Liposuction

Dr. Jacob Bloom performs liposuction at his Gold Coast Chicago practice to remove exercise-resistant fat deposits from the abdomen, flanks, back, hips, thighs, arms, and face. Tumescent technique is standard, using a small cannula inserted through discrete incisions to aspirate subcutaneous fat. Liposuction is frequently combined with tummy tuck, Brazilian butt lift, and body contouring procedures, and is available as part of Mommy Makeover treatment plans.

Liposuction at Bloom Plastic Surgery in Chicago targets the subdermal fat deposits that persist despite diet and exercise due to their genetically determined distribution pattern, rather than being primarily a weight-loss procedure. Dr. Jacob Bloom performs liposuction using tumescent technique as the standard approach: a dilute solution of local anaesthetic (lidocaine) and vasoconstrictive agent (epinephrine) is infiltrated into the target fat compartment prior to aspiration, providing both haemostasis to minimise bleeding and anaesthetic benefit that reduces the requirement for general anaesthetic agents. Through small, strategically placed skin incisions designed to be inconspicuous, a thin blunt-tipped cannula is passed through the subcutaneous fat layer in a fanning pattern, mechanically disrupting the fat lobules and creating channels through which the liquefied fat is aspirated. Treatment areas available at the Chicago Gold Coast practice include the lower and upper abdomen, flanks and love handles, lateral and posterior back, hips, inner and outer thighs, calves and ankles, inner arms, submental area (chin and neck), and the male chest in gynecomastia cases. Liposuction is most commonly performed in combination with other body contouring procedures rather than as an isolated technique: with tummy tuck to address both the lower abdominal skin excess and the lateral waist; as the harvest component of a Brazilian butt lift, where the aspirated fat is processed and reinjected into the buttocks; with arm lift surgery where arm skin laxity coexists with fat excess; and as part of face and neck procedures to reduce submental fat and define the jawline. Power-assisted liposuction (PAL) technology is used at the practice, where a rapidly oscillating cannula tip reduces the physical effort required and allows more precise aspiration in fibrous fat areas such as the male chest and lateral back. The practice also offers BodyTite radiofrequency-assisted liposuction, which delivers bipolar RF energy simultaneously with fat aspiration to tighten the overlying skin from beneath — an adjunct particularly valuable in areas where skin laxity may limit the cosmetic result of conventional liposuction alone, such as the inner thighs, inner arms, and abdomen. Recovery varies by zone and volume treated, but most patients return to light work within several days and resume full activity within two to four weeks as post-operative swelling gradually resolves over three to six months.