Liposuction Zones of Adherence

asked 1 year ago by anon
Latest answer by Rafael C. Cabrera, MD
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when researching liposuction I encountered an article in a medical journal that I do not quite understand. the article states that there are "five zones of adherence that should be avoided to prevent contour deformities in the central trunk area when performing circum- ferential liposuction." Can a doctor explain this in simple terms? What should be avoided? Examples?

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Liposuction Zones of Adherence

Zones of adherence are areas where the skin inserts more directly into the underlying muscles with litte fatty tissue in between. In some areas, such as under the buttock, in the inner thigh, and on the back, the surgeon should avoid over-treatment. Right before your procedure, the surgeon should use a pen to mark on the body and "map out" the areas of treatment. I like to use a green sharpie to mark the areas of treatment and a red sharpie to mark the "no... more

Jennifer Reichel, MD
Seattle Dermatologist

www.pacificdermcenter.com

Adherance Zones in Liposuction and their Meaning.

Yes this has been discussed and I think it is fun info with minimal clinical implication. A nice laboratory bit of additional consfusion. Go stand in fron of a mirror and study your back and trunk and stomach. Note in the back there are horizontal-daigonal zones that appear deeper than other surrounding areas particularly around the back rolls. 2 or 3 on each side. In front on your abdomen note the transverse line above you umbilicus. The... more

George Commons, MD
Palo Alto Plastic Surgeon

www.pacfps.com

All over you like a cheap suit: disrupting zones of adherence with liposuction surgery

Zones of adherence refer to areas where the skin is densely attached to the underlying muscles or bone. Disrupting these will make the skin less adherent and can make it slide down like a poorly fitted suit. For exmaple doing circumferential liposuction on the thigh and interruppting the inner and outer zones of adherence will make the skin of the thigh slide down like a poorly fitted sleeve gathering at the knee with numerous contour irregulatrities.

Otto Joseph Placik, MD
Chicago Plastic Surgeon

Zones of adherence.

Read Dr. Wallach's ( my friend in NYC) post. short simple and true. bottom line is don't suction where there is little to no fat as the chance of creating an indentation is too high.

Rafael C. Cabrera, MD
Boca Raton Plastic Surgeon

Zones of adherence

I agree with Dr. Commons. Zones of adherence are names area of little to no fat deposit that so to speak keep things in place. They are areas to avoid aggressive liposuction ( because there is really very little fat there).

Steven Wallach, MD
Manhattan Plastic Surgeon

Zones of adherence in liposuction

An example of these zones can be seen in the back of the thigh where there is a ladder like array of cross striations that you can often see in folks. Liposuction here can make these worse.

Richard P. Rand, MD, FACS
Seattle Plastic Surgeon

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