Liposuction is the ideal treatment for patients struggling with pockets of persistent fat. With liposuction, you can spot reduce stubborn fat pockets from your abdomen, back, thighs, and other body parts.
Liposuction
Liposuction By San Diego Plastic Surgeon Dr. Reza Tirgari
What Is Liposuction?
Liposuction is a surgical procedure wherein stubborn fat tissues are vacuumed out of your body to contour the desired treatment areas, such as the abdomen, thighs, buttocks, etc. Liposuction is the ideal treatment to remove the excess fat pockets you can’t get rid of with natural lifestyle changes. Some body parts remain fairly unresponsive to all dietary and physical efforts, making liposuction the only effective means of contouring those targeted regions.
When you gain or lose weight, your fat cells increase or decrease in size. However, the overall amount of fat cells in your body remains constant throughout your life. Some body parts have more fat cells than others, making it harder to reduce the stubborn fat pockets from those areas. Liposuction uses a suction method to dislodge and extract the fat tissues from the targeted regions, giving you a contoured appearance.
Where Can Liposuction Help Me?
Liposuction can be utilized in a wide variety of areas.
When you visit us for your consultation, you’ll get to explore the various treatment areas that can be addressed by liposuction, including the:
- Chin
- Neck
- Upper arms
- Chest
- Male breasts (gynecomastia)
- Back
- Abdomen
- Love handles
- Hips and buttocks
- Thighs
- Calves
- Ankles
What Kinds of Liposuction Do You Offer?
SmartLipo
SmartLipo is widely considered the most advanced liposuction method. It’s a version of laser-assisted liposuction, wherein laser energy is used to melt the fat tissues for effective removal from your body. Melting the fatty tissues allows your doctor to remove more fat with less trauma to the surrounding skin, ensuring better results and recovery. The laser energy also produces mild skin contracture, leaving you with tighter and firmer skin.
Tumescent Lipo
Tumescent Lipo is a procedure that revolutionized liposuction treatments in the 90s. Previously, liposuction treatments led to excessive bleeding and irregular results. Tumescent lipo delivers tumescent fluids (saline, epinephrine, and lidocaine) into the treatment region to numb the deeper layers of fat effectively, temporarily shrinking the blood vessels to reduce bleeding, and ensure optimal fat removal.
ThermaLipo
ThermaLipo is a specialized procedure that combines power-assisted liposuction, tumescent liposuction, and Thermage skin tightening for highly customized results. The treatment starts with tumescent liposuction to harden the fat cells, making them easier to extract. The power-assisted technique effectively removes high volumes of fat tissues without damaging the surrounding tissues while Thermage technology delivers radiofrequency energy to tighten the skin tissues, for a youthful, contoured appearance.
VelaShape Fat Reduction
VelaShape is a non-invasive body sculpting procedure for cellulite reduction, allowing you to achieve a smooth, toned, and contoured appearance. The treatment combines infrared light, bi-polar radiofrequency energy, and suctioning technology to encourage collagen formation, tighten your skin’s tissues, and contour your body. It’s often used with liposuction treatments to reduce skin laxity after the stubborn fat tissues are removed, resulting in smoother and uniformly textured skin.
Schedule Your Liposuction in San Diego Today
Avalon Lipo & Aesthetics is the leading cosmetic surgery facility in Carlsbad and San Diego, led by one of the country’s most exceptional cosmetic surgeons—Dr. Reza Tirgari. We use cutting-edge technologies to provide the latest liposuction techniques, according to your specific cosmetic concerns and goals.
Dr. Tirgari curates each treatment plan individually to ensure you achieve optimal and natural-looking results. Please contact us at (619) 494-3678 or schedule an appointment online to discuss your San Diego liposuction options today.
Liposuction FAQ
What is Liposuction?
Does liposuction require multiple treatments to see results?
How much does a traditional liposuction procedure cost?
What makes an ideal candidate for traditional liposuction?
How much weight can you lose with liposuction?
How many areas can be treated in one session of liposuction?
Do you perform liposuction under local or general anesthesia?
What should I do to prepare for liposuction surgery?
How long do your liposuction results last?
Can fat come back after liposuction?
What are the risks and complications associated with liposuction?
How long is the recovery period of liposuction, and what kind of help will I need during it?
Is there any scarring after liposuction?
What is a compression garment, and do I need to wear one after liposuction?
What is Liposuction?
Liposuction is a surgical method of removing fat over the body. It is one of the most commonly performed cosmetic surgery procedures in the world.
Does liposuction require multiple treatments to see results?
Typically only one session is required per body area to achieve desired results.
How much does a traditional liposuction procedure cost?
This will vary tremendously depending on body area, amount of fat removed, type of liposuction performed or even geographic area where the procedure is performed.
What makes an ideal candidate for traditional liposuction?
Any candidate in good health, without significant medical issues or allergies and who only has a few problem areas can be a good candidate.
How much weight can you lose with liposuction?
This will vary depending on the person. Typically, liposuction is performed more for body contouring than for weight loss.
How many areas can be treated in one session of liposuction?
Most commonly, anywhere from 1 to 4 areas can be safely treated with liposuction.
Do you perform liposuction under local or general anesthesia?
While liposuction can be performed via either local or general anesthesia, many practitioners favor performing it under local anesthesia, which is the current state of the art. The method is exceptionally safe and with low risk of complications.
What should I do to prepare for liposuction surgery?
It is optimal to avoid drastic weight changes or major alterations to diet. You will also want to discuss your health history with your liposuction physician beforehand and avoid certain medications such as blood thinners.
How long do your liposuction results last?
In ideal circumstances, the results of liposuction can be permanent.
Can fat come back after liposuction?
It is possible that fat can return to the area, if proper diet and exercise are not followed.
What are the risks and complications associated with liposuction?
While no surgery is completely without risk, liposuction is among the safest cosmetic procedures. The most common issues associated with liposuction typically occur due to anesthesia and include nausea, vomiting and/or dizziness. In inexperienced hands, skin irregularities or adhesions due to poor liposuction technique can occur.
How long is the recovery period of liposuction, and what kind of help will I need during it?
For liposuction performed under local anesthesia, the recovery is very short and many clients are up and walking the next day. Some soreness for a few days is fairly common, but most people can continue the majority of their activities by a week after the procedure.
Is there any scarring after liposuction?
In proper hands, scarring should be minimal.
What is a compression garment, and do I need to wear one after liposuction?
A compression garment is a specialized garment used after liposuction to help with proper healing. The use of a compression garment helps the skin to tighten after lipo and also helps reduce bruising as well as discomfort in many cases.
