle with the muffin top fat deformity. With a well recognized name, Read More…

Anatomic Options in Neck Reshaping

The shape of one’s neck has a profound influence on the appearance of the face that sits above it. The neck is bordered by the jawline, which consists of the chin and the horizontal length of the jaw, and the outline of the neck skin The outline of the neck should be the intersection Read More…

Common Patient Questions about Liposuction

What are the common side effects of liposuction? The most common side effects of liposuction is bruising, swelling and pain. Every liposuction patient will experience these temporary issues that take up to six weeks after surgery to go completely away. The skin overlying the treated areas will also be temporarily numb but full feeling Read More…

Reducing Seromas in Tummy Tuck (Abdominoplasty) Surgery

A tummy tuck, or abdominoplasty, is one of the most common body contouring procedures. It is unrivaled for what it can do to the waistline when there is loose skin and excess fat for which there is no other satisfactory solution. Despite the success of the procedure, it is not complication free. The most Read More…

Perioral Mound Liposuction in the Round or Aging Face

The influence of fat on the shape of the face is but one anatomic component. But because it is relatively easily removed in most cases, the incentive for surgical modification is fairly high. The facial fat compartments that are most easily removed or reduced in size are those in the neck and the cheek.The buccal Read More…

Getting Good Results with Abdominal Etching Liposuction

Abdominal etching is a specialized liposuction procedure used to enhance the appearance of the abdomen. It is a sculpting advancement over flattening of the abdomen alone with liposuction. The procedure has been historically used in athletic males and is generally associated with a fairly high success rate with few complications. But abdominal etching is not Read More…