How Many Liposuction Sessions Can Be Done on the Legs?

I would proceed with Hidef liposuction revision to remove excess fat and smooth out the contours of the legs and thighs. This may include the Brazilian Cellulite Treatment. Best, Dr. KaramanoukianLos Angeles

With Liposuction, you can actually can have more than 1 session done. When liposuction
surgery is done obviously the fat underneath the skin surface is sucked out so it’s actually a
spot reduction of fat from certain areas like the thighs or the leg area, if weight is gained back
Those areas do have less fat cells there now, but this can increased in size and again balloon
up. If that happens a Liposuction can be done again. The factors to consider when you go in for
a secondary Liposuction, there is some more scar tissue in that area so the results may not be
as predictable and you actually may not lose as much size as you hoped to because you do have
scar tissue. The second thing to remember is, if you go back in again you have to be careful that
you are left with a smooth contour because now there is less fat cells in that area and there is a
chance of irregularity of the skin, and the third is when liposuction is repeated, obviously your
skin needs to be in good condition so it can shrink back and if it’s already loose the first time can
get actually more loose the second time. Those are generally the issues to consider. Also, if a
Liposuction needs to be repeated, I usually recommend that the patient wait at least a year for
the swelling and the scar tissue are settle down.

It is possible to repeat liposuction multiple times, but it shouldn't be necessary.  Since your thighs got bigger only after gaining weight, I would recommend waiting until you lose that weight before considering another liposuction procedure.  Technically, liposuction becomes a little more difficult each time it's repeated because there is scar tissue from previous procedures.

Liposuction is a safe, popular, and effective way to contour the body. Although it is possible to repeat liposuction on an area of the leg that has previously been treated, the effectiveness of the second liposuction will be limited by the amount of scar tissue under the skin. Keep in mind that liposuction is not for weight control but only to contour stubborn areas of fat. You may best be served by initiating a rigorous exercise regimen and a balanced low-fat diet than repeat sessions of liposuction.
 

Liposuction is not an answer for dieting. I would suggest losing the weight first and seeing how the legs appear. If they still appear full, then considering additional liposuction is an option.

Repeat liposuction carries more risks in terms of having skin irregularities and dents. The leg is not a very forgiving are when it comes to liposuction. Any time i perform liposuction on a patient that had treatment before ,it is much harder.The word of wisdom is to try to loose the weight and keep it. Before redoing the liposuction i would try to loose some of the weight you gained.I hope this will help

Repeat liposuctions are possible, but usually they are only a revision or touch up. If you need to have large areas resuctioned, then you are using it as a weight reduction technique which is wrong.
Often after lipo - with small weight gains, there may be residual lumps and bumps that can be corrected with a small touch up lipo under local.
Work on the weight loss plan first and re-visit your plastic surgeon later.

Liposuction can be performed more than once in most areas. There is the trauma from the previous surgery and sometimes secondary liposuction encounters more fibrous (scar-like) tissue.
In our Santa Rosa plastic surgery office, we counsel our liposuction patients to not try to use liposuction as a form of weight loss. We also tell them that it is best for discrete areas in someone who is at a stable weight. Resorting to liposuction after weight gain can correct the immediate bulge, but it is not a good solution for weight gain. If those bulges could disappear with added exercise and diet, it would be a lot cheaper and more long-lasting to opt for that route.
I don't know how many total times liposuction could be performed to one specific area. Certtainly, we see the occasional patient who had liposuction 10 years prior and their body shape has changed over that time. We would go ahead with a second liposuction. However, if the second liposuction is planned for one year after a successful first liposuction, then I would question the advisability and durability of recommendingthat procedure again.

If you have to do more than one liposuction session, it probably means you are not an ideal candidate. In your case, it might mean that your weight is not stable so you need to go back for more sessions each time you gain weight. This is not an appropriate use of liposuction and is liable to get you into trouble with contour irregualrities or other side effects or complications of the procedure. However, liposuction can also be performed in very limited fashion as is the case with "touch-up" procedures designed to fine fune a result or correct minor irregularities.
Having a healthy, stable lifestyle is the first prerequisite step of body-contouring.

ToTXDiane,
Hi! In general, the improvement in SHAPE after liposuction tends to be very long lasting because we don't make new fat cells after adolescence. When we put on weight, the same number of fat cells get bigger. When we lose weight, the same number of fat cells shrink.
This means that the millions of fat cells that are removed with liposuction are permanently removed and don't come back. Of course you will get bigger everywhere when you put on weight, but the old pear shape should not come back.
So in theory you should just lose some weight. Remember liposuction is useful to improve shape and get rid of localized bulges; it is not a weight reduction technique. At least that's my philosophy.
But if, for whatever reason, you think your legs are too full, go right ahead. There is nothing wrong with repeat liposuction.