What type of doctor a person should go to. Do doctors other than plastic surgeons perform lipo? Can they go to a dermatologist? Do physician's assistant perform it?
Answer: Who performs Liposuction? I would find a board certified plastic surgeon who offers the full scope of procedures in body contouring and performs hundreds of liposuction procedures each year. Look for great reviews and before and after pictures on that surgeon's website.Kenneth Hughes, MDLos Angeles, CA
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Answer: Who performs liposuction? In the US medical community virtually every specialty has someone performing liposuction. I think you would be best served by having liposuction done by someone in a surgical specialty.
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Answer: Who performs liposuction? In the US medical community virtually every specialty has someone performing liposuction. I think you would be best served by having liposuction done by someone in a surgical specialty.
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January 30, 2020
Answer: Dermatologic Surgeons tend to have the most experience with Tumescent Lipo with the micro canulas. All docs do lipo but when you value quality results over cheap prices then you see a board certified derm surgeon since they invented the tumescent liposuction under local anesthesia and they tend to use the smaller cannulas for better fine tuning when they stand you up and have you turn in all positions to get the best results. Now to be fair, a board certified plastic surgeon can still do a decent job of liposuction although you will routinely see them do it under general anesthesia and use the larger cannulas which we all did 30 yrs ago.
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Answer: Dermatologic Surgeons tend to have the most experience with Tumescent Lipo with the micro canulas. All docs do lipo but when you value quality results over cheap prices then you see a board certified derm surgeon since they invented the tumescent liposuction under local anesthesia and they tend to use the smaller cannulas for better fine tuning when they stand you up and have you turn in all positions to get the best results. Now to be fair, a board certified plastic surgeon can still do a decent job of liposuction although you will routinely see them do it under general anesthesia and use the larger cannulas which we all did 30 yrs ago.
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Answer: Best Liposuction Doctor In short, the best liposuction doctor you can find is the one who does a lot of liposuction cases. Clearly, I am biased towards Plastic Surgeons, but to be fair I will say that there are some Dermatologists who get very good results as well. I suggest you make sure you use a doctor who can show you many examples of patients who look much like you - and who's results you think are good.Having said that, the other answers I see here are also important. Please make sure your doctor is board certified and has hospital privileges to perform the procedure as well. Without those criteria, you should not ever consider having a procedure with a given physician.Good Luck!
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Answer: Best Liposuction Doctor In short, the best liposuction doctor you can find is the one who does a lot of liposuction cases. Clearly, I am biased towards Plastic Surgeons, but to be fair I will say that there are some Dermatologists who get very good results as well. I suggest you make sure you use a doctor who can show you many examples of patients who look much like you - and who's results you think are good.Having said that, the other answers I see here are also important. Please make sure your doctor is board certified and has hospital privileges to perform the procedure as well. Without those criteria, you should not ever consider having a procedure with a given physician.Good Luck!
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January 6, 2015
Answer: Who performs Liposuction? Liposuction is one of the most popular and common procedures done in the USA. Plastic surgeons go through residency training and liposuction is part of the core curriculum in training and part of the scope of practice of plastic surgery. Since it is a popular surgical procedure, a lot of other specialties do liposuction with varying degree of success. Liposuction is done by plastic surgeons and dermatologists in the US, but a lot of other surgical or even medical specialties (no surgical training) are getting into the "game". In our community you can find ENT surgeons, oral and maxillofacial surgeons, gynecologists, general surgeons and even family practitioners and emergency room physicians! Any physician in the Stare of Washington who holds an MD license can do liposuction in their private office. To be safe, you need to ask your doctor if he/she can perform the same surgery at the hospital and not only in their clinic. Hospitals will give privileges only to physicians whose scope of practice encompasses liposuction as well (an ENT surgeon might be allowed to do liposuction of the neck, but not the rest of the body). Some practitioners do liposuction under local tumescent anesthesia only, while others use sedation or even general anesthesia with the tumescent solution. I, personally, use local anesthesia only if I do a staged procedure and do a "debulking liposuction" before the next stage, which might involve further liposuction, fat transfer and/or a tummy tuck. The second stage is done under intravenous sedation. If I do body sculpting, which involves deep and superficial liposuction with fat grafting to the breasts or buttocks, intravenous sedation is a must. See a board certified plastic surgeon if you are interested in more than just fat reduction or if you want to achieve a more athletic body. Good luck.
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Answer: Who performs Liposuction? Liposuction is one of the most popular and common procedures done in the USA. Plastic surgeons go through residency training and liposuction is part of the core curriculum in training and part of the scope of practice of plastic surgery. Since it is a popular surgical procedure, a lot of other specialties do liposuction with varying degree of success. Liposuction is done by plastic surgeons and dermatologists in the US, but a lot of other surgical or even medical specialties (no surgical training) are getting into the "game". In our community you can find ENT surgeons, oral and maxillofacial surgeons, gynecologists, general surgeons and even family practitioners and emergency room physicians! Any physician in the Stare of Washington who holds an MD license can do liposuction in their private office. To be safe, you need to ask your doctor if he/she can perform the same surgery at the hospital and not only in their clinic. Hospitals will give privileges only to physicians whose scope of practice encompasses liposuction as well (an ENT surgeon might be allowed to do liposuction of the neck, but not the rest of the body). Some practitioners do liposuction under local tumescent anesthesia only, while others use sedation or even general anesthesia with the tumescent solution. I, personally, use local anesthesia only if I do a staged procedure and do a "debulking liposuction" before the next stage, which might involve further liposuction, fat transfer and/or a tummy tuck. The second stage is done under intravenous sedation. If I do body sculpting, which involves deep and superficial liposuction with fat grafting to the breasts or buttocks, intravenous sedation is a must. See a board certified plastic surgeon if you are interested in more than just fat reduction or if you want to achieve a more athletic body. Good luck.
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