How much fat is normally removed during liposuction?

it all depends on the thickness of skin, muscular density, and fat areas. you CAN REMOVE up to 5L but typically its 1-3 L for contouring on the average people. smaller people much less. post photos and come consult as the amount of fat removed is not reflective on the results. Best, Dr. Emer.

Thank you for your question. Without posted photos, it is difficult to answer your question. With a BMI of 24 you have enough fat to possibly have more removed. You do not state what kind of liposuction technique was used, is your surgeon a board certified plastic surgeon, was it done under local anesthesia or deep intravenous sedation, how skilled your surgeon is in liposuction, did you have any non-invasive fat freezing or melting treatments. These are important issues to know before giving advise. Do you need a revision or redo surgery by an expert? If you are not happy with your outcome, what makes you think that this surgeon will make you happy with a "revision"? Because it is less cost or free?
See a board certified plastic surgeon experienced in advanced body sculpting techniques for an in person consultation/evaluation. Good luck.

Dear seggy7,
I understand your concern. However, without a proper assessment, it would be difficult to determine what went wrong. It is best that you visit your plastic surgeon for further assessment or ask for a second opinion. Only after a thorough examination, you can get proper recommendations and advice.
Daniel Barrett, MD
Certified, American Board of Plastic Surgery
Member, American Society of Plastic Surgery
Member, American Society of Aesthetic Plastic Surgery

The amount of fat that you describe is very little, but it always depends you bodytype. 1300cc is an average amount for lower stomach an flanks but if you are a model this amount can be a lot. Concerning a revision, if you pinch these areas and feel more than just a 1-2 cm skin, a revision makes sense.

Surgeons have different styles and comfort levels based on their skill and experience of how much fat they remove.

Your BMI at those numbers is 24.

That is a relatively low BMI for high-volume Liposuction procedures.

Of the 48 pounds of fat in your body not all of it is accessible with Liposuction. There’s fat and all your organs, Brain, bone marrow, and visceral fat etc. etc.

Liposuction is a way of changing someone’s fat distribution.

If you liposuction all parts of the body then you’re not really changing your fat distribution at all.

Many people typically regain the weight removed from liposuction within the first year and if that is removed from all areas equally than the weight gain often comes back in the same fat distribution.

In other words if you selectively remove it all the fat from your extremities but not your torso then your extremities would proportionately look smaller than your torso. If you remove that from your extremities and your torso then proportionately none of them look smaller because they were all treated.

This is why full body Liposuction is in someways a bit pointless though it can make a difference especially if people lose weight on top of the procedure. Without weight loss Liposuction especially when The entire body is treated can sometimes show less impressive results.

Still, the numbers are very conservative.

I anticipate I would have removed at least 2 L of fat from your torso, 300 mL of fat per arm and lower extremities would most likely have delivered 600 mL per side.

I’m 58 years old and my practice has been devoted exclusively to liposuction for the last 10 years. I’ve performed over 7000 Liposuction procedures in my career. I typically do two a day.

If you want an assessment on the outcome of your procedure I suggest posting before and after pictures.



Best,

Mats Hagstrom MD