Tumescent Liposuction in Orange County and Los Angeles, California

Liposuction, also known as “lipoplasty” or “suction lipectomy,” is one of the most popular cosmetic surgeries in the United States, with 200,000-300,000 individuals undergoing this procedure each year. Although no type of liposuction is a substitute for dieting and exercise, liposuction can effectively remove stubborn areas of fat and sculpt the body’s contour.

Despite good health and a reasonable level of fitness, some people may still have a body with disproportionate contours due to localized fat deposits. These areas may be due to family traits rather than a lack of weight control or fitness. In such cases, liposuction may successfully trim this excess fat, resulting in a more slender and balanced shape. For others, liposuction offers a powerful means of removing fat that is resistant to diet, exercise, or weight loss. Liposuction truly offers the opportunity to sculpt a more desirable and highly-defined figure.

Liposuction techniques may be used to sculpt:

• Lower Face Liposuction
• Neck Liposuction
• Arm Liposuction
• Chest Liposuction
• Tummy Liposuction
• Back Liposuction
• Buttocks Liposuction
• Thigh Liposuction
• Calf Liposuction

The best candidates for liposuction are people of normal weight with firm, elastic skin who have stubborn areas of fat that do not respond to traditional weight-loss methods. The most encouraging aspect of this cosmetic procedure is that the fat cells, once removed from your body, will not be replenished. This means the results will be long lasting, especially with proper nutrition and exercise.

It is important to realize that liposuction is not used to treat obesity, nor is it a treatment for weight control. People who are thinking about this procedure must have realistic expectations. They must also understand that there is a limit to the amount of fat that can safely be removed from some areas of the body.

Is the fat removal permanent?

Typically, when you gain weight, fat cells within your body, undergo physical expansion in size and volume. This process is dictated by multiple factors, such as gender, genetics, age, race, etc. After puberty, we do not generate many new fat cells. Thus, the fat cells removed by liposuction will not be replaced, and if your weight is stable, the results can be permanent. Should you gain weight, the remaining fat cells within the liposuctioned area can still expand to some degree. However, this will not be as noticeable as expansion of the fat in areas that were not liposuctioned.