Liposuction: Info, Prices, Photos, Reviews, Q&A

Liposuction is a great contouring tool but a terrible weight loss tool. Even in the most aggressive forms of liposuction can only remove a surprisingly small amount of weight.

In some cases, aggressive liposuction can actually make the aesthetic problems worse by deflating tissues but not tightening them.

Your best option is to continue to working at your weight loss program with trainers, nutritional consultants, and other team members.

When you are nearing your weight goal, that is the time to discuss with your plastic surgeon the best options for you. It will be worth it. (Herluf G. Lund, Jr, MD, Saint Louis Plastic Surgeon)

Often patients get to a plateau where they give up on the dieting and exercising since they don’t see any further loss.
That is when liposuction really helps motivate them to continue on the long journey since they see a significant improvement in the area liposuction.

Abdomens are often the areas patients want to see an improvement in and they great.

I think that most plastic surgeons would recommend additional weight loss prior to liposuction or excisional procedures. Most plastic surgeons reserve liposuction for contouring stubborn fatty areas that diet and exercise cannot remove. (Kenneth B. Hughes, MD, Los Angeles Plastic Surgeon)

Expect to pay roughly $6500 on special. (David Hansen, MD, Beverly Hills Dermatologic Surgeon)

Liposuction is not a good weight loss procedure, if you are having trouble maintaining appropriate weight through diet and exercise I recommend a consultation with a surgical weight loss specialist (Jonathan Weiler, MD, Baton Rouge Plastic Surgeon)
Liposuction is not a weight loss procedure and it only helps if your fat is outside the abdomen. If the fat is between your muscle and skin then a “debulking” liposuction can be done.

Obviously, there’s a safe limit of how much fat can be removed in large volume liposuction.

You might also want to consider a weight loss/ nutrition program under medical guidance.

Many times it is difficult to do it alone, people become frustrated and tend to give up. (George Marosan, MD, Bellevue Plastic Surgeon)

Liposuction is not intend for weight loss. The best result for liposuction are in patients at their ideal weight with trouble areas resistent to weight loss. (Lisa M. DiFrancesco, MD, Atlanta Plastic Surgeon)

Liposuction for obesity

Unfortunately, liposuction is not a substitute for weight loss. You would be better off spending your money on a personal trainer and nutritional consultant or a medically supervised weight loss program.
Liposuction works best for addressing difficult areas in people who are near their ideal body weight. (Laurence Weider, MD, Dallas Plastic Surgeon)

Why do you want to get liposuction? If you want to get liposuction to lose weight, then you’ll be disappointed – it will not make a significant difference.

You may lose just a couple of pounds, but you can definitely do that on your own without the risks related to surgery.

In addition, you may find that your skin becomes loose with your natural weight loss, and in this situation, only a tummy tuck can address this.

In general, however, it is best to achieve a normal and steady BMI before undergoing liposuction because it’s safer for you and you’ll achieve better results. (Jerome Edelstein, MD, Toronto Plastic Surgeon)
Although diet and exercise is always the best weight reduction method there is a role for liposuction for contouring your body.

You will loose some weight with liposuction but it is much more of a contour procedure than a weight loosing procedure. (Shaun Parson, MD, Phoenix Plastic Surgeon)

The best candidates for liposuction are near their target weight and their weight is stable. Keep at it and a surgeon will be able to do more for you. (Michael Hueneke, MD, Nashville Plastic Surgeon)

Liposuction is is not useful for weight loss it is used to contour fat in specific regions. My advice is back to the tread mill. (Jay M. Pensler, MD, Chicago Plastic Surgeon)

Liposuction Near The Tail End Of Weight Loss Is Most Effective

While liposuction is not a weight loss technique or method, it may have a role in some patients on their weight loss curve. It can be helpful to get someone over the final hump in the last phase of their weight loss. (Barry L. Eppley, MD, DMD, Indianapolis Plastic Surgeon)

Liposuction is best used for patients that are at or near their ideal body weight. Lipo works best if you can target select areas that you are having trouble losing after you have lost the weight you need to lose. (Suresh Koneru, MD, San Antonio Plastic Surgeon)

Liposuction is not your answer. It is not a treatment for weight loss. It is a treatment for contouring to small areas resistant to weight loss after you reach your ideal. After you get to your goal weight loss you may need a tummy tuck if you have loose skin. (Evan Sorokin, MD, Cherry Hill Plastic Surgeon)