Liposuction Consultation and Actual Procedure Interval?

The interval between consultation and surgery can vary due to a number of factors. Your detailed and individualized consultation will address whether or not you are a good candidate for liposuction (or any surgical procedure). If improvement in physical fitness, or optimization of physical health is recommended, this may prolong the interval before surgery. The availability of the surgeon and operating room may also influence the interval. Surgeons who have their own outpatient, accredited surgical facility may have more flexibility accommodating patient requests. Ultimately, take your time with your decision, liposuction is a powerful contouring procedure with very predictable and long term results.

Some patients book procedures within a few weeks after a consultation, depending on the physician’s and their schedules. Some patients need more preoperative testing and sometimes medications and blood thinners need to be stopped along with consultation between the surgeon and your doctors.

From the time you come in for a liposuction consultation until the actual procedure varies depending on several factors such as if lab results done, Op Room or doc availability, and even getting your finances together. It usually takes 3 days to get your lab results.
For many patients, it is hard to get the time and courage up just to get a consultation so when you finally get all excited about doing the procedure, the last thing you want is to have to wait weeks to do it. I operate every day M-F to help keep up with the demand and help patient's get it done when they want it.