What is Liposuction?

First things first. What type of surgery are we working with? According to the American Society of Plastic Surgeons, liposuction “slims and reshapes specific areas of the body by removing excess fat deposits and improving your body contours and proportion.” Liposuction can be performed on the

• Cheeks, chin and neck
• Chest area
• Upper arms
• Abdomen and waist
• Back
• Hips and buttocks
• Thighs
• Inner knee
• Calves and ankles (Liposuction, n.d.).

See images of the areas that may receive liposuction here: https://www.plasticsurgery.org/cosmetic-procedures/liposuction/procedure

Watch this video about liposuction surgery?

How Liposuction Removes Fat, Shapes Body

(2:14 minutes) https://youtu.be/MSbolBJ6ZRM

Now let’s watch liposuction surgeons in action. 

What happens during abdominal liposuction after a tummy tuck? Abdominal Liposuction Surgery Video - (2:19 minutes) https://youtu.be/U-U1lrlilUY