subject: Liposuction's Most Popular Target Areas [print this page] Liposuction (also known as lipoplasty and suction lipectomy) is a surgical procedure designed to remove unwanted fat from the body. This procedure can remove up to about eight pounds of fat at a time. It typically is not used for total body weight loss. Rather, it works best when it is focused in on just one or a couple target areas. This article will discuss some of the most popular target areas among women.
Women make up the vast majority of lipoplasty patients. Although the number of male lipoplasty patients is growing, men still only comprise roughly 10% of all lipectomies performed. This means that around nine out of ten lipectomy patients are female.
Women get the procedure performed in a number of places. One of the very most popular seems to be the abdomen. Although women are less likely than men to store large amounts of fat around their abdomens, a large number of women still store some. A lipoplasty can help to smooth out an unwanted tummy bulge. One thing which some women find especially helpful is that it can help to treat the stubborn pockets of tummy fat left behind after pregnancies and c-sections.
Some other common areas include the thighs (inner and outer), the buttocks and the hips. These areas are places where women tend to be genetically predisposed to store fat. Although society tends to approve of some amount of curve in these areas, having too much fat there can be awkward. Many women don't feel like it is aesthetically pleasing to have too much fat in the rump regions. Additionally, too much fat here can make it difficult to find clothing that fits well, especially if ones lower body and upper body are substantially different in proportion.
The breasts are another area which women frequently have treated. When a woman's breasts are too large and heavy, they sometimes cause pain in the shoulders, back and neck. They can also contribute to frequent tension headaches and to skin problems below or between the breasts (if the breasts are large enough that there is relatively constant contact between the two areas of skin). Having excessively large can also sometimes interfere with accurate mammograms, and some doctors believe that reducing the size of the breasts via liposuction can help with this problem.
Some other areas that women sometimes get lipoplasties include the arms, the knees, and the neck and face. If you want to learn more about liposuction, please speak with a surgeon in your area.
