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What Are Liposuction Marks For?

asked 3 years ago by anon
Latest answer by Michael A. Bogdan, MD
Question viewed 467 times
Tags: marks, technique

How and why are markings made for Liposuction? Why are areas marked like patterns?

2 answers to What Are Liposuction Marks For?

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Liposuction Markings - topographical road map

Every surgeon will do the markings differently - it is a personal way for the surgeon to remind him/herself the areas to addressed. I mark my planned access incisions and then diagram the regions to be contoured the same way topographical maps are made. When a patient is lying down, regions of fullness change, and these markings help orient me to the "correct" areas of fullness to be addressed. The preoperative photos (hanging on the wall for reference), the markings on the... more
Michael A. Bogdan, MD

Dallas Plastic Surgeon
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Liposuction marks are like a road map for your surgeon

The marks made on you for liposuction help guide the surgeon during removal of the fat. When you lay flat for the procedure the fat deposits are harder to see than when you are upright. Most of us mark the fat deposits in a pattern similar to a topographical map -- the highest spots are in the center with the slope extending out from the peak. Lastly, these markings also give both the patient and the surgeon an opportunity to confirm what areas are to be treated.
Brian K. Brzowski, MD

Salt Lake City Plastic Surgeon

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