VASER Lipo Revision, Should I Do It?

Liposuction alone seldom fixes a bad liposuction result. I would suggest our Hidef Liposuction Revision Protocol which includes lipocavitation, liposculpture, fat grafting, fibrous release, and Exilis skin tightening. Best, Dr. KaramanoukianLos Angeles

Without photographs, it is difficult to give an accurate assessment.  Obviously, it is always best to get the result needed the first time, but revisions in liposuction are common if they are small little areas to readdress.  Typically, I wait at least 6 months to perform a revision to allow all the swelling and scar tissue to subside so that when you go back into the area it is not as hard as concrete.  I use the VASER, which is an ultrasound assisted liposuction to help break up the scar tissue and cavitate the fat.  In cases which are hard with fibrosis, I will use the VASERSmooth handpiece.  Revisions are difficult and require the skill and an expert liposuction doctor who performs hundreds of these.  Good luck.

      Pictures or an exam would help with a determination here.  If your surgeon does hundreds of liposuction procedures each year with great before and after pictures, then liposuction revision with the same surgeon is reasonable.  The results of liposuction are highly surgeon dependent.  Find a plastic surgeon with ELITE credentials who performs hundreds of liposuction and liposuction revision procedures each year.  Then look at the plastic surgeon's website before and after photo galleries to get a sense of who can deliver the results.  Kenneth Hughes, MD Los Angeles,