Liposuction Guide - Is it for You?

What kinds of liposuction surgery are available?  Do you have to be in a hospital? What is ultrasonic liposuction?

And the most important question:  does liposuction really work?

A Liposuction Guide to the Kinds of Surgery

There are several different liposuction techniques available, and they include ultrasonic, laser and tumescent.

Each type of surgery has its own risks, and not all types of surgery are appropriate for all candidates.  

Does Liposuction Work?

Naturally, the skill of the surgeon is a great part of how well liposuction removes fat and re-shapes your body.  A good surgeon can produce amazing results!  (See the video at the bottom of the page for an example.)

However, liposuction is not a weight-loss technique.  It is a means to remove some last stubborn pockets of fat from your body, after exercise and diet has brought you to a healthy weight.

The liposuction guide is that it's a cosmetic surgery; one that helps you to look better and feel better about your body';s shape.  Additionally, a tummy tuck can be performed along with the liposuction.

What is Ultrasonic Liposuction?

This type of surgery uses ultrasonic waves to vibrate and eventually burst inside the body.  The fat cells turn into a liquid that must be suctioned out.

The advantage to ultrasonic liposuction is that there isn't a fluid injected into the patient, which needs to be sucked back out with the fat.

The disadvantage is that there is a slightly elevated risk of having pockets of fat cells that don't fully burst and leak fluids, which later have to be taken out with a needle.

Laser Assisted Surgery

Laser assisted liposuction surgery is much like ultrasonic.  Basically, a laser is inserted into the fat cells which liquefies them, and then needs to be suctioned out of the body.

Some surgeons use SmartLipo, which combines the laser and the cannula (suction) in the same instrument.

The laser does not effect other body tissue -- just the fat cells.

Tumescent Technique Liposuction

Basically, one or two small incisions are made in the body and a saline and diluted local anesthetic solution is injected, by a small hollow tube, into the fat deposits.

Epinephrine is also in this solution, which helps to liquefy the fat cells, so they can be suctioned out.

The tumescent technique liposuction surgery most often used in the US uses three to four times the solution as the volume of fat to be removed.  Because of this, the tumescent technique is generally used on larger individuals.

If you'd like to see a short video of a tumescent technique liposuction surgery, click the video below (may take a moment to load).

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Liposuction Surgery - Inpatient or Outpatient?

In most cases, the surgeon can do liposuction as an outpatient surgery -- often in the surgeon's office facility.

Who's a candidate for liposuction?  If you have a heart condition, diabetes, lowered immunity or other health risk, you likely won't be accepted for surgery.

Liposuction and Weight Loss

If you're looking for liposuction to lose a lot of weight, prepare to be disappointed.

In general, the upper limit to the amount of fat removed is from 10 to 15 pounds.

Each surgeon has his or her own liposuction guide limits, but it's cosmetic surgery, not a weight loss technique.