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Weight Reduction Plastic Surgery

FAT REDUCTION

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LIPOSUCTION

Lipoplasty

Liposuction, sometimes referred to as "lipo" by patients, slims and reshapes specific areas of the body by removing excess fat deposits and improving your body contours and proportion.

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Liposuction can treat:

  • Abdomen

  • Ankles

  • Arms

  • Buttocks

  • Cheeks

  • Chin

 

Liposuction can't:

Liposuction is not a treatment for obesity or a substitute for proper diet and exercise.

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It is also not an effective treatment for cellulite—the dimpled skin that typically appears on the thighs, hips and buttocks—or loose saggy skin.

  • ​Hips

  • Knees

  • Neck

  • Thighs

  • Upper arms

  • Waist

LIPOSUCTION - ASSISTED

Laser / Ultrasound Assisted

Laser- or ultrasound-assisted liposuction, like traditional liposuction, are not a weight control method or a fix for obesity. They are used to help contour your body in those areas that are not responsive to diet and exercise such as saddlebags or a paunchy stomach. Also like traditional liposuction, laser- or ultrasound-assisted liposuction is most often used to reduce fullness in your:

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  • Abdomen

  • Ankles

  • Arms

  • Buttocks

  • Cheeks

  • Chin

  • ​Hips

  • Knees

  • Neck

  • Thighs

  • Upper arms

  • Waist

NONSURGICAL FAT REDUCTION

Minimally Invasive Procedures

Nonsurgical and minimally invasive options for fat reduction include technology that uses heat or an injected medication to reduce fat cells. While none of these treatments are a replacement for liposuction, they provide options for patients unwilling or unable to undergo surgery. Nonsurgical fat reduction options use a variety of modalities, including ultrasound, radiofrequency, infrared light, vacuum massage and injectable medication.

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Among the procedures that comprise nonsurgical fat reduction are  injection lipolysis (e.g., Kybella), radiofrequency lipolysis (e.g., Vanquish) and laser lipolysis (e.g. SculpSure).

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Patients who are pregnant or breastfeeding should not have any of the aforementioned procedures.

LIPOSUCTION
FAT REDUCTION
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