How much fat can be removed during liposuction?

In the US you can only remove 5L of fat at one given time, liposuction is not a weight loss tool but rather a sculpting tool.  If you want "weight loss" you can have multiple procedures done days/weeks apart or combine procedure with hormone treatment and peptide therapy for further improvement.You need a formal evaluation by an expert in body shaping and contouring to determine what is best.  Traditional liposuction awake and smart liposuction are old methods and do very poorly for tightening skin or significant skin tightening or contouring.  Small problem areas can be improved slightly by these methods.  The best in body contouring not only removes fat with energy devices like VASER ultrasound but also internally heat the skin with radio-frequency devices such as J PLASMA/RENUVION, InMode BodyTite, ThermiRF to heat the under surface of the skin and tighten it at the same time as fat removal. These combinations are called 4D HIDEF VASER contouring and can only be done by a well . trained body contouring specialist. At the same time fat should be harvested, PRP and stem cells added and injected into muscles or indentations/cellulite to get body shaping and contouring.  This is known as a Brazilian butt lift when you inject the fat to the buttock for contouring and lifting, but fat can also be used in areas such as the chest/breast, arms/shoulders, calves and face.  Cellulite should also be treated with cellfina, sculptra, subcision and/or fillers such as bellafill, renuva synthetic fat, or sculptra.  If skin is very loose before surgery then it will need to be removed such as lower abdominal skin (tummy tuck/abdominoplasty), breast skin (breast lift), arm skin (brachioplasty).  Overall you need a full assessment, but simple liposuction alone will not tighten skin and needs a combination of various methods -- fat removal, skin tightening, defining, fat grafting, skin removal -- to get the best in body contouring and body sculpting.  Dr. Emer.

Hello,Liposuction surgery is not a means for weight loss as it is designed for body contouring (shaping). Ideal candidates fall within a healthy BMI, either of ideal or slightly overweight range. The amount of fat that can be safely removed depends on the individual's health, indications and the setting.  In general, safety standards dictate removing less 5 liters of fat at any given session in an outpatient setting.Fat is very light in weight, and typically individuals notice significant improvement in their shape more so in inches than in pounds. Several liters of fat usually amounts to a few pounds of weight loss.Warm regards,Dr. Pedy Ganchi.                                                                                                                               Village Plastic Surgery