What is lunch time lipo?

Buyer beware!  Liposuction comes in many different forms and the amount of liposuction done also varies from patient to patient.  My Coolsculpting patients can, in fact, come in during their lunch hour for fat removal.  However, they are well educated on the results that they can expect.  Having done hundreds of liposuction procedures, large volume liposuction usually takes several hours to perform and an overnight stay in a hospital is also sometimes required for safety reasons.  Therefore, please be careful in considering "Lunchtime Lipo" and know what you're getting into.  Good luck!  Dr. Schreiber, Baltimore plastic surgeon

            Liposuction of the smallest area would be about one hour.  Although I would not have great expectations about the difference you will notice.  Liposuction results are highly surgeon dependent.  Find a plastic surgeon with ELITE credentials who performs hundreds of liposuction procedures each year.  Then look at the plastic surgeon's website before and after photo galleries to get a sense of who can deliver the results.

Kenneth Hughes, MD Los Angeles, CA

Dear jzpeck, If it sounds to good to be true, it is. Use common sense. Even if the doctor does it under local anesthesia and let's assume that the area for lipo is the lower abdomen only, the local anesthesia  alone will take about 45 minute to an hour... unless you do not mind the pain of injection...  Lunch time is usually an hour and what about the pain medicine - narcotics, how can you drive or perform your work under the influence of the drugs.  This sounds like an unethical ploy that you should stay away from. Consult with an experience board certified plastic surgeon and check the before and after pictures to make sure that you like the results. Best of luck, Dr Widder