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Can I Get Ankle Liposuction?

Sep 27, 2007

I've always had kind of "chubby" ankles (cankles) and I would like more definition in this area.  Do doctors usually offer liposuction of the ankles, or is there some other procedure I should consider?  What about liposuction for the knees?  I just want my legs to look more shapely.

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Dr. Joshua D. Zuckerman, MD, FACS
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Dr. Emmanuel Mallol Cotes, MD
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Dr. Emmanuel Mallol Cotes, MD
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Dr. Hooman Khorasani, MD
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Dr. John L. Burns Jr., MD
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Dr. John L. Burns Jr., MD
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Dr. Gary Lawton, MD, FACS
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Dr. Richard J. Bruneteau, MD
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Dr. Richard J. Bruneteau, MD
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Dr. Paul Vitenas, Jr., MD
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Dr. Paul Vitenas, Jr., MD
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Dr. Ankit Desai, MD
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