Should I be concerned about a small hard tender bruise 13 days after liposuction to my abdomen? (photos)

That’s a wonderful question!You’re absolutely right; this is an area of significant frustration with many of my patients. To answer your question specifically, the variability in pricing is a point of confusion for many patients. It all boils down to the surgeon’s exam and the solution elect...

Liposuction is a wonderful procedure for the right patient, but it has limitations. Liposuction can only remove excess fatty tissue that is located in the subcutaneous space (just under the skin). It can not tighten the abdominal wall or make the abdominal muscles stronger. A 25 inch waist is...

My suggestion would be to try to get your money back from the groupon. Most reputable surgeons performing liposuction would not advertise their surgical procedures using groupons. If what you purchased was truly laser liposuction (SmartLipo, Slimlipo, etc), then you really need to have a...

When you are 18, you have made just about all of the fat cells you are ever going to make. We just make the ones we have bigger. When you have liposuction, some of these fat cells are suctioned out from the problem areas to make them closer in appearance to the surrounding areas. If you have...

Liposuction is difficult in all patients, probably more difficult in heavy patients. When people talk about liposculpture what they really mean is superficial liposuction. If you're doing deep liposuction any irregularities in the liposuction will not show through the skin because a layer of fat...

I typically have my patients wear their compression garments for at least two weeks after their procedure. This helps bring down the swelling as much as possible. I've had quite a few patients wear them for longer in the past because they like the extra support.