Liposuction in
At the Aventura Center, liposuction brings contour and youthfulness to many areas of the body. He utilizes tumescent liposuction with many other procedures, including abdominoplasty, performed at our cosmetic surgery center. Liposuction, also known as liposculpture, can be used for the removal of large or small amounts of fat to add shape and contour to your body, taking years off your appearance, and helping you live a healthy lifestyle.
Liposuction is an approach to body contouring that removes excess subcutaneous fat through tiny incisions. Liposuction can be used alone or in combination with other procedures for cosmetic, posttraumatic, or refinement surgery. The distribution of fat is determined by three factors - heredity, metabolism and diet. Heredity determines the location and number of individual fat cells, which are generally fixed and unchanged after puberty. Your metabolism and diet may increase or decrease the amount of fat in each cell, however will not affect the total number of fat cells or their distribution.
At the Aventura Center facility, we use liposuction for the most precise removal of fat deposits, because it is the only proven, highly effective way to reduce fat in specifically localized areas. There is no way to "spot" reduce or selectively diet away specific areas of localized fat. With liposuction, the actual fat cells are removed, making the procedure permanent, with the body always having less fat in the treated areas. Should one gain weight following this procedure, the remaining fat cells will enlarge along with the other fat cells throughout the body, however, your body will retain these improved proportions.
Liposuction is suitable for patients with minimal to moderate fat accumulation that is not correctable by restrictive weight loss, dieting, and exercise. Liposuction is not a substitute for weight loss although it has been reported, perhaps anecdotally, to have the beneficial side effect of stimulating the patient to achieve better weight control.
The ideal candidate for liposuction has localized areas of excessive fat and otherwise normal body weight and good skin elasticity. An ideal liposuction candidate is also free of any complications or preexisting medical conditions, including heart disease, hypertension, diabetes, skin/connective tissue disorders, etc.
Improvement in technique at our center has made liposuction possible to treat patients of all ages. Liposuction is not successful in treating generalized obesity. Patients who are generally overweight, but who exhibit unsightly bulges of fat, are also candidates for treatment of these areas.
Since liposuction does not reduce the amount of skin present, the best results are obtained in those patients with good skin tone/elasticity because their skin readily contracts to the newly contoured frame. Very pleasing and satisfactory results can also be obtained in older patients with somewhat less skin elasticity. Those patients with more skin laxity or very poor elasticity may benefit from or require removal of the excess skin to achieve intended results, as would be the case in an abdomen with hanging loose skin or abdominal "apron"
Liposuction is now nearly as common for men as for women. The areas commonly treated are:
- Abdomen (Abdominoplasty)
- Calves and Ankles
- Hips and Waist
- Chest - Male and Female
- Flanks and Back
- Arms
- Inner, Outer, Anterior Thighs
- Under the Chin/Double Chin Area
- Buttocks
- Face
- Knees
In a related procedure, fat augmentation or transfer can be used for cosmetic purposes. These fat cells can be harvested to be used for cosmetic augmentation and contouring of different areas, including the brow, cheeks, jaw line, and lips. It can also be used in the tops of the hands, and to aid in the correction of body contour defects. Fat may also be frozen and saved, to be used at later dates, until desired results are obtained. The buttocks are also a common area for fat augmentation.
