Who is the best liposuction candidate?

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A: Liposuction: What's it good for?

Otto Joseph Placik, MD

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... more

A: Liposuction - who is best suited?

Brent Moelleken, MD

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... more

A: Lumps and bumps of excess fat.

William B. Rosenblatt, MD

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... more

A: Liposuction for body contouring

Michael Law, MD

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... more

A: Fatty deformity when skin tone is good....

John P. Di Saia, MD

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... more

A: Body contouring not weight loss

Hisham Seify, MD, PhD

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... more

A: Contour

David Shafer, MD

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... more

A: Fat, but there is more.

Scott E. Kasden, MD

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... more

A: Liposuction is best to remove specific areas resistent to diet and weight loss

Richard P. Rand, MD

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... more

A: Liposuction- what is it good for?

Steven Wallach, MD

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.  

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