Liposuction
Posted on September 26, 2008 at 1:37 pm
Liposuction is one of the procedures that we do a fair amount of here and usually we do it in our accredited operating room. I do both tumescent liposuction and vaser liposuction. Vaser liposuction is a type of ultrasonic liposuction where we get better results in certain areas, faster healing, less bruising. Other times tumescent liposuction may be the most appropriate way to go. It’s a procedure that I’ve been performing since 1983 and I’ve actually used all of the different modalities of liposuction for my patients. And it is very common that one patient may have two or three different liposuction modalities depending upon the area that is being treated.
Liposuction can be used in a lot of different areas. In the face I usually only use it in the neck but it gives excellent results for contour. In men liposuction’s most often used in the chest for gynecomastia and in the love handle areas. For women the most common areas are the abdomen and the thighs. It can also be used around the knees and to contour the calves. And one of the other common places is in the arms. Especially women in their mid 30s to 40s, of course seeing a little bit of hanging but still have good skin quality.