Archive for the ‘Liposuction’ Category

Plastic Surgery for Couples

Wednesday, May 9th, 2012

The Los Angeles Times recently published an article about the growing trend of couples having plastic surgery together. The piece by Susan Carpenter generated a bit of buzz. Plastic surgeons in New York and across the country put out press releases noting that they had observed the same trend in their own practices. It makes [...]

Plastic Surgery News: Liposuction is King

Wednesday, March 28th, 2012

The American Society for Aesthetic Plastic Surgery (ASAPS) just released their annual statistics covering 2011. The biggest news? Liposuction is more popular than ever. According to the ASAPS, “From 2010-2011, there was almost a 13% increase in the total number of liposuction procedures with over 300,000 procedures performed.” For the first time in three years, [...]

Liposuction: Top 5 Myths

Thursday, September 1st, 2011

With 205,000 people having liposuction in 2010, surgical removal of fat is the fourth most popular cosmetic surgery procedure in America. But many people have some false beliefs about what liposuction is for and what it can accomplish. The top five myths include: Liposuction Myth 1: It’s a great way to lose excess weight. Reality: [...]

Liposuction: Does the Fat Come Back?

Tuesday, July 5th, 2011

Many plastic surgery patients ask plastic surgeons if the fat comes back after liposuction. It’s a yes and no answer. No, the fat will not return to the treated area because the fat cells are permanently removed. But fat can return because any fat cells left behind have the ability to expand. Recent research on [...]

Liposuction, Tummy Tuck Patients: It’s Not All Your Fault!

Monday, June 20th, 2011

Cosmetic surgery patients – even if they lead active lifestyles — often bemoan the fact that they have somehow let themselves go and shake their heads in puzzlement why: The scale reads so much Why pants size is bigger While the news is no reason to leave an active lifestyle, researchers at the University of [...]

Liposuction: Why the Various Costs?

Tuesday, May 10th, 2011

Now that Internet “surfers” can visit plastic surgeons’ websites to compare costs, many are wondering why the cost of liposuction varies so much among seemingly similar, board-certified surgeons? One New York RealSelf.com plastic surgery patient, for instance, found charges for liposuction of two areas of her body (stomach and “love handles”) ranging from $750 per [...]

Liposuction Machines – Which to Choose?

Friday, March 4th, 2011

You’re interested in having some fatty areas – like the infamous “love handles” – removed. But what kind of liposuction to use? It seems like a new fat removal gizmo appears monthly. Actually, the American Society for Aesthetic Plastic Surgery (ASAPS) wondered the same thing. So they queried about 500 board-certified plastic surgeons to find [...]

Liposuction — With Cold!

Thursday, September 9th, 2010

It seems like fat removal with cold – a procedure technically known as “Cryolipolysis” – was on the outer fringe of plastic surgery science just yesterday. But, already, two practitioners near Park Avenue in New York City are offering body contouring with Zeltig Coolsculpting, the current commercial version of cryolipolysis. Many other cosmetic and plastic [...]