Liposuction - Related FAQ's

Q: I never had a good shape, somewhat overweight and cellulite. I had liposuction done by a well-known liposuction surgeon and a lot of fat is gone and I’m slimmer in clothes that used to be tight, but I have more cellulite now. Why? Can it be corrected?

A: Liposuction irregularities can be similar in appearance to cellulite, so you may be seeing a side effect of the surgery. Indents can be filled with fat injections and lumps or areas of fat that weren’t reduced well enough with the liposuction can be treated by performing meticulous liposuction on spot areas with tiny cannulae.

Q: Can a man get a good result from neck liposuction?

A: Yes. Men can get as a good a result from neck liposuction as women provided they are a good candidate. Some men don't obtain a sharp angle of neck because their "Adam's Apple" is very forward. Other men may have more fat below the level of the neck muscle, called the platysma, and if this is more in volume than the fat above the muscle, then liposuction (which is usually not done below the muscle unless surgery opens up the layer for direct visualization which is needed because of the risk of bleeding deep to the muscle) won't provide a good result. When men have the correct anatomy, and the knowledgeable surgeon accepts those who are good candidates, then the results can be excellent.

Q: If I’m going to have liposuction on my belly, can I ask the doctor to only make one incision so I have less scarring?

A: One insertion site would not allow the surgeon to provide you with the best result. Liposuction should reduce the fat in different directions so that the volume is brought down evenly rather than tunneling the cannula from one point and fanning it out in different directions which would create greater removal in the concentric areas closest to the insertion site, and reduce the coverage as the distance increases because of untreated fat in between the "spokes of the wheel". When you look at a wheel closest to the center, the spokes look closer together, but as you look at the end of the spokes near the tire, there is more space in between. The spokes are less dense there, and similarly, in liposuction it would be hard to evenly treat all areas with one insertion site.

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