If you're considering Liposuction to reduce excess fat deposits in the thighs, abdomen, buttocks, flanks, hips, upper arms, breast, chin, jowels, or neck, you should discuss your interest with a plastic or cosmetic surgeon experienced with performing Liposuction. You can start by locating a plastic surgeon "in my area" using our provider directory and you can Request a Consultation with one or more plastic surgeons right here from our site. Here's some important facts and a quick summary of Liposuction:
Procedure Names: Liposuction
Average Length of Procedure: 1-4 hours
Anesthesia Type: Local or General Anesthesia
Surgery Location: Certified Outpatient Plastic Surgery Center or Hospital
Most Commonly Combined with: total body lift, breast augmentation, or tummy tuck (abdominoplasty)
Liposuction Recovery:
- Compression wrap required: At least 3 weeks
- Return to work/driving: usually a few days to 1 week
- Restricted activities: At least 2-3 weeks
- Having realistic expectations about the procedure's results
- Elastic, preferrably firm skin in treatable areas
- Close to ideal weight
- Healthy, Non smoker with no medical conditions that can affect wound healing
- In relatively good physical shape and health
- Unhappy with concentrated pockets of fat that do not respond to diet and exercise
- Looking to reduce fat deposits in problem areas
- To enhance the results of another procedure
Other notes:
- Liposuction can be assisted by laser or ultrasound, but the most common type of liposuction is "Tumescent Liposuction"
- Can be performed on more than one area at a time
- Treatable Liposuction areas also include the knees, calves, and ankles
Average cost for Liposuction: $1,500 to $7,500