How Much Fat Can Be Removed During Laser Liposuction?

There are different limits as to what is safe depending if this is to be done as an outpatient or inpatient setting.

5 liters or 5000 cc is the limit that should be done as an outpatient. If you were to stay in the hospital and be on a monitor then this doesnt apply. This is somewhat unrealistic as hospital stays increase the cost tremendously.

Therefore, 5 liters is the limit for outpatient liposuction, whether it is lase lipo or conventional.

Just as a side note, laser lipo is no different than traditional lipo as far as down time, incisions and so forth. In fact after the laser lipo is passed through, the regular lipo cannula is used to suck out the fat.

Hope that helps.

Hello,

Cool Lipo results are modest compared with any type of liposuction.
Outpatient liposuction done in one session has a limit of 5 l, while higher amounts of fat will be removed in OR under general anesthesia for safety reasons.

Best,

Oxana Popescu, MD

I just want to be clear Cool Lipo is a laser assisted liposuction. It is a minimally invasive surgery that uses Laser to melt fat that is combined with Tumescent Liposuction. You can safely remove up to 5 liters of fat with this treatment.   That would be about 11 pound of fat as the maximum that can be safely removed. 
Cool Sculpting is a different non invasive treatment that doesnt remove fat but freezes the fat cells and some fat volume is lost over a 3- 6 month period as a result . The amount of fat that is lost varies but is quite a bit less than can be removed with liposuction or laser assisted liposuction. 

Hi, there! Thank you for your question. With liposuction procedures, the standard safe guideline for outpatient surgery is 5-liters. This is due to potential shifts electrolytes with exceesive volume removal. The best way to provide true advice for specific treatment recommendations would be an in-person consultation with an experienced provider in aesthetic body contouring. Best wishes! Dr. David Amron

Tumescent Liposuction performed in an outpatient setting is a body contouring 

procedure. Many patients have the impression that they will lose a significant amount of weight after lipo. I remind them, before or during their consultation, that the primary goal is to improve their shape and they may lose two to four  pounds, but again weight loss is not our goal. Five liters of fat removed during outpatient Lipo is the maximum volume

recommended.  

The maximum safe limit of volume removal is 5 liters in one session. This keeps it safe for the patient.  Within the 5 liters there is a certain amount of fat. This amount varies between patients because of what is truly fat within the pinch. The average amount of fat within the 5 liters is about 2-3 liters. That's a 2 liter soda bottle and more.  Hope this helps