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Thank you for your question. These tests help to evaluate your fitness for the surgery. We do liposuction under local, and have found things in the tests which have resulted in postponing surgery or canceling altogether. First and foremost is your safety, not saving a small expense at the risk of your safety. I hope this helps.
While there are many aspects of the surgical process from which economies can be wrung, preoperative laboratory and medical evaluation is not one of these. To view this as one more added expense on your bill is to look at things upside down and backwards. Medical and surgical complications are truly expensive, not just monetarily, but emotionally and spiritually as well. Anything that is done to reduce the probability of these occurring is not an expense. It is an investment in your own safety and protection.
Pre op labs are standard for any surgery whether local or general anesthesia is going to be done. Your safety is of utmost importance to us as docs and the labs tell us if their is any underlying infections or bleeding problems which would affect the outcome or increase the risks too much. Most pre op labs run $2-300 and are needed except in the smallest cases such as neck lipos. Sincerely, David Hansen,MD
Your surgeon is interested in keeping you safe and minimzing any risk from underlying medical problems.
I think that baseline labs are important for some individuals especially if they have any signficant medical problems.
Thank you for your question. You will need to have your GI surgeon and your Board Certified Plastic Surgeon discuss your condition first, and determine the safest plan for you and your condition. Typically a bowel prep is not needed. I hope this helps.
Thank you for your question. The Tumescent Fluid is aspirated along with fat during Laser liposuction. The two fluids appear separated in the container after the procedure but are removed from the body together.
Fat entering the bloodstream in clinically-significant amounts is extremely rare, and is not related to the type of liposuction performed, but more to the amount of fat removed and the number of areas treated. Any ABPS-certified plastic surgeon will be able to explain the pros and cons of...
Thank you for your question. Laser Liposuction can be done on multiple areas at the same time. Generally we plan that we not remove more than 5000 cc's at any one time from all areas. Other considerations are time of surgery and comfort for you after surgery. Multiple areas that...
I tell my patients that the short answer to that question is that the FDA does not allow “long term” results to be defined as “permanent.” For example, liposuction with Vaser is well known to permanently destroy the fat cells while sparing the nerves, blood vessels, collagen, and lymphat...
Liposuction is traditionally a single session procedure. It is unlikely that, for the stated price, you will be undergoing laser liposuction. You may be referring to a non-invasive body contouring modality such as Sculpsure or Zerona which utilizes laser energy for non-surgical fat reduction....