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Liposuction is a method of body sculpting, body contouring or "spot-reduction" involving removal of excess, unsightly fat from specific areas of the body. Liposuction can be done in abdomen, hips, buttocks, back, thighs, knees, calves, ankles, upper arms, jowls, cheeks and neck.
These localized fat deposits may sometimes be inherited and typically do not respond to dieting or exercise. Liposuction is often the only way to improve them.
Liposuction can be done alone or with other plastic surgery procedures such as breast reduction or tummy tuck (abdominoplasty). In addition, liposuction can be performed on several areas of the body at once.
Other names for liposuction are lipoplasty, suction-assisted lipectomy, ultrasound-assisted liposuction or lipoplasty, laser-assisted liposuction or lipoplasty and power-assisted liposuction or lipoplasty.
How Many People Undergo Liposuction?
Liposuction was the number one surgical cosmetic procedure performed on men and women in 2007, according to statistics compiled by the American Society for Aesthetic Plastic Surgery (ASAPS).
Specifically, 456,828 liposuction procedures were performed on men and women that year. And these numbers have increased by a whopping 158.3 percent since 1997, when ASAPS first started tracking cosmetic surgery trends and figures.
Who Is a Candidate for Liposuction?
The first step toward determining your candidacy for liposuction is choosing a competent surgeon for your initial consultation.
During this appointment or series of appointments, the plastic surgeon should take a thorough medical history, which includes a list of the medications you are taking, your weight, whether your weight has significantly fluctuated and whether you plan to lose weight before the liposuction. He or she will also talk with you about your expectations to make sure they are realistic.
In general, the ideal candidates for liposuction are men and women who are of relatively normal weight, but have isolated pockets of fat that do not respond to an adequate diet and exercise program. Think love handles or muffin tops.
You should have firm and elastic skin tone and have excessive fatty deposits in certain body areas. Keep in mind that liposuction removes fat, not loose skin.
Age is not a deciding factor, but many older patients have less elastic skin, so they may not get optimal results.
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