Is Liposuction an outpatient procedure?

When liposuction is an outpatient procedure, people usually recover quickly. Most people can return to work within a few days and get back to normal activities ... In my  case  where the unwanted fat is treated with VASER® Lipo ultrasound and gently removed from the body through small canulas that are inserted through undetectable incisions and  your VASER® Lipo procedure may take between one and several hours to complete, depending on the number of areas being treated exist the  possibility  that the patient stay the night at the surgery center for observation to study the evolution immediate surgery.

Liposuction is almost always performed as an outpatient procedure. The only instance where hospitalization may be recommended would be after massive liposuction where so much fat is removed that issues regarding blood pressure and post op fluid management come into play. Seek the advice of a board certified plastic surgeon.

 Liposuction in the hands of someone who is trained in the procedure such as a board-certified plastic surgeon is almost always performed on outpatient basis.

Liposuction is a very safe outpatient procedure as long as the guidelines are maintained.  Up to 5 liters of fat can be removed and as long as anesthesia is longer than 6 hours and there are no other co morbidities, then it a very safe and reproducible outpatient procedure.

I have literally done thousands of liposuctions.  Never once have I put a patient in the hospital for an overnight stay.Liposuction, while it is a very aggressive procedure, as long as the surgeon stays under 5 liters of fat removed and as long as the patient is healthy, will not require an overnight hospitalization.  At certain universities around the country and under controlled conditions, some plastic surgeons do mega liposuction which requires hospitalization, but this is certainly not the norm.What keeps one from bleeding and therefore bruising significantly after liposuction is remaining housebound for 3 days, and preferably 5 days.  The only thing that keeps a liposuction patient from significant bruising is tiny little clots on tiny little capillaries.  If you stay housebound for 3 days and do minimal exertion for the next 2, on the 6th day you can run a marathon with no adverse reactions.  Of course, that would require you having the ability to run a marathon.

Liposuction is typically an outpatient procedure.Kenneth Hughes, MDLos Angeles, CA...........................

Most liposuction patients go home the same day.  If you are doing large volume liposuction it may be recommended to stay overnight or if you are combing it with other procedures. 

Yes.  Liposuction is typically done under local anesthetic (although sedation is available) and patients go home on the same day.  You can sleep in your own bed on the evening of the procedure.  Most patients require only a weekend of downtime.  Meaning if you have the procedure on Friday, you can be at work on Monday morning with only some soreness.  It is the second most popular procedure in America for the last few years second only to breast augmentation.  The vast majority of patients are very happy they did it.Good Luck!

Depending on the amount of liposuction being performed it can be an outpatient procedure. I generally will have patients stay at an overnight facility with nursing supervision to ensure everything is well overnight. Any large volume liposuction should include an overnight stay generally at a hospital.  Seek the advice of a board certified plastic surgeon and follow their recommendations. 

Almost all cosmetic surgeries are performed as outpatient these days, and liposuction is no exception.  After surgery, my patients go home to recover after spending sufficient time in the recovery room.  I always call my patients the night of their surgery to make sure they are doing well.