Does a Basket cannula smooth out liposuction results? (photo)

Dear Ann_eu,while there is always a chance for contour irregularities with liposuction, someone who takes their time and uses the appropriate sized cannulas should give you a superb result. I have all my patients wear compression garments and I use multiple sized cannulas to feather out the result.Daniel Barrett, MD, MHA, MS 
Certified, American Board of Plastic Surgery  
Member, Am. Society of Plastic Surgery

Hello,Use of the basket canula (without suction) is the basis of both the Separation phase prior to suctioning (Aspiration) and the Fat Equilization phase after suctioning. Yes, it is the most powerful tool we have to smooth and improve results of liposuction. 

results from liposuciton are dependent on the person doing the procedure. if fat grafting or energy devices were used or is post care included RF treatments.  I suggest you see an expert in revision procedures.  Best, Dr. Emer.

This is a great question. Many experienced liposuction surgeons use the basket cannula to try to break up "loculations" between channels in the fat from the liposuction cannulas. I think it's a nice tool to try to get a smoother result when done at the time of liposuction. If you have had prior lipo and now have indentations, it may help free the skin from the deeper tissues allowing a space to be created for fat grafting. However, just releasing with the basket cannula is unlikely to fix an existing indentation if there is tissue inadequacy there. 

The cannula used it's fairly irrelevant to the ability to correct poor results from previous liposuction. A basket cannula it slightly more aggressive which means more fat can be removed in a shorter period of time. Poor results from liposuction can be difficult at times not possible to correct. This is especially true if someone was over treated.Best,Mats Hagstrom, MD