Smart lipo revision using syringe for small amount of fat. How does that work?

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I had Smart Lipo in April 2014. Had a hard area around belly button. Dr wanted me to wait full 6 months before revision. Area is not soft and has two small pockets of fat on either side of my belly button that hide the abs I've worked hard to define. Dr suggested I do love handles to pull in my waist and she will use a syringe to remove the small pockets around the mid belly. How does that work?

Raffy Karamanoukian, MD, FACS · Answer

A feasible approach. I would suggest our Hidef Liposuction Revision Protocol which includes liposuction, Lipo Cavitation, Liposonix, and skin tightening. Best, Dr. Karamanoukian#Realself100 Surgeon

Jaime S. Schwartz, MD, FACS · Answer

I appreciate your question.It seems like they want to target the smaller areas left behindCan be done with a syringeThe best way to assess and give true advice would be an in-person exam.Please see a board-certified plastic surgeon that specializes in aesthetic and restorative plastic surgery.best of luck!Dr Schwartz

Vincent N. Zubowicz, MD · Answer

Using a syringe fat can be aspirated through very small cannula. This sounds like the technique that your surgeon is proposing. It's completely legitimate.

Gary Lawton, MD, FACS · Answer

For syringe liposuction to actually work the area must be very very small.  It is more likely to see a difference if you have tumescent liposuction using traditional cannulae.

Steven Wallach, MD · Answer

I think it is best to discuss your specific procedure with your surgeon. Syringe liposuction can be done without suction in small areas. Best of luck.

Mats Hagstrom, MD (license on probation) · Answer

Liposuction is simply a technique where fat is removed by inserting a thin stainless steel cannula with small openings at the tip that are connected to suction.Dissection can come from a vacuum pump or from any source that's able to create a vacuum or negative pressure.If a syringe is fastened to the back of a liposuction cannula, the plunger of the syringe can be drawn back, creating a vacuum. This can be used to successfully harvest fat.It is not an efficient way of harvesting large amounts of fat, and it's usually only used to do a very small area of liposuction, revisions or when harvesting small amounts of fat for fat transfer.Best of luck,Mats Hagstrom, M.D.

Smart lipo revision using syringe for small amount of fat. How does that work?

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