Is There a Minimum Weight for Liposuction

Liposuction will make a big difference for your thighs and knees and can be done easily and safely under local anesthesia and back to work in 2 days.  Gaining weight before the surgery doesn't help with liposuction at all. Sincerely,

David Hansen,MD

No,  because liposuction is a contouring procedure and not a weight-loss procedure. So if you have saddlebags or localized areas of fat that are diet and exercise resistant, those area are appropriate for treatment with liposuction.For small areas, there are non-invasive methods of fat reduction, like SculpSure, that will remove fat without surgery, but they require multiple treatments and are spread over several months or more. Liposuction removes all the unwanted fat at once.Commonly done areas are around the kees and the outer thighs or saddlebag areas, abdomen, waist, flanks, and bra rolls.

Vaser liposuction, also known as Vaser #lipo, LipoSelection or Liposuction, is an advanced body #contouring procedure that selectively removes unwanted body fat. An alternative to the harsh techniques of traditional liposuction, #Vaser lipo uses state-of-the-art ultrasound technology designed to gently #reshape your body. There are three types of #Vaser Lipo. Each benefit patients differently depending on their needs. 
It is usually recommended that patients who have recently experienced weight loss and massive weight loss (#MWL) remain consistent at their weight for at least six to twelve months prior any cosmetic surgery. Such will better ensure longer lasting results of the procedure without risking the fluctuation and stretching of the skin tissue. An ideal  #candidate for Vaser Liposuction is a person in good health who seeks a minimally invasive way to remove stubborn fat with less downtime than traditional #liposuction.  Vaser is ideal for those seeking improved definition of muscles and contouring. Those who seek increased sculpting of are ideal vaser lipo candidates.
It's best to begin consulting with a board certified plastic surgery to learn if you are a candidate for liposuction. If so, you will then learn more about which #technique will work best for you and your goals. It is important you select a plastic surgeon who is #board-certified and has a great deal of experience with #vaser #liposuction. Aside from checking board-certification, it is suggested that you look at before and after photos of the surgeons actual patients, and read patient reviews. Gathering all of this information will help you make a well-informed decision. Always discuss your issues and concerns with the Plastic Surgeon during and following your consultation. Information that you read online may not apply to your personal situation.

Thank you for your question.  Ideal candidates for liposuction are those patients who are at or close to an ideal and stable weight, who have good skin tone and elasticity, and who have stubborn and localized fat pockets that are resistant to both diet and exercise.  There is no weight minimum that would prevent you from being a candidate for liposuction of your thighs, the question becomes whether or not you have fat to remove.  Bulking up or eating to increase the amount of excess adipose fat is not advised. More often than not, patients end up gaining fat in the 'wrong' areas and end up compromising what their final result could have been.  From the photo that you included, you appear to be a good candidate for some liposuction of your inner thighs and the saddle bags of your outer thighs.  It is hard to qualify your skin tone and how well the skin would retract following a liposuction procedure from your photo alone, so a physical exam would be important to confirm this but I believe that you could realistically expect better overall thigh contour from a liposuction procedure.  When you are ready and back to your normal and stable weight, I would recommend scheduling a consultation with a board-certified plastic surgeon who is well-experienced in liposuction and body contouring procedures.  I hope you find this helpful and best of luck!

From your history and photograph it appears that you are near your ideal body weight but there is an abundance of fat of the lower abdomen, lovehandles, outer and inner thighs.  One is always better off to reduce their weight and undergo surgery at their ideal body weight.  There are less complications when patients underoing surgery are in better health. You would be an ideal candidate if you lost more weight with diet and exercise so that you can get into that regimen and keep the weight off before having liposuction.

Dont gain more weight!  There is no "minimum weight" for liposuction; only good and poor candidates!  You are a good candidate!  Go for it!

The best candidates for liposuction are patients who are at or near ideal body weight who have localized fat deposits in areas of good skin tone, good muscle tone, and that do not respond to diet and exercise. If a patient is somewhat overweight but stable at this weight, then this too is an appropriate time to consider liposuction to help contour "trouble areas."

Get to your "normal" weight--not artificially fatter, or artificially thinner, just at a healthy weight you can maintain after surgery. See an American Board of Plastic Surgery-certified plastic surgeon who does lots of liposuction. Don't fall for advertising about "laser liposuction (SmartLipo)," "Lipodissolve," or Mesotherapy. The latter two use non-FDA-approved injectable materials designed to kill fat cells, though the marketing usually calls this "dissolving" or "harmlessly melting away" the fat. Killing the tissue and hoping to avoid a hard, calcified lump beneath the skin is what really happens, and some patients are permanently disfigured by some unscrupulous doctors performing these procedures. Of course, these injections are designed to play on the concerns and anxieties about surgical liposuction.

You do not need to be heavy to qualify for liposuction.  Liposuction is sculpting procedure to remove particular pockets of fat, to sculpt a particular area.  That is exactly what you want.  Consult a board certified Plastic Surgeon and discuss your concerns and wishes with him/her.

Sincerely,

Martin Jugenburg, MD

Thank you for your photo. Although it is taken at a distance and a downward angle, I can see that you have some contour deformities in the outer and inner thighs including the knees. You are an excellent candidate for liposuction to contour these areas. I would suggest that you have your hips done as well to give you the best results and the illusion that you have longer legs. See a board certified plastic surgeon who can explain the procedure for you in detail. Good luck.

No, there is no minimal weight necessary to undergo liposuction surgery.  Generally speaking, the ideal patient for liposuction surgery is one who has achieved a long-term stable weight and presents with diet and exercise resistant adipose tissue of  specific areas, with good quality overlying skin elasticity. When the time is right, seek consultation with well experienced board-certified plastic surgeons who can provide you with good, specific, and ethical advice. Best wishes.