Any scars from water-jet lipo, how much weight do you lose, do inner thighs have problems?

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Does water-jet lipo leave any small permanent marks where they went in to pull the fat? Are there problems when doing the inner thighs, do they bruise, leave marks or anything? These are two areas id like to see go. I am 120 pounds, pretty fit and I can't seem to lose these areas and that has been throughout my life. How much weight do you typically lose when only doing lipo in the stomach and would I need to do upper and lower abs to that there aren't any differences between the two?

Ajaya Kashyap, MD · Answer

Thank you for your question.
The length of scar are similar for most techniques of Liposuction including Water Jet Liposuction. The problem with inner thighs can be loose skin which can subsequently be corrected by a Thermi Tight procedure (If required). The average amount of fat that can be removed from the abdomen varies from 1-3 litres for the average sized individual. The entire abdomen should be done and not one half of the abdomen. Please find an experienced Board Certified Plastic Surgeon who can offer different options and help you. All The Best !

Gerald Minniti, MD, FACS · Answer

Hello,
Don't be another sucker for false advertising: all high tech devices, even a water jet, causes injury and scaring. Another very important issue is this: what's important is the training, skill, and experience of the surgeon, not the machine he's using. The 'best' surgeons in the country don't even bother with fancy high tech gizmos. Go visit a few ABPS certified/ASAPS member surgeons who specialize in body contouring. Best of luck!

Kenneth Hughes, MD · Answer

The overriding principle has to do with the size of cannula and the amount of fat removed.Kenneth Hughes, MD, Board Certified Plastic SurgeonLos Angeles, CA

John L. Burns Jr., MD · Answer

liposuction leaves very small injection site scars each about 5mm.  This is a body shaping procedure not a weight loss procedure.

Fereydoon S. Mahjouri, MD · Answer

Liposuction is for body contouring, not for weight reduction. Without viewing your photos, is hard to make a meaningful estimate. Liposuction could be performed in all areas that have excess fat deposits. Incisions are very small, few millimeter, I prefer liposelection/ultrasonic over hyro-lipo. In my hand I get better results and get more skin shrinkage especially in the inner thighs.

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