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Answers (sorted by helpful votes)| Robin T.W. Yuan, MD |  |
Will I have loose skin after liposuction?
When you remove fat, the skin almost alweays becomes more loose, if you are talking about tensile strength and elasticity unless you generate enough subdermal scar tissue. However, most patients are referring to their contour when they are... more
| Robin T.W. Yuan, MD | |
What's the best treatment for fat ankles that will give me a better shape?
The possible treatment depends on the anatomical basis for your ankle shape. The ankle joint is predominantly bone and tendon with little muscle so the shape is dominated by the amount and distribution of fat. However, some lower extremities are... more
| Robin T.W. Yuan, MD | |
Liposuction - is the fat removal permanent?
The most important issue in body-contouring is whether you have a healthy, stable lifestyle. A reasonable, healthy diet, and consistent level of physical activity or exercise routine will optimize any surgical result. It is important that... more
| George Beraka, MD |  |
What's the best body contouring procedure that will work around my pre-existing abdominal scars?
Usually, an abdominoplasty or tummy tuck can be performed with preexisting abdominal scars. If the preexisting scar is from a Caesarian section, then the same scar is used to begin the tummy tuck. The other common abdominal scar is an... more
| Richard P. Rand, MD |  |
What should I do if I still look fat after liposuction?
This is an unusual situation after a liposuction procedure. The best results of liposuction come in properly selected patients with reasonable expectations who take the result from surgery and magnify it by proper diet and exercise leading to... more
| D.J. Verret, MD |  |
Is traditional liposuction outdated?
Traditional liposuction is still the gold standard of treatment.
There are many good scientific studies comparing traditional liposuction with some of the newer techniques. In one study published by Fodor and Watson (Plast Reconstr Surg. 1998... more
| Scott Sattler, MD |  |
Liposuction - how long does it take for the swelling to go down?
Swelling after liposuction sometimes takes a long time to resolve. Your contour will continue to change and improve over the course of a few months, and you might now achieve your final result until a year after surgery.
Irregularities after... more
| Kris M. Reddy, MD |  |
Should I do liposuction?
Liposuction (whether traditional liposuction or SmartLipo) should be used for isolated or stubborn areas and not as a generic weight loss technique.
If you can honestly "yes" to the following questions, then I would suggest that you... more
| Fred Suess, M.D. |  |
When you have liposuction around the waist and in your stomach area, is it true the fat comes back in your upper body?
After liposuction, the areas treated are not likely to regain fatty fullness, as many fat cells have been removed. These areas have reduced fat storage capacity.
However, if weight gain occurs, the fat will be stored in areas that have not... more
| Sofia Rubbani, MD |  |
What is liposuction best for treating?
Liposuction is best for those patients who are at their usual weight and have an area or bulge that is out of proportion with the rest of their body.
For example: more
| Sofia Rubbani, MD | |
Is tumescent liposuction different than regular liposuction?
Liposuction has become the most commonly performed cosmetic procedure in the United States. Since it was first introduced in the United States in the early 1980s, many refinements have been made. The most significant improvement was the use of a... more
| Nick Slenkovich, M.D. |  |
How is Cool Lipo different than traditional liposuction?
Cool Lipo and Smart Lipo from a surgeon's view
As a Plastic Surgeon that uses liposuction and fat-grafting techniques on a regular basis, I am certainly interested in learning about new techniques that may improve upon "traditional... more
| Mitchel Goldman, MD |  |
Is Liposculpture different than traditional liposuction?
It is mostly a “marketing term,” but does refer to the use of tumescent anesthesia on awake patients and using the smallest cannulas (tubes) to extract fat. more
| Ms Barbara Jemec |  |
Will I need a tummy tuck after liposuction?
The best way to evaluate if liposuction is the best treatment option is to establish the goals after a careful examination of the area. I am looking for the texture of the fat, which areas we are talking about and the skin laxity. may shrink the... more
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