By: Dr. David Stoker

Women and men in Los Angeles use liposuction to help them meet a variety of goals. Some want to achieve a fitter, smoother look in general and leave it up to their surgeon to suggest specific treatment areas, but most patients have a very clear idea of where and how they want to see a change.

For some areas like the lower abdomen, fat is usually isolated in a thick patch that makes it relatively easy to remove, but in many other areas of the body, liposuction surgery in Los Angeles requires an advanced level of skill in order to ensure smooth, firm-looking results. In these situations, the patient needs to be especially careful to choose a surgeon who knows what he or she is doing, and to understand what to expect in terms of the probable outcome of the procedure.

Two steps to help you understand your options and plan for better results in these types of procedures:

1 – Understand Your Shape:

The body deposits fat in different ways and in many different places throughout the body, and in order to understand which approach makes the most sense for your body, you first have to recognize whether your area will pose extra challenges that require special techniques to address.

Common problem areas include:

• Areas where the fat cells are dispersed within fibrous tissues, for example the pectoral area or breasts, the upper abdomen, some areas of the thighs, and the buttocks
• Areas that are difficult to reach, for example the inner thighs
• Areas where the tissues are delicate and high precision is especially necessary, for example the face, neck, and chin

Some liposuction surgery patients in Los Angeles also require an extra level of care because other factors such as rapid weight loss have altered their normal shape and created loose skin or other characteristics that need to be addressed at the same time as the surgeon removes the localized fat.

2 – Understand Your Options:

• Tumescent liposuction: The tumescent solution that the surgeon injects into the treatment area before the procedure allows him or her to remove fat quickly, making this approach highly popular for its precision and faster recovery times. Tumescent liposuction can be effective for delicate areas like the face, but by itself is not generally the best choice for fibrous areas.
• Power-assisted liposuction: Using a vibrating cannula, the surgeon can remove large amounts of fat precisely and quickly, making it a good choice for larger deposits in the belly or the hips. It is also highly effective on fibrous areas such as the flanks and previously treated areas.
• Laser-assisted liposuction: Popular for its skin-tightening effects, laser-assisted liposuction allows for smoother, highly accurate results even in delicate areas like the face. Because the laser warmth melts fat, laser liposuction in Los Angeles is also a good choice for some fibrous-tissue areas.
• Ultrasonic liposuction: This approach melts fat before the surgeon removes it by rupturing the fat cells with ultrasonic energy waves. The ultrasonic energy affects tissues in different ways than laser heat, making the skin-tightening effects less pronounced but allowing for very good results in highly fibrous areas like the lower back, flanks and thighs.

When you meet with your Los Angeles liposuction surgeon, keep in mind that the body distributes fat in different ways and different locations, so sometimes the area you think is most problematic is actually not the one that needs the most attention.

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