Question 1

what is liposuction?

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Liposuction: Liposuction slims and reshapes specific areas of the body by removing excess fat deposits and improving your body contours and proportion. Liposuction techniques may be used to reduce fat deposits in the thighs, hips, buttocks, upper arms, abdomen, waist, back, inner knee, chest area, cheeks, chin, neck, calves, and ankles.

Question 2

what is the defect of liposuction?

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Over-resection: Sometimes you may see a defect or a visible depression in an area where liposuction was done.  This may represent over-resection of tissue with the liposuction.  While this can happen in any surgeon's hands, in my opinion, this is one more reason to make sure of your liposuction surgeon's training and credentials.  I suggest having a surgeon who is board certified in plastic surgery and in asps.

Question 3

what amount does liposuction cost?

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Liposuction: Costs for liposuction depend on your location, the areas to be lipo suctioned, the surgeon's expertise and whether anesthesia is involved.

Question 4

what can i do to pay for liposuction?

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Cosmetic surgery: Most surgeons accept the usual forms of payment - cash, credit card, etc.  You may want to finance your procedure - and there are third-party companies that do this, like carecredit.

Question 5

can liposuction cause fat to relocate?

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No  : Fat relocation after liposuction is a technique used to move fat from a lipo site to another close site, lipo shifting.  Moving fat from one area to another area is fat transfer.  Fat that is left behind and does not get a blood supply is broken down.  Weight gain after liposuction can cause areas of fat that were not liposuctioned to increase in size--making one think that fat was relocated.

Question 6

is the liposuction a risky thing to do?

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Any surg has risks: The benefits of the surgery must be evaluated by you and your physician(s). Every surgery has risks. But a qualified surgeon, qualiied anesthesiologist-nurse anesthetist, nursing staff must be in place before you consider an elective surgery. Most of the time, liposuction surgery goes very well and patients are pleased. The contours of our body may be more to your body shape. Please research.

Question 7

what can you tell me about liposuction?

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Very effective: Very effective for body contouring for patients close to their ideal weight but with localized fat deposits.

Question 8

is getting liposuction really dangerous?

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Not usually: Liposuction is a reasonably safe and effective surgery. Your doctor's experience and techniques are important, and you should ask how experienced is the md. Safe anesthesia use is important, and you should follow the instructions following surgery very closely. You should have an updated physical and labs by your primary doctor to determine health issues first.

Question 9

how much does liposuction typically cost?

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Range is $2K to $20K: The cost of lipo will vary depending on a number of factors.  
1-the number of areas being treated
2-the type of facility and anesthesia used
3-whether this is an initial or touch-up or improvement procedure
4-the method and technology applied to the particular case
also, the geographical location where lipo is performed may influenced the cost. For example, lipo costs in manhattan or beverly h.

Question 10

i would like information about liposuction.?

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Lipo Info: Liposuction is a surgical procedure that allows for the vacuuming out of disproportionate fat through small incisions via a cannula. The american society of plastic surgeons has more information available on their website:http://www.Plasticsurgery.Org/cosmetic-procedures/liposuction.Html ; as do i: http://www.Drmele.Com/liposuction.Html.

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