What is sucked out during lipo?

hello postoplipo  he procedure is carried out by making a small incision usually 4-5 mm or one –quarter inch in areas that are well hidden on the body wherever possible. A blunt tipped instrument called a cannula attached to a machine that creates a vacuum. The cannula is passed back ad forth gently removing the fat. #procedure #fat

Great question. During liposuction a mixture of IV fluid, local anesthetic and a vasoconstricting medication is injected into the fat that will be removed. Liposuction removes fat along with the injected fluid. Usually about 30-40% of the aspirated fluid is pure fat. Sometimes a small amount of blood comes out to, but this is typically minimal.

Thank you for your question. My initial answer was going to be "fat," but I will try to do better. At the beginning of liposuction, a special fluid is injected that contains saline, local anesthesia, epinephrine, and sometimes other additives. This fluid is referred to as tumescent. This fluid prepares the fat tissue for removal and helps with discomfort and prevents bleeding. The cannulas are then used to remove a combination of fat tissue and the tumescent, often what is referred to as "lipoaspirate."Hope this helps!

During a standard liposuction case, your tissue is infiltrated with fluid to help with anesthesia and hemostasis (blood loss). After allowing it to permeate thru the tissues, it is then sucked out with the fatty tissue that surrounds it. The aspirate is, therefore, mainly fat, with some of that fluid and a small amount of blood. Best. 

Liposuction removes fat as well as the fluid that is injected prior to your procedure, some fluid from your tissues and a bit of blood. However, it is mostly fat. Thus the reason that it is such an effective procedure for body contouring....

Fat, some serum, dilute tumescent anesthesia and usually on a small amount of blood is sucked out with liposuction.   If the tumescent anesthesia is allowed to work for at least 20 to 30 minutes before suction is begun, there is usually very little bleeding during liposuction. 

Preceding liposuction tumescent fluid with adrenaline is injected shrinking blood vessels and making the procedure nearly bloodless in most cases.  Fat and fluid with a little bit of oil comes out through the cannula and settles through gravity.  Normally I would expect between 1580% of the volume to be fat the remainder being mostly tumescent fluid with a small changing of blood.  Using two small cannula leaves removable fat behind and too large a cannula Terrace blood vessels and risks dimpling and irregularities.Rather than worrying about the details select a board-certified plastic surgeon experienced liposuction to have the best chance of a good cosmetic result.  Watch the attached video for more information that you find of use and interest.  Enjoy your results, Jon A Perlman M.D., FACSDiplomate, American Board of Plastic SurgeryMember, American Society for Aesthetic Plastic Surgery (ASAPS)ABC-TV Extreme Makeover SurgeonBeverly Hills, CaliforniaIG: jonperlmanmd