Liposuction

Liposuction is one of the most popular operations within the discipline of Plastic Surgery. The procedure is quite simple in its design. A small pointed instrument (cannula) placed within the fat is attached to a suction device. The cannula is moved through the fat to remove a portion, leaving the patient thinner in the region treated. 

There have been safety issues with the operation, and some deaths, leading to recommendations as to how much fat can be safely removed at one time. Although the medical community has repeatedly classified the procedure as intended for contouring, there are still those having it for weight loss. The design of the cannula has been modified to include powered handles and laser (e.g. Smart Lipo TM) and ultrasound (e.g. VASER TM) enhanced tips. The effectiveness of these enhanced liposuction systems is widely open to debate.

On the blogosphere, liposuction is frequently discussed on celebrity blogs.  Actress Tara Reid's Frankentummy is a frequent subject. Unfortunately many "liposuction" blog posts really just present caricatures and offer little in the way of useful information for the potential patient.

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Latest blogosphere posts tagged “Liposuction”

• Weight Loss Surgery and Plastic Surgery

  
  Weight Loss Surgery Channel — Authority: 471
  Weight loss surgery patients often put plastic surgery on their “To Do” list after they shed the excess pounds — and face the prospect of flabby skin. Plastic surgeon Dr. Mitchel Krieger explains how body contouring procedures can help bariatric patients get the look they truly want.Excess skin after significant ...
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• Liposuction Cost For Men

  
  Summer Weight Loss — Authority: 151
  People generally tend to believe that more women undergo plastic surgery than men. However, today liposuction for men is gaining momentum, especially in metropolitan cities like New York and Los Angeles. The procedural difference in the treatment offered to the men and women based on the requests put forth by them ...
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• Liposuction Is One of The Most Popular Procedures Today

  
  Breast Augmentation in San Francisco — Authority: 119
  One of the most popular procedures today, liposuction is designed to eliminate fatty deposits in various areas of the body, such as the abdomen, hips, thighs, buttocks or neck. This is not a weight loss procedure but rather a sculpting of areas that are refractory to dieting and exercise. During the tumescent ...
  3 days ago

• Liposuction Is One of The Most Popular Procedures Today

  
  Dermatology in Manhattan — Authority: 121
  One of the most popular procedures today, liposuction is designed to eliminate fatty deposits in various areas of the body, such as the abdomen, hips, thighs, buttocks or neck. This is not a weight loss procedure but rather a sculpting of areas that are refractory to dieting and exercise. During the tumescent ...
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• Nine Tips For Healthy Recovery After Liposuction

  
  Health and Medic — Authority: 139
  Liposuction is a surgical procedure for removal of fat from areas in the body like the abdomen, hips, the buttocks and arms. This procedure can be used in instances where traditional weight loss programs will not help. It is not classified as a major surgery in the medical circles, but the person who undergoes it ...
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• Smart Lipo - The 3 Questions To Ask To Determine If It Is Beneficial For You

  
  CVN Health — Authority: 146
  Smart lipo is a relatively new treatment for the surgical removal of fat. This particular treatment uses a special laser to burn away fat tissue. There is no need for general anesthesia when using this treatment. Smart lipo can also be done in the doctor’s office without the need to go to a hospital. As you decide ...
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• Ultrasonic Assisted Liposuction: Choosing A Surgeon

  
  Weightloss FileWeightloss File — Authority: 135
  For anyone who is interested in going through with the ultrasonic assisted liposuction , they need to be aware that the most important step here is going to be finding the right surgeon to perform their external ultrasonic liposuction. The last thing that you want is to get all excited and anxious to go through with ...
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• Considerations Of Neck Liposuction Recovery

  
  New Shape Diet — Authority: 167
  Various contemplation and consideration of advantages and disadvantages are there with every type of surgery. If you are seriously thinking to have a chin tuck, or neck tuck while you plan to have some neck liposuction done, due to being overweight , other health conditions also have to be considered. Even if you ...
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• Bequeath Your Face Legal Effect

  
  Health Resources — Authority: 147
  Many populace in the world are nursing a fallacy around the wonderful innovation of medical science best known as cosmetic surgery or cosmetic makeover. It basically helps in offering new youthful, refreshing and normal look while rectifying your bodily formlessness. Most populace they think that the cosmetic ...
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• How To Loose Weight Through Ultrasonic Laser Liposuction

  
  Health & Fitness Blog — Authority: 163
  As the time is passing by, most of the young boys and girls are starting to look more handsome. This is definitely a great compliment indeed. Let me tell you one thing. Excess fat is a big problem with the people of different age groups. There are so many methods through which you can get a body which is properly ...
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• Cellulite Treatments in The Woodlands-Conroe, Texas

  
  Birken Blog — Authority: 125
  Dr. Randy Birken, founder of Birken Medical Aesthetics and board certified gynecologist, now offers no-needle mesotherapy or lipodissolve for fat and cellulite reduction. “I’m please to offer the Transdermal Ionto to Houston-The Woodlands and South Texas,” Dr. Birken said.  “This advanced transdermal device ...
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• Liposuction Alternative – Your Options

  
  My Prosperous World — Authority: 152
  People in this world consider being thin as the meaning for the word ‘beauty’. In fact, almost all of us are looking for means by which we can prevent the appearance of extra bulges in our body. However, we have to admit the fact that maintaining an almost perfect body is somewhat impossible especially during ...
  6 days ago

• Half of secondary UK school girls ‘want to go for cosmetic surgery’

  
  Thaindian News — Authority: 726
  London, November 3 (ANI): Nearly half of all secondary school girls would like to go for laser treatment, liposuction or some form of cosmetic surgery to achieve their ideal appearance, a new study has found.The research, carried out by Girl Guides, discovered that 46 per cent of girls aged 11 to 16, and 50 per [...]
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• Cellulite Reduction Without Surgery in The Woodlands-Conroe, Texas

  
  Birken Blog — Authority: 125
  Dr. Randy Birken, founder of Birken Medical Aesthetics and board certified gynecologist, now offers no-needle mesotherapy or lipodissolve for fat and cellulite reduction. “I’m please to offer the Transdermal Ionto to Houston-The Woodlands and South Texas,” Dr. Birken said.  “This advanced transdermal device ...
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• Sceptical about Liposuction Surgery?

  
  Fitness Equipment Solutions — Authority: 137
  We’ve all read about and seen the horror stories regarding liposuction and I have to admit that I was very sceptical until one of my friends asked if I’d come over and take care of her after her visit to the clinic to have what she called ‘her fat deposits sucked away’.To say the least [...]
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• Liposuction- Knowing is Power

  
  World News — Authority: 463
  Nowadays, many people are getting busier thinking of ways on how to look sexy and more appealing. Liposuction becomes one of the major surgeries one thinks of as the major key to this mission. However, it is very important that you equip yourself first with the proper knowledge that you need to know about the ...
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• Liposuction: An Option On The Path To Weight Loss?

  
  Liposuction Average Cost — Authority: 106
  Are you tired of sweating on the treadmill and living on celery sticks and brown rice? Do you watch reality TV shows where overweight individuals undergo seemingly magical transformations in under an hour? The popularity of reality TV shows where people undergo liposuction to get rid of those extra pounds have made ...
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• Ultrasonic Assisted Liposuction: Choosing A Surgeon

  
  Fat Loss Tips — Authority: 152
  For anyone who is interested in going through with the ultrasonic assisted liposuction , they need to be aware that the most important step here is going to be finding the right surgeon to perform their external ultrasonic liposuction. The last thing that you want is to get all excited and anxious to go through with ...
  1 week ago

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