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Who is the Best Liposuction Candidate?

asked 3 years ago by anon
Latest answer by Elizabeth Morgan, MD, PhD
Question viewed 2,379 times
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what can liposuction surgery do for a patient, and what cant it do?

19 answers to Who is the Best Liposuction Candidate?

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Liposuction

Liposuction changes shape. Best candidate: fit with unwanted bulges. Liposuction will remove fat in unwanted places, giving a better shape. It works alone or with surgery, e.g. tummy tucks, thigh lifts, breast reductions. Worst candidate: obese, looking for instance weight loss. Liposuction is not a weight loss procedure. It redistributes fat. If you keep eating, fat returns. BUT liposuction for someone overweight can motivate her/him to get fit. more
Elizabeth Morgan, MD, PhD

Atlanta Plastic Surgeon

www.drelizabethmorgan.com

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Ideal candidates for liposuction

The best candidate for liposuction is a patient who is close to their ideal body weight and has localized areas of fat that are diet and exercise resistant. Liposuction is not a weight reduction procedure! It is a procedure that helps reshape & improve body contour.
George John Alexander, MD

Las Vegas Plastic Surgeon
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Who is a Good Liposuction Candidate?

A good candidate for liposuction is someone who is disproportionate, but not necessarily overweight. For example, a patient who is thin may be an excellent candidate if he/she is disproportionate. If an individual diets, exercises, and has stubborn areas like the love handles for example - it is more likely that they have excess fatty tissue in these areas that can only be removed with liposuction. Some of the best candidates for liposuction can be thin but disproportionate and many times... more
David Amron, MD

Beverly Hills Dermatologic Surgeon
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Best Candidates for Liposuction / LipoSelection / Liposculpture / Diffferential Liposuction

Great cosmetic results start with choosing the best candidates for each operation. The BEST Candidates for Liposuction / LipoSelection / Liposculpture / Differential Liposuction have defined fat pockets without large areas of damaged and loose skin, are healthy, have realistic expectations and have a BMI under 27. Although the procedure can be done on people who do not meet all these criteria, the results would not be as good.
Peter A. Aldea, MD

Memphis Plastic Surgeon
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Liposuction candidate

The best candidates for Liposuction are people with: good skin tone at or near their ideal body weight localized areas of fat accumulation realistic expectations
Samir Shureih, MD

Baltimore Plastic Surgeon
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Best candidate for Liposuction

A good candidate for liposuction is someone who is fairly close to their ideal body weight but has localized fatty deposits that are resistant to diet and exercise. Also, a person must have relatively good skin tone and elasticity in order to ensure a good result with minimal contour irregularities. Liposuction is not a weight loss procedure and should not be performed in someone who is extremely overweight. Liposuction is intended to improve contour and shape, it is not intended to... more
William Bruno, MD

Beverly Hills Plastic Surgeon
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Liposuction candidate

Patients who would benefit from liposuction procedures, are in a good healthy state and have overall maintained their weight. Liposuction in certain fatty isolated areas of the body can improve the body countours. It is not meant for weight loss, liposuction is only beneficial to certain patients. To determine if you are a good candidate for the procedure, consult with a board certified plastic surgeon. Depending on the elasticity of the tissue and the quality of the skin, liposuction could... more
Tom J. Pousti, MD

San Diego Plastic Surgeon
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Good candidate for liposuction

The ideal candidate for liposuction is someone who is in good overall health and maintains a healthy lifestyle, but has one or more problem areas with unresponsive fat deposits. It is also important for patients to have realistic expectations, and remember that liposuction cannot be used as a means for major weight loss. It is instead used to remove localized areas of stubborn fat after patients have attempted other natural weight loss methods. Hope this helps. Best of luck.... more
Sam Jejurikar, MD

Dallas Plastic Surgeon
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Liposuction: What's it good for?

Liposuction is optimally performed on individuals who have achieved a stable weight with desire for reduction in localized adipose (fatty) tissue deposits. It can be applied to nearly any anatomic location of the body. Strictly speaking liposuction is the application of a negative pressure (vacuum suction) to remove fat through small incisions in the skin using a small metal tube of various shapes (cannula). The cannula can be moved back and forth (like a jack-hammer) with the assistance of... more
Otto Joseph Placik, MD

Chicago Plastic Surgeon
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Liposuction - who is best suited?

Liposuction is best suited for patients who have localized fat deposits. Liposuction is not good for overall weight loss. In fact, patients can accomplish more on their own in two weeks in the gym than I can accomplish safely in the operating room. However, most of my liposuction patients will never be able to dislodge the stubborn areas of fat no matter how much they work out. These areas are simply "stuck". Patients are frustrated and often demoralized by these areas... more
Brent Moelleken, MD

Beverly Hills Plastic Surgeon
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Lumps and bumps of excess fat.

Liposuction was not designed to make fat people skinny. It's best use is to take people who have excess fat in places that they can not get rid of with diet and exercise. The ideal patient is a normal weight, or a few pounds over who has an area such as the lateral thighs, love handles, medial thighs or poochy stomach that needs some attention. Men's common areas are the chest (gynecomastia) love handles and abdomen. It will not remove abdominal fat that is inside the abdomen, just the... more
William B. Rosenblatt, MD

New York Plastic Surgeon
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Liposuction for body contouring

Liposuction is a body contouring surgery that requires not only an artist's eye, but also the insight to determine which patients are likely to benefit from the procedure, and which specific areas of a patient's body are appropriate for liposuction. When artfully and appropriately applied, liposuction can produce dramatic contour improvements. As with all plastic surgery, the goal should be to produce a natural contour. Some liposuction patients that I treat seek a 'total... more
Michael Law, MD

Raleigh-Durham Plastic Surgeon

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Fatty deformity when skin tone is good....

Hello, Liposuction is simple. In fact when I am describing it to a potential patient I cite this simplicity as its best asset and its worst liability. Lipo best addresses fat and has minimal effects on skin. If the skin over an area treated with lipo is loose and saggy, it tends to stay that way afterward. So liposuction is "fat contouring" best performed for people with pretty "tight" overlying skin. The power assisted (ultrasound and laser) lipo technologies really... more
John P. Di Saia, MD

Orange Plastic Surgeon
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Body contouring not weight loss

Liposuction is a tool for body sculpturing. Liposuction removes localised fat from areas of the body. It is not a tool for weight loss. It is also not a good option in cases where is excess skin. There is a limit on the amount removed safely per session. The society recommendation is not to remove more then 5L of lipoaspirate at one time.
Hisham Seify, MD, PhD

Los Angeles Plastic Surgeon
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Contour

A common misconception is that liposuction is for weight loss. However, it really should be viewed as a contouring procedure. It is good for patients with steady weight, but with a little extra bulk in specific areas. You should also have good skin elasticity. If you have loose skin, then there is a good chance that performing liposuction will not help you. In this case, you would be better served by abdominoplasty or skin excision. I hope this is helpful.
David Shafer, MD

New York Plastic Surgeon

www.ShaferPlasticSurgery.com

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Fat, but there is more.

Liposuction or liposculpture is best at removing small to moderate thickness localized fat pads. It really works best in those who don't really need it. Sounds funny, but it is true. It is not a treatment for obesity. As a guide, you need fat to remove (this is important because sometimes other things look like fat, for example a hernia), and you need to have good skin tone that will shrink to the smaller size. The best candidates are those with little fat, and excellent, elastic skin. more
Scott E. Kasden, MD

Dallas Plastic Surgeon
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Liposuction is best to remove specific areas resistent to diet and weight loss

Liposuction is best used to remove focused areas of fat that are not responding to weight management and exercise. The skin in these areas needs to be healthy and elastic so it will shrink well after the procedure. Those patients who can point to their areas of interest with one finger will be much happier with their results than patients who paint brush across a broad area with their entire hand. In other words, a patient with saddle bags but who is otherwise happy with their thighs will... more
Richard P. Rand, MD, FACS

Seattle Plastic Surgeon
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Liposuction- what is it good for?

Liposuction is great for areas of isolated fat excess that do not go away in the gym. It is ideal for those areas that are recalcitrant to getting smaller with weight loss.  
Steven Wallach, MD

Manhattan Plastic Surgeon
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Liposuction for Body Contouring

Liposuction is best for those patients who are at their usual weight and have an area or bulge that is out of proportion with the rest of their body. For example: A good candidate would be a 5 feet 3 inch 160 lb. woman, who has been stable at that weight for a few years, but has a disproportionately large saddle bag or lateral thigh area. She would be ideal to contour that area so that she can achieve a smoother transition from her hips to her thighs. Or a 6-feet-tall male who is... more
Sofia Rubbani, MD

Manhattan Oculoplastic Surgeon

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