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Who is Qualified to Do Liposuction?

Can any doctor do liposuction, or would I need to see a specialist of some kind? Thank you.

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Board Certified Plastic Surgeon

Unfortunately, many doctors call themselves liposuction specialist when they are not even a plastic surgeon. A doctor might be able to learn how to do simple liposuciton with short training, outside a qualified residency program, but they would not certianly have the debth of training and knowledge to handle problems and questions adequately. You would'nt take your car to any mechanic! you might want to also be deligent about how is going to perform surgery on you. Liposuction is a... more

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S. Sean Younai, MD

Beverly Hills Plastic Surgeon

ASPS

Go to a plastic surgeon

While many people do liposuction, many of those people should not be doing liposuction. Plastic surgeons are specifically trained to do liposuction as part of their surgical education. Many other specialities (just look through the ads in a newspaper on any given day) advertise that they do liposuction as well. However, it is unclear to me where they get their training. My best advice would be to go to a few consultations to plastic surgeons who have performed liposuction on people you... more

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David Shafer, MD

New York Plastic Surgeon

ASPS

Liposuction is surgery so see a specialist

Bear in mind that liposuction is surgery: Incisions are made (even if tiny), instruments are inserted into the body, and tissue is removed, some times in large amounts. There is a lot of marketing hype these days minimizing the surgical aspect of the procedure, but it should be done in a surgical facility. A board certified plastic surgeon (American Board of Plastic Surgery) will only work in properly licensed facilities so choosing an ABPS surgeon is a good place to start..... more

Richard Baxter, MD

Seattle Plastic Surgeon

ASAPS ASPS

Who can do liposuction?

Body liposuction should be done by a plastic surgeon. There is so much more to liposuction than meets the public eye. The incisions are teeny, tiny but the wound is very, very large. Nice results require a high degree of three dimensional thinking and a safe procedure requires a surgeon with good, prudent judgement. Also, if a given doctor is not familiar with other body contouring procedures, that doctor may recommend liposuction for all contour issues even if... more

Lisa L. Sowder, MD

Seattle Plastic Surgeon

ASAPS ASPS

Who can perform Liposuction?

Liposuction be performed by any licensed physician. However, not all licensed physicians are qualified to perform liposuction. Just being "board certified" does not grant one qualified to perform liposuction. Recently, a patient ask me if her Gynecologist can perform liposuction? In answering the question, I asked her if she would let a plastic surgeon deliver her baby? Liposuction is a surgical procedure that requires training and techinical expetise. It should be performed by... more

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Stanley Okoro, MD

Atlanta Plastic Surgeon

ASPS

Board Certified + Experience + Before After Photos = Qualified Plastic Surgeon

Generally the most qualified people are Board Certified Plastic surgeons who actually learned how to do this technique in residency and do a large amount of this in practice. In the state of CA where I practiced, any surgeon can do any surgery, so you can have a gynecologist do a Liposuction as long as they are a MD in that state, but really you want to go to someone who has more experience with this procedure. Plastic Surgeon not only has more experience... more

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Usha Rajagopal, MD

San Francisco Plastic Surgeon

ASAPS

"Qualified " to preform Liposuction.

I would recommend that a patient go to only a Board Certified Plastic Surgeon or one who is in the certifying process. Any MD or DO can do liposuction based on there state Medical Practice Act. Generally the non-Plastic Surgeon cannot perform the liposuction in a Surgery center or hospital but only in there office.

Walter D. Gracia, MD

Arlington Plastic Surgeon

Who does liposuction?

Liposuction should be performed by a Board certified plastic Surgeon. In our practice we have designated doctor's that handle just body plastics. I would recommend having liposuction by a qualified body plastic surgeon in a safe setting such as a surgical center.

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Shain A. Cuber, MD

Marlboro Plastic Surgeon

ASPS

Liposuction-A Dermatologist invented the safe modification

An experienced Dermasurgeon is a good choice for liposuction. Liposuction was not really a safe procedure, before dermatologist J. Klein invented tumescent liposuction. Go to the doctor you feel comfortable with.

Robert Kasten, MD

Mainz Dermatologic Surgeon

Liposuction Specialists

I would recommend getting a Liposuction procedure only by a Board Certified Plastic Surgeon. Check the American Society of Plastic Surgery (ASPS) or American Society of Aesthetic Plastic Surgery (ASAPS) for board certified plastic surgeons in your area. This ensures your physician has proper training, experience, and technical skills required for a safe and effective outcome. Unfortunately, there are many practitioners performing liposuction without proper credentials. Do your homework... more

Hayley Brown MD

Henderson Plastic Surgeon

ASAPS ASPS

Liposuction should only be performed by specially trained, Board Certified Plastic Surgeons!

Unfortunately, in this day and age, almost anyone can call them self a "cosmetic surgeon" or "cosmetic doctor", without any real training in surgery. This is terrifying! Plastic Surgeons perform all types of Plastic Surgery, including reconstructive and cosmetic surgery. In actuality, there is no discipline of "Cosmetic Surgery". Cosmetic procedures refer to operations that are not covered by insurance, and that are designed to improve... more

Karen M. Horton, MD

San Francisco Plastic Surgeon

ASAPS ASPS

Who is qualified to do a liposuction

Any licensed doctor is legally able t o perform a liposuction. That does not mean that they are skilled or experienced. Doctors from many specialties will take a weekend course and claim they are qualified to do the procedure. Find a board certified plastic surgeon. Buyer beware.

Howard T. Bellin, MD

Manhattan Plastic Surgeon

ASPS

Liposuction qualifications

Any doctor can legally do liposuction, but you should seek an experienced board certified plastic surgeon for safety and the best result. Although liposuction appears "simple", there are serious potential risks and a bit of artistry required.

Randy J. Buckspan, MD

Austin Plastic Surgeon

ASPS

Who can perform Liposuction?

Without any doubt the best doctor to perform liposuction is a plastic surgeon who is certified by the American Board of Plastic Surgery. Plastic surgeons certified by the American Board of Plastic Surgery had had a minimum of five years, but usually six to eight years, of training after medical school during which they learn liposuction techniques on all areas of the body. To find a surgeon certified by the American Board of Plastic Surgery, visit the ABPS website and... more

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Jaime Perez MD

Tampa Plastic Surgeon

ASPS

Experienced plastic surgeons can perform great liposuction

An experienced facial plastic surgeon or general plastic surgeon can perform liposuction for you. The choice depends upon the area that you want to be treated (face vs. body) and the frequency with which your surgeon treats this area. Ask your potential plastic surgeon about their level of experience with liposuction of the body area of interest. Choose a surgeon with significant experience and a good bedside manner.

Stephen Weber, MD

Lone Tree Facial Plastic Surgeon

Qualified surgeons for liposuction

The best way to choose a surgeon to perform liposuction is to find one who is board certified by the American Board of Plastic Surgery and has been trained in the procedure. Plastic surgeons are usually some of the most qualified, beware non surgical "specialists".

Olivia Hutchinson, MD

New York Plastic Surgeon

ASAPS

Who do you want to do YOUR liposuction?

By law any physician can perform medical treatments in their office and state licensing agencies have almost no control over what the physician does. There are many physicians today that are discovering cosmetic medicine to be very appealing because of decreasing insurance payments. Therefore there are a lot of non-plastic surgeons performing cosmetic procedures. They are all going to list a bunch of credentials that sound good, but unless they have been certified by the... more

Richard H. Fryer, MD

Salt Lake City Plastic Surgeon

ASPS

What type of doctor is best qlualified to do liposuction

It is easy to be fooled into thinking any doctor can do your liposuction, and the situation is worse now that there are people stating they are "board certified" when they are not. I have seen advertisements by gynecologists, family practicioners, radiologists, dermatologists, and other non-qualified surgeons offering low prices, no anesthesia, and "the latest technology". This takes unfair advantage of patients who do not know any better. I have colleagues in these... more

Anita Patel, MD

Beverly Hills Plastic Surgeon

Who should do lipo?

Everyone and their brother is doing liposuction. People who never have had a day of surgical training in their lives are taking a weekend course and using low prices, sleek marketing ads, and fancy offices to lure patients. I am particularly dismayed by the "no anesthesia! no downtime! no bruising!" claims. 1. Find someone who COULD do a tummy tuck if you need one. I have seen people with horrible liposuction results because they needed a tummy... more

Lauren Greenberg, MD

Palo Alto Plastic Surgeon

ASPS

How to Choose a Liposuction Surgeon

What many people don't know is that anyone who is an MD (even a gynecologist) can perform liposuction after just a short training course. This is why it is so important to do your research when looking for a surgeon to perform your liposuction surgery. To achieve good results you need to find someone who is experienced and trained in that particular procedure, which really goes for any type of procedure - cosmetic or not. A good place to start is plasticsurgery.org. Here you can find... more

Tarick K. Smaili, MD

Beverly Hills Plastic Surgeon

ASPS

Only see a Board Certified Plastic Surgeon

Technically, any M.D. physician can (under state licensing laws) perform anything they want in their office, but the better question is would you want to have just anyone doing surgery on you, especially when anyone other than a plastic surgeon has not had the extensive surgical training to handle not only the procedure but any complication that could arise. I could deliver a baby (by law) as I did many years ago in medical school, but I obviously don't or would not do that because I am not... more

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James F. Boynton, MD

Houston Plastic Surgeon

ASAPS ASPS

Who is qualified to do liposuction?

Hi there- The law says anybody with an MD can do any procedure... So why don't family doctors do heart surgery? Well, first of all, hopefully because they don't want to hurt anyone doing surgery they aren't trained to do- but also because even if you did have a family doctor who wanted to try doing heart surgery they would never be able to because almost every hospital in the US has strict policies about who can do what in the OR- they make sure that before you do heart surgery, that you... more

Armando Soto, MD

Orlando Plastic Surgeon

ASAPS ASPS

Doctor qualified to perform liposuction

Think about it. LIPOSUCTION is a major surgical procedure, which requires infusion of large volume of fluids and liposuction of fat and fluid. Therefore, the person performing liposuction should be familiar with trauma and fluid resuscitation. Therefore, only a surgeon trained in cosmetic surgery with background in trauma and resuscitation should do liposuction. They should have hospital privillages to perform surgery.

Samir Shureih, MD

Baltimore Plastic Surgeon

ASAPS ASPS

Who CAN vs who SHOULD you go to for YOUR Liposuction

In the US, ANYONE holding a medical license (99% of MD's) REGARDLESS of their real training or skills can PRACTICE any branch of Medicine they want or feel like. To answer your questions: "Can any doctor do liposuction"? The law says they can. (Remember - laws were made by lawyers - FOR lawyers. Think about it.) So, ER doctors, Pediatricians, Gynecologists, general surgeons - EVERY MD who wants to, CAN perform liposuction. The real questions should be: - would you go to a... more

Peter A. Aldea, MD

Memphis Plastic Surgeon

ASPS

Plastic surgeon vs cosmetic surgeon to do liposuction

Your surgeon should be Board Certified by the American Board of Plastic Surgery, the only Board approved by the American Board of Medical Specialties. This matters because the training has to meet stringent criteria all throughout the residency program, and after you finish you have to pass TWO sets of exams (oral and written). Finally, to keep your Board Certification you have to fulfill continuing education requirements and ethical guidelines. Board Certified, American Board of Plastic... more