Liposuction

Liposuction (also known as lipoplasty or lipectomy) aims to improve your body contour by removing excess fat. Prior to removing the fat, the area is infiltrated with a dilute solution of local anaesthetic and adrenaline. This has a number of benefits including improving the ease of liposuction, reducing bleeding, minimising post-operative bruising and providing pain relief. A suction cannula is then used to permanently remove fat cells. Liposuction can be performed as a standalone procedure or it can be used to augment the results of other common plastic surgery procedures such as abdominoplasty, arm lift and thigh lift. It is also useful to target areas of fat accumulation that are more resistant to weight loss (such as the fat over the hips). Optimal results require healthy skin and elastic tissues to allow the body to conform to the smaller volume once the underlying fat is removed.