Questions About Liposuction
Surgery
What is Liposuction?
Who is a Good Candidate for Liposuction?
What Types of Liposuction Surgical Procedures are Available?
Is Liposuction Safe?
What are the Possible Health Complications of Liposuction?
Does Recovery from Liposuction Surgery Take Long?
Does Liposuction Surgery Leave Scars?
How Much Does Liposuction Cost?
What is Liposuction?
Liposuction is a cosmetic weight loss surgical
procedure to remove localized pockets of excess body fat that have not
responded to diet and exercise.
Who is a Good Candidate
for Liposuction?
A person who has already attempted diet and
exercise but have problem areas of excess fat in specific areas, such
as hips and buttocks, thighs, inner knee, back, abdomen, upper arms, cheeks,
jowls, breast/chest area, and waist. Ideally, the liposuction candidate
should be within the normal weight range and be physically and psychologically
healthy.
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What Types of Liposuction
Surgery are Available?
Methods of liposuction include:
Ultrasonic Liposuction
Tumescent Liposuction
Superwet Liposuction
Is Liposuction Safe?
All surgery carries risks and liposuction
is no different, but the American Society of Plastic and Reconstructive
Surgeons has recognized liposuction as a safe and effective method of
removing localized fat areas.
What are the Possible
Health Complications of Liposuction?
The most common health risks of liposuction
include infection, allergic reactions to anesthesia or to medications,
friction burns, organ damage, fluid accumulation, blood clots, excessive
fluid loss, and long healing time. The amount of fat being removed can
increase the risk of liposuction because more fat will take longer to
operate on.
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Does Recovery from
Liposuction Surgery Take Long?
No. Liposuction patients are able to move
around within a 24-hour period following the surgical procedure. When
large amounts of fat are removed a slightly longer recovery period may
be necessary. Liposuction recovery will vary depending on individual factors
and surgical complications.
Does Liposuction Surgery
Leave Scars?
Scars are a normal occurrence when incisions
have been made. Liposuction is no different since it involves incisions,
however the surgeon will carefully treat and place incisions in areas
that are better concealed or in creases. Over time the scars from liposuction
will begin to fade until they are hardly noticeable. There will always
be a hint of a scar remaining after liposuction.
How Much Does Liposuction
Cost?
Liposuction is considered a cosmetic surgical
procedure and is not typically covered by insurance. Typically, liposuction
will cost an individual between $5,000- $10,000, but your liposuction
surgeon will have a more specific idea of the liposuction cost after a
consultation. On average, liposuction in the U.S. costs $2,000 per body
area treated.
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Weight
Loss Surgery Information
How
Weight Loss Surgery Works - Morbid
Obesity - Morbid
Obesity Surgery
Treatment of Obesity
- Bariatric
Surgery Health Risks - Abdominoplasty
Gastric Banding - Gastric
Bypass - Mini
Gastric Bypass - Gastroplasty
Laparoscopic
Gastric Bypass - Roux
En Y Gastric Bypass - Lap
Band Surgery
Lap Band - Lap
Band FAQs - Biliopancreatic
Diversion - Duodenal
Switch
Liposuction - Liposuction
Surgery - Superwet
Liposuction - Tumescent
Ultrasonic Liposuction
- Tummy Tuck - Mini
Tummy Tuck - Stomach
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