Is more fluid injected in areas where more fat is to be removed?

Hello and thank you for your question! Yes, in general, if more fat is planned to be removed during liposuction, more fluid would be used in that region. However, the exact amount is not a perfect science - typically the surgeon will inject fluid until a given clinical endpoint - the tissues have the the "right response" in terms of look, feel/turgor. Also, small amounts of fluid differences may not have actual clinical differences (i.e. minor differences in fluid amounts between one arm and another).

The amount of fluid injected into areas to be liposuctioned varies according to surgeon preference. My preference has always been to inject nearly equal amounts of tumescent fluid to each side of the abdomen, each flank, each arm,etc. Then, during the removal, when I palpate the tissue thickness on each side of the body and compare for symmetry, I know there is not extra fluid which could be affecting the result. Best wishes.

plastic surgeons have different approaches to how much fluid is placed for tumescent liposuction. I prefer to place the same amount of fluid in the fat, as I will remove altogether with liposuction. Most of this removed fluid will be fat. Therefore, more fluid goes into an area that there is more fat to be removed.

Yes it is. More fluid is injected in larger areas where more fat needs to be removed. That said, the difference in the arms is usually not too dramatic, but if there is a noticeable difference the tummescent fluid should be injected accordingly.
Best of luck,
Dr. Miguel Mota

Each individual surgeon would answer that differently. Personally I would inject about the same on both sides. But it’s not how much you inject that matters.,it’s how much you remove

Yes, typically the fatter areas will hold more fluid and more is injected. Your surgeon is adding fluid until he/she obtains a certain fullness and tightness of the tissue. How much fluid used is not really something you need to worry about for your surgeon will calculate what is the safe amount to use.

Each provider will have their own way of injecting tumescent solution. This part of Liposuction probably has just as much variation as do liposuction the results.
Some providers don’t pay any attention to how much volume is injected, while others pre-calculate exactly how much to inject in each area.
The correct use of tumescent solution is highly important when Liposuction is done on patients who are awake in order to minimize discomfort. Meticulous use of appropriate amount of tumescent solution also reduces bleeding and therefore postoperative bruising.
Delivering consistent quality, liposuction, results is more difficult than most people realize. The number of plastic surgeons have truly mastered this procedure are in a small minority. Patients should be far more selective than they may think necessary when choosing providers for any type of liposuction. I cannot emphasize enough the importance of provider selection when it comes to this procedure. Poorly done Liposuction Can leave people permanently disfigured and poor results are virtually impossible to correct
Being bored, certified in plastic surgery, with years of experience, does not mean if somebody has mastered anyone single procedure especially not Liposuction.
To find the right provider, I suggest patient schedule multiple in person consultations with providers in their community. During each consultation, ask each provider to open up their portfolio and show you their entire collection of before, and after pictures of previous patients who have similar body characteristics to your own. An experienced plastic surgeon should have no difficulty showing you the before and after pictures of at least 50 previous patients. Highly experienced the sergeants should in fact have hundreds or preferably thousands of before and after pictures to choose from. Being shown a handful of pre-selected images, representing the best results of the providers career is insufficient to get a clear understanding of what average results look like in the hands of each provider. There is no correct number of consultations needed to find the right provider. The more consultations your schedule the more likely you are to find the best provider for your needs. The biggest mistake patients make is only scheduling one consultation and then scheduling surgery. This illuminates the ability to choose the best provider You cannot properly select providers based on Internet searching.
if you have a question about an upcoming procedure, then I suggest you ask your provider about your concerns. If you haven’t chosen a provider, then I suggest you ask providers during consultations.
Best,
Mats Hagstrom, MD