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What is Liposuction?
What is the Tumescent Technique?
Who are the best candidates?
What areas can be treated by Liposuction?
How do I know how much fat does Tumescent Technique remove?
Once the fatty tissues have been removed, are the results permanent?
What will my skin look like after Tumescent Technique?
What will my recovery be like?
How do I find out more about whether Liposuction is right for me?
What is Liposuction? (back to top)
Liposuction surgery is performed to remove unwanted localized deposits of fat cells from the body. The procedure is meant for body contouring. It is not treatment of obesity. A suction tube is inserted through a tiny incision placed in an inconspicuous location on the skin. With a high pressure vacuum, fat cells are extracted through this tube. The result is a resculpturing of bulging areas into more attractive contours.
What is the Tumescent Technique? (back to top)
Tumescent technique requires large liters of saline solution mixed with local anesthesia along with adrenaline to be injected into a patient's treatment area. When this calculated solution is injected into the treatment areas, the treatment area swells; allowing Dr. Moy to insert a very small cannula which is connected a liposuction machine. Dr. Moy will expertly move this liposuction cannula under the skin allowing the liposuction machine to remove the unwanted fatty tissues. This removal of excess fatty tissue allows Dr. Moy to re-shape or contour a patient's treatment areas.
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Who are the best candidates? (back to top)
Patients who are:
-healthy individuals with firm and elastic skin
-inability to loose the fatty bulges despite exercises and weight management strategies
-stubborn "love handles" or other fatty deposit areas
-understand liposuction can contour physical areas but is not a substitute for weight loss or management
What areas can be treated by Liposuction? (back to top)
Men
-hip area or the "love handles"
-abdominal area
-neck and jowl area
Women
-hip area or the "love handles"
-buttocks
-abdominal or stomach areas
-thighs, knees
-cheeks, double chins or jowl area
In some cases, our women patients to use their fatty tissue for lipo-augmentations in order to rejuvenate volume loss on their face.
How do I know how much fat does Tumescent Technique remove? (back to top)
Our office measures all patient's treatment areas prior undergoing the Tumescent Technique. Our staff measures the treatment area again post treatment to compare the two results. Our patients are generally very happy with the measured differences between the pre and post Tumescent Technique measurements.
Once the fatty tissues have been removed, are the results permanent? (back to top)
After the ages of 16-18 years, our body stops producing new fat cells. When we gain weight, it's due to the body's fat cell expanding in size not due to an increase in number of fatty cells. Tumescent Technique permanently removes fatty cells in the treated areas. If weight gain does occur after the Tumescent Technique, it is due to the expansion of the remaining fatty cells which were not removed during the procedure. Tumescent Technique should not be used as a permanent cellulite reduction solution.
What will my skin look like after Tumescent Technique? (back to top)
Our patient's enjoy their new body contour. Tumescent Technique does not eliminate previous skin conditions such as: skin dimples or stretch marks. By using small surgical instruments, any surgical scar from the cannula insertion is small and reduced over time. In addition, the skin will contract and allow for a wonderful new skin contour emerge after the Tumescent Technique treatment.
What will my recovery be like? (back to top)
Immediately after the procedure, your body will ooze out any excess liposuction fluid. This is normal. After your out-patient procedure, we recommend that our patients wear snuggly or elastic surgical or spandex garments to support the treated areas. Our office recommends that our patients to relax and not engage in any strenuous physical activities immediately after surgery. Normal activity may be resumed after 2-3 days. Our office recommends that Tumescent patients continue to wear supportive elastic or spandex garments for their own comfort as well as assisting with the healing process.
How do I find out more about whether Liposuction is right for me? (back to top)
If you are considering liposuction and would like to get more information regarding the surgery, please call our office and we will be able to set up an appointment for you to meet with Dr. Moy or one of his associates. Our office phone number is (310) 274-5372.
Dr. Moy is a board-certified Cosmetic Surgeon in Beverly Hills, CA specialized in Liposuction Surgery.
Disclaimer: This site contains information for general purposes only. Moy Dermatology offices can answer only very general questions over the phone or via email. We cannot offer any medical advice or any type of medical evaluation via email or by phone. Please call or email to schedule a professional consultation at one of our offices. Thank you.
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