Can Liposuction of the Stomach, Flanks, Arms and Inner Thighs Be Done in One Procedure?

Liposuction of multiple areas such as abdomen, flanks, thighs and upper arms can be done safely during one surgery if the surgeon is a Board Certified plastic surgeon experienced in multiple area liposuction techniques.  In an out patient setting, up to 5 liters of fat can safely be removed and the patient sent home with a competent and responsible caregiver. 

There is no particular downside to multiple areas being done as long as the total volume of fat removed stays within reasonable guidelines.  The patient's health and appropriate caregiver, the surgeon's skill and experience will all determine the degree of safety in any liposuction procedure.

Multiarea liposuction is definitely a reasonable option provided the patient is in good health and the surgery performed by a board certified plastic surgeon. If the amount of fat removed exceeds a certain volume, an overnight stay may be required. Liposuction is a fantastic way to remove the unwanted fat in the abdomen, flanks, hips, and inner/outer thighs to achieve a more contoured and beautiful aesthetic result. 

You certainly can have liposuction of multiple areas at the same time. You need to make sure to choose a board certified plastic surgeon with a lot of experience doing liposuction. With so many areas, you will need general anesthesia, which is very safe in a healthy person. You will not get a good result with local anesthesia only. Good luck from NYC

Liposuction of multiple areas can be done in one setting in the appropriate patient.  A thorough medical history needs to be obtained.  Also, the amount of fat to be removed from all of these areas can be a limiting factor to what can be done in one setting.  Make sure you see a board-certified plastic surgeon.

Thank you for your question T.F. The answer really depends on your health and Body Mass Index (BMI) which is determined by your height and weight. We have safely performed multiple areas of liposuction. May of our liposuction procedure are performed under local anesthesia with some sedation. General anesthesia is not required. If you are healthy and your BMI is <30, I am confident you can have liposuction of all these areas in one visit. In order to get a more definite answer, please visit a board certified plastic surgeon. He/She will be able to evaluate you and give you a more concrete answer.

Docs who try to do too many areas of liposuction at once usually have a long list of unhappy patients. It is better to be very thorough and have great results by dividing the areas up in 2 procedures than just taking a little fat out of each area and not seeing much if any improvement in all the areas. No matter what size you are, it is rare to be able to do a good job of liposuction on more than the full abdomen and flanks at 1 time. Then do the thighs and arms at a 2nd procedure a few days to a week later. We all do large volume liposuctions in certain cases but large volume liposuctions are different than whole body lipos. Unless it is a touch-up lipo where tiny amounts of fat are removed to just smooth out areas, don't ever plan on doing more than 3 areas at one time to get quality results and don't even think of getting quality results if you are getting liposuction under general anesthesia. Of coarse there are exceptions to every rule but why risk it. Sincerely,

David Hansen,MD

    I frequently liposuction adomen, flanks, back with medial and lateral thighs as well as upper arms in addition to the Brazilian buttlift at one time in about 2 hours.  The safety of the operation rests in the amount of time under general anesthesia and your overall health.

It is definitely possible to have liposuction of multiple areas including arms, abdomen, flanks, and thighs. The limiting factor is your medical health and the total amount of fat that is going to be liposuctioned at one setting. Unlike, many plastic surgeons, I have extensive experience with large volume liposuction, so I feel comfortable with and have the facility support to do large volume liposuction. You can submit your photos for an online consultation. 

Yes, liposuction of the stomach, flanks, arms and inner thighs can be done in one surgical setting, but only if your BC PS agrees to it and thinks it is safe for you. Best of luck to you.

Your procedure could be done, but treatment of multiple sites increases the trauma experienced by your body, and observation over-night in hospital would increase the margin of safety.  Plastic Surgery dogma would limit your volume of aspirate to 5 litres for ambulatory surgery, but the safety of this threshold would be less for a 100 lb person than for someone 170 lbs.  The whole of your health, age, body mass index, fat volume, body surface area, surgeon experience and post-op resources would need to be considered in determining how much liposuction can safely be performed in one operation.