Liposuction Results

Liposuction surgery usually improves contours. In some instances it may be used in a circumferential fashion, thinning an area. Since the healing process is gradual, you should expect to wait at least several months to get an accurate picture of the results of your surgery.

The small incisions used for access of the instrument known as a cannula, will fade over a number of months usually becoming barely visible. The results of liposuction surgery are usually long-lasting, but they may be affected by weight gain, aging, pregnancy and lifestyle factors.

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Liposuction Complications

Not unlike other surgeries, there are certain risks that go beyond the temporary nuisance of minor side effects. The performing surgeon should mention these risks to each patient during the initial consultation and again before the surgery is performed. These risks are best minimized through careful patient evaluation and selection by the performing surgeon.

Occurrence is slightly increased when the area receiving treatment is abnormally large, there are numerous sites on the body being treated, or an unusually large amount of fat is removed during the procedure.

During the 1990s, there were several, highly publicized, deaths that resulted from liposuction surgery in addition to a disturbing occurrence of other serious complications. Since then, surgeons have managed to reduce these occurrence

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