How does liposuction affect weight loss?

Dear Goddesscomplex Thank you for your question.  You may have some weght change with liposuction depending on the volume removed. Also, the area that you desire for change is excellent as long as the skin quality is good.  There is no device on the market that has demonstrated skin tightening... more

 Even when we do a maximum liposuction of 5,000 ml of fat, patients do not experience significant weight loss. The primary goal is body contouring and treatment of disproportionate fat distribution. The waist and abdomen areas are very easy to reduce by liposuction. If you continue to diet, exercise and... more

Yes, liposuction is not the answer for weight loss. It is however good for contouring.   If you loose weight after liposuction, most likely it won't come off  in the same proportion as before. That is,the problem areas that were treated probably won't lose as much as some other areas.

You are absolutely right, liposuction is not a method of weight loss.  What it will do is to contour your body or your mid section.  If you lose weight later, there is the possibility of having loose skin long term.  Now it does depend on how much weight you will lose. It does not matter if you... more

I'm glad you stated that liposuction is not for weight loss. However, that doesn't mean that you won't lose weight in addition to the weight lost in surgery. I have found that in motivated patients, those who already exercise and eat a healthy diet, the weight loss after surgery can be substantial. This is... more

Generally many surgeons tend to limit the upper amounts of fat removal to 5 liters.That equates to roughly 10 pounds of fat. In reality, that would be alot to remove from one area and would likely result in skin laxity. On average, I would estimate that most surgeons remove an average of 2 liters from the... more

Your question implies a two part concern. First is the question of timing of liposuction. Liposuction is merely a method of removing fat through a small incision and is used for body-contouring. The best time to perform body-contouring is when you are at your healthiest, most stable lifestyle Your weight is... more

As the othe m.d.s have said , liposuction is not for weight  loss, but rather  a body sculpting  technique  to restore the feminine 'hourglass" . This can have a pronounced benificial effect on the areas you seem to have trouble  with.

Dear Godesscomplex No one loses weight with liposuction. Liposuction is for sculpting the body to permanently reduced undesirable fullness due to how the body tends to store fat locally. Great examples of this are love handles on men or so called saddle bags on the outer thighs of women. How the fat is removed... more

As long as you are going to an experienced, preferably board certified plastic surgeon, for your body sculpting, the technique used is not as important as the surgeon's skills and his evaluation of your goals and expectations and how closely he can realistically get to them.  The end result should be the... more