subject: Where Should I Get Liposuction? [print this page] Liposuction is one of the most popular cosmetic surgeries of all time. For twelve out of the past thirteen years, it has topped the charts as the number one cosmetic surgery in America. Hundreds of thousands of procedures are performed every year.
One of the reasons that this surgery (which is also called lipoplasty and suction lipectomy) is so popular is that it can be extremely versatile. The surgery removes excess fat from specific body parts in order to trim and slim one's physique. While it does not work well for large scale or total body weight loss, it can be performed in a large number of places.
The surgery is performed using small hollow needles called cannulas. The doctor inserts a cannula into the chosen area of the body and breaks up the excess fat by moving the cannula back and forth. A vacuum device attached to the cannula suctions out the fat while the process goes on.
Technological advances have made it possible to make the cannulas used in lipoplasty very small. Many of them measure only measure millimeters across. This means a couple of things. The first thing that it means is that the surgery only requires very small incisions, which typically leads to minimal scarring. The second thing that small cannulas mean is that they can be used almost anywhere in the body, including in small or delicate places such as the face and neck.
Probably the single most popular place for people to get liposuction is the abdomen. Lots of people of both genders carry more belly fat than they wish they did. Most men are genetically predisposed to store large amounts of their excess fat here. Many women experience sharp increases in their amount of unwanted belly fat after pregnancy, especially if they deliver via C-section. Lipoplasty can similarly help to cut back on flank fat, reducing or removing large love handles.
The hips, thighs and buttocks are also very popular, especially among women. Among women who have excessively large breasts, liposuction of the breast is similarly popular. Lipectomy of the breast is also popular among men. Although few men store enough fat around their breasts to give themselves the back, neck and shoulder problems that certain well-endowed women experience, many have enough fat there to cause them embarrassment or social awkwardness.
A few final popular spots include the neck and face, the arms and the knees. However, the surgery can be used just about anywhere there are large amounts of fat.
