Current volume limits of liposuction is 5000cc or five liters

Peter E. Johnson, MD answers: Maximum fat volume that can be removed by laser liposuction?

How many cc's or Liters of fat have to be taken out for a laser liposuction procedure to be considered a large volume? Is it more than ten pounds worth of fat?


Peter E. Johnson, MD
28 days ago
By Peter E. Johnson, MD - Chicago Plastic Surgeon

Liposuction can be performed by many different techniques, traditional, ultrasound, laser assisted, and there have been no clear advantages of one over another. Some surgeons simply prefer one 'system' over another. Typically though many apply laser liposuction only to smaller areas. As a whole studies have confirmed a safe limit of 5000cc or five liters for a given liposuction procedure on an outpatient basis. Higher volume liposuction is possible for special circumstances, however the risks increase disproportionally to the rewards of the procedure. Remember liposuction is a contouring procedure, the weight of fat removed should not be the issue.

Best of luck,

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