Ask Dr. Man - Liposuction

Who is a good candidate for liposuction?

Patients who are good candidates for liposuction have ideally limited areas of excess of fat. These people they tend to be otherwise in relative good physical shape, have a relatively normal weight to height ratio, and are concerned about some areas of localized excess of fat.

Patients who are likely to benefit from suction are enjoying good health, have the right expectations, and are aware of the limitations of this technique.

Liposuction with body jet (relatively one of the new techniques), coupled with laser liposuction (such as the 1444 nm by lutronic) , done on the ART (articulating, reclining, tilting) table offers significant improvement contour for most of our body areas.

Patients benefit by looking better, feeling better about their appearance, enjoying an improvement in clothing, as they will have now better body image. When combined with a program of good nutritional diet such as (ideal protein) and correct exercises, these patients will have a long term of success.

Let’s take an example of suction of the abdomen:

When considering excess abdominal fat, it is important to remember that the ideal abdominal shape is determined by the relationship of the upper, mid and lower abdomen and the love handles. It is important to evaluate whether or not posture abnormality exists. By pinching skin of the abdomen the amount of subcutaneous fat is noted. In some instances it appears as if the belly is fat but it is possible that that fat is not a subcutaneous but rather intra abdominal (omental fat), in which case losing weight first (with ideal protein) and then pursue with the suction later. The obvious common subcutaneous fat collection is where liposuction will make dramatic improvements.

Dr. Daniel Man is a board-certified plastic surgeon who has dedicated his life’s work to helping people look younger and improve their appearance through cosmetic surgery. He is a noted author, artist, inventor and educator. Dr. Man has been featured on major television networks, as well as national and local magazines and newspapers for his work as both a plastic surgeon and an artist. He has a successful private practice in Boca Raton, FL. For more information about Dr. Man, visit www.drman.com.