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Liposuction is not a miracle surgery. It has its limitations and it has its areas of expertise. Before you decide on liposuction, learn what it can (and can’t) do for you.
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Liposuction Can’t Tighten Loose Skin
Liposuction won’t handle your loose skin. The skin you have before surgery is the skin you’ll have after. Liposuction targets small pockets of stubborn fat beneath your skin, as opposed to eliminating the entire area. There are procedures, like tummy tucks and post-weight loss body contouring, that can help handle excess skin, but liposuction alone is not one of them.
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Liposuction Can’t Be Used As a Weight Loss Method
Liposuction can do a lot of things, but it cannot be used as a method of weight loss. The ideal candidate for liposuction has a relatively healthy lifestyle before surgery and is not looking to lose weight, but rather to contour their existing figure. It won’t remove large amounts of fat and it’s not a replacement for any type of bariatric surgery.
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Liposuction Can Be Used to Contour Your Body
[pullquote]Liposuction removes small amounts of fat, but you won’t see a drastic difference in the number on the scale.[/pullquote]
What liposuction does best is remove the last small hurdles between you and the silhouette you’ve always dreamed of. Small areas of stubborn fat can be specifically targeted to help you contour your body and achieve the shape you and your surgeon have decided is right for you.
If you’re asking yourself, “What can liposuction do for me?” your best answers are going to come from a consultation with your cosmetic surgeon.
Author: Dr. James Koehler
A board-certified cosmetic surgeon in Fairhope, AL, Dr. James Koehler earned his MD from the University of Alabama and completed several post-doctoral residencies, internships and fellowships. He returned to Alabama to be closer to family and serve patients in the local community with a full range of cosmetic surgery procedures for the face, breast and body.
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