Do you recommend microcannula liposuction, liposculpture or CoolSculpting for small amount of fat removal? (Photos)

we call this supermodel liposuction and it needs energy based devices (ie vaser and renuvion) and needs an EXPERT. see link.

the smaller you are before liposuction the more contouring you can get from the procedure. most of my liposuction patients get pre and post surgical optimization with hormonal therapy (see link to help boost their weight loss before surgery and help them heal after).

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.

Dear Fantastic217913,
it is hard to tell for sure without an examination. If you are considering a surgery, I would suggest you to consult a board-certified plastic surgeon. Only after a thorough examination you will get more information and recommendations.
Daniel Barrett, MD
Certified, American Board of Plastic Surgery
Member, American Society of Plastic Surgery
Member, American Society of Aesthetic Plastic Surgery

The smaller the cannula, the more precision your PS has to define and contour. The Gold Standard for superior liposuction results requires use of the advanced technology of ultrasound assisted VASER liposuction. As an official trainer of VASER liposuction, I perform full body liposuction cases every week. VASER liposuction has been the only modality that has consistently resulted in outstanding liposuction outcomes. VASER liposuction ensures a smooth contour regardless of degree of excess fat by virtue of being able to remove any and all remaining fat comprehensively and uniformly. If skin redundancy is observed, Renuvion technology can be simultaneously applied to tighten your skin to optimize your overall contour outcome. A Skype or FaceTime consultation with a VASER specialist will help you get an accurate recommendation and pricing.

Respectfully,
Arian Mowlavi MD, FACS
Realself 100 Hall of Fame Inductee

I would immediately discount cool sculpting is an inappropriate and unlikely technique to deliver high patient satisfaction.

Liposculpture and micro cannula’s or sales gimmick terms that really mean nothing.

Can someone please tell me where the micro cannula is?

Is it a 3 mm cannula?

A 2 mm cannula?

Institutions like Sonobello used 4 mm cannula‘s and still called them micro cannula‘s. There is no set size or definition for what is a micro cannula. Is a spin term to make people feel like it’s somehow less invasive or easier or less likely to cause problems or perhaps give a better recovery. Surgeons use the correct size cannula for the job. This may mean at 2 1/2 mm cannula on the chin and neck, a three or 3 1/2 mm cannula on the torso etc. etc. Bigger cannulas remove more fat faster.


Would you should be looking for is not a form of Liposuction but the most talented provider in your area.

If you find the most talented provider then he or she will be using the best equipment in their hands.

It doesn’t matter what equipment is being used if someone doesn’t know what they’re doing. They will create problems and not deliver consistent high quality outcomes.

Considering the numbers of horrifically botched disfigured outcomes I’ve seen from using the energy device VASER this is the only one I would put up a big red warning sign about. There are certainly talented providers who can give consistent good results using this equipment but it seems that in the hands of the amateur or less experienced this single device causes more grotesque disfigurement than any or all forms of Liposuction put together.

Always choose the surgeon not the equipment.

Most of this is just spin to try to differentiate providers. That should be done by sharing the number of cases that they do in total and on an annual basis. As well as showing hundreds or preferably thousands of before and after pictures of this procedure.

Please have multiple in person consultations until you feel you found the most confidence board-certified plastic surgeon in your area.

There seems no solid reason why you should choose someone who isn’t board-certified plastic surgery.

Best,

Mats Hagstrom MD