Who is Qualified to Do Liposuction?

While many people do liposuction, many of those people should not be doing liposuction. Plastic surgeons are specifically trained to do liposuction as part of their surgical education. Many other specialities (just look through the ads in a newspaper on any given day) advertise that they do liposuction as well. However, it is unclear to me where they get their training. My best advice would be to go to a few consultations to plastic surgeons who have performed liposuction on people you know that have had nice results. If you do not know anyone who has had liposuction, ask the surgeon if any of their patients would be wiling to talk to you about their procedure. Questions to ask the doctor include: What type of liposuction they do? What type of anesthesia is used? How many liposuction procedures they perform in a given month? How often do they have to make revisions? How much do they plan to aspirate? If they are doing the liposuction in their office or a surgicenter, ask them at which hospital do they have admitting privileges?
You should find a surgeon who you feel comfortable with and who takes the time to answer all of your questions and addresses your concerns.

Thank you for your question. Liposuction is a simple procedure. However, I recommend you choose a qualified, properly trained, and experienced board-certified plastic surgeon for this procedure. Best wishes.

Thank you for your question. If you are thinking about Liposuction. Always be sure to choose a board certified plastic surgeon who has experience. Best of luck! Dhaval M. Patel Double board certified Plastic surgeon Hoffman Estates  Barrington Oakbrook Chicago