Many people prioritize a healthy diet and regular exercise as key components of their daily routine. Yet, it’s often discouraging to see that despite significant effort, certain fat areas refuse to disappear. This situation can be particularly aggravating for people who are in good physical condition and adhere to a healthy lifestyle diligently. Thankfully, numerous methods, including liposuction, are available to aid in eliminating these persistent fat deposits.

Surgery Curewmc, stands at the forefront of transforming bodies and lives through liposuction. This highly sought-after procedure, central to our practice in Miami, FL, skillfully removes unwanted fat from specific areas, sculpting a more defined and contoured physique. With a focus on tailored care, we ensure each liposuction journey is as unique as the individuals we proudly serve.

What Is Liposuction?

Liposuction, often regarded as the gold standard in cosmetic fat removal, offers a targeted approach to redefining the body’s contours by removing excess fat deposits resistant to diet and exercise. This procedure involves using advanced surgical techniques to extract fat from specific areas, such as the abdomen, arms, thighs, and neck. The process begins with administering a solution to minimize bleeding and pain, followed by carefully inserting a thin tube, or cannula, through small incisions to loosen and vacuum out fat. 

There are several variations to this treatment, mostly varying in how they facilitate the breaking up of fatty tissue after the cannula is inserted. For example, power-assisted liposuction uses a motor to help the cannula move around rapidly in a way that assists fatty tissue breakdown. Ultrasound-assisted liposuction uses ultrasound energy for the same purpose.

Who Is Liposuction For?

First, it’s important to differentiate liposuction from bariatric surgeries like gastric bypass or sleeve gastrectomy, both in how they work and what the end goals are. Where bariatric surgeries are indicated for significantly overweight or obese patients looking for drastic weight reduction (often to prevent potentially serious conditions like heart disease, diabetes, etc.), liposuction is more focused on targeted body contouring.

In other words, liposuction is not the ideal procedure for someone looking to lose more than 10 pounds of body weight. Rather, this procedure is geared towards those who are closer to their ideal weight, but are struggling to reduce the appearance of stubborn fat deposits that respond poorly to conventional dieting and exercise routines. The upper arms or love handle areas, for example, are two areas that are often difficult for people to tone. 

In addition to keeping up a healthy lifestyle and getting as close as possible to their ideal body weight before the procedure, liposuction patients also must meet a certain set of criteria in order to be deemed eligible for the procedure. While liposuction can accommodate a wide range of people, it is still a surgical procedure, and may not be appropriate for those affected by the following factors:

  • Certain medical conditions: Heart disease, autoimmune disorders, allergies, diabetes, hypertension, some respiratory conditions, habitual drug use, and other medical factors may affect your eligibility for liposuction.
  • Certain medications: Medications that interfere with blood clotting (i.e., blood thinners) and those that may interfere with your body’s metabolism of lidocaine can affect the safety and efficacy of liposuction procedures.
  • Pregnancy or breastfeeding: Because of the required anesthesia and recovery process, most plastic surgeons will not perform liposuction until at least six months following childbirth.
  • Certain skin issues: Scars in or near the treatment area, poor skin elasticity, or other injuries or issues affecting the skin may affect your eligibility for liposuction.
  • Smoking: Because smoking interferes with the healing process, patients must stop smoking for at least 4 weeks prior to and after the surgery. 
  • Mental health factors: Some patients interested in liposuction have body dysmorphia and/or a related mental health condition. An evaluation may be necessary to determine whether liposuction is a healthy choice for these patients. 

Benefits of Liposuction