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Will Liposuction Create a Lumps & Bumps Look on Me?

I am 5'6" and fluctuate between 95-105 lbs.I have a skinny upper body and a not so skinny lower body which looks a bit disproportional because I have saddlebags(meaning i have a not very perky butt and because of that my thighs look bigger) and my calves are fatty.I want smartlipo to remove that fat(lower butt,outer/inner thighs,calves)but i read that when too little fat is left lipo causes a lumpy/bumpy appearence and i don't want that for sure.will this happen to me?

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Avoid contour irregularity with Liposuction

Contour irregularity (lumps and bumps) is an unfortunate but highly preventable complication of liposuction. It can be avoided in most cases if the following rules are adhered to. First, liposuction is not a weight loss operation and should be avoided in patients who are obese and want to use liposuction to lose weight. Liposuction is rather a "sculping" procedure designed to carefully and precisely remove fat in discrete places which are resistant to... more

Go to a very skilled physician and you can obtain smooth results

If you go to a very skilled liposuction surgeon, you have a much higher change of smooth results. They should be a board-certified plastic surgeon or dermatologist, and have a lot of experience with liposuction / liposculpture.

Mitchel Goldman, MD

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San Diego Dermatologic Surgeon

www.GBKderm.com

Smooth liposuction results

Unless you have skin with poor elasticity, it is quite possible for you to obtain smooth results from liposuction. Make sure that you go to a board-certified plastic surgeon who is skilled at liposuction.

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Lumps and bumps are seen more commonly in old-traditional liposuction under general anesthesia or inexperienced docs.

There are a lot less problems with lumps and bumps in liposuction when you go to an experienced doc who is doing the lipo under local tumescent anesthesia and using the micro canulas. It tends to be alittle more expensive but the results are so worth it. Any doc can do a good job in their own style and technique of liposuction if they specialize in it. Even Smart lipo docs can get some decent results but as you research about it, it is not universal and fewer... more

David Hansen, MD

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Beverly Hills Dermatologic Surgeon

www.DrDavidHansen.com

Liposuction will not fix any surface problems but should not make any more or make them worse

The original liposuction technique was done dry, with out fluid injected, and with large bore canulas. The results were as you would expect, removal of large areas of fat but with a significant cost in surface irregularities. Over the years improvements is techniques have led to much better and natural appearing results. By instilling the areas to undergo liposuction with ringers lactate, xylocaine, and epinephrine, using much smaller bore canulas, and understanding the anatomy of... more

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