Liposuction

Despite good health and a reasonable level of fitness, some patients may still have a body with uneven contours due to localized fat deposits. These areas may be due to family traits, lack of weight control or fitness.

The liposuction surgery slims and reshapes specific areas of the body by eliminating / reducing excess fat deposits, improving your body contours and proportion, and ultimately enhancing your self-image.

Liposuction may be used to reduce localized fat deposits of the thighs, hips and buttocks, abdomen and waist, back, chin and neck, inner knee, chest area, cheeks, upper arms, calves and ankles.

There are two common variations to the procedure:

1. Traditional liposuction: Surgical suctioning of excess fat deposits
   
   
2. Tumescent liposuction or super-wet technique: Requires infusion of saline solution with adrenaline and possibly anesthetic before of the fat excess removal

If you are bothered by excess fat deposits - located anywhere on your body - that do not respond to diet or exercise, liposuction may be right for you.

Ideal candidates for liposuction are:

• Adults within 30% of their ideal weight who have firm, elastic skin and good muscle tone
  
  
• Healthy individuals who do not have a life-threatening illness or medical conditions that can impair healing
  
  
• Non-smokers
  
  
• Individuals with a positive outlook and specific goals in mind for body contouring