Liposuction

Park Plaza Plastic Surgery offers liposuction in Manhattan using multiple advanced techniques — tumescent, ultrasound-assisted (UAL), and laser-assisted (LAL) — to remove localised fat deposits across the body. Under the direction of Dr. George Lefkovits MD, with 40+ years of board-certified plastic surgery experience, the clinic treats areas including the abdomen, hips, flanks, thighs, arms, back, and chin. UAL is preferred for fibrous areas such as the male chest or upper back; LAL offers an additional skin-tightening benefit. Most patients return to work within one to two weeks wearing a compression garment.

Liposuction at Park Plaza Plastic Surgery is performed by Dr. George Lefkovits MD, a board-certified plastic surgeon with more than four decades of operative experience and over 35,000 procedures performed. The clinic's approach to liposuction is technique-selective: rather than defaulting to a single method, Dr. Lefkovits matches the liposuction technique to each patient's anatomy, fat characteristics, skin laxity, and target zone to produce the safest and most refined result. The foundational technique offered is tumescent liposuction, in which a dilute solution of local anaesthetic and epinephrine is injected into the target fat compartment before aspiration. The tumescent fluid causes the fat to expand and firm, facilitating smoother, more even fat removal while simultaneously providing haemostasis and reducing systemic anaesthetic requirements. The epinephrine component constricts local blood vessels, substantially lowering intraoperative blood loss and reducing post-operative bruising. Ultrasound-assisted liposuction (UAL) adds a step prior to aspiration in which a cannula emitting ultrasonic energy is passed through the fat compartment, selectively emulsifying adipocytes while leaving the surrounding connective tissue, nerves, and vasculature largely intact. This pre-liquefaction makes aspiration gentler and more precise, and is particularly advantageous in fibrous anatomical regions — the male breast (gynecomastia), the upper back, flanks with dense fibrous septae, and previously liposuctioned areas where scar tissue limits cannula movement. Laser-assisted liposuction (LAL) uses a laser fibre delivered through a small cannula to thermally disrupt fat cells before aspiration and, crucially, to deliver subdermal heat that stimulates collagen contraction in the overlying dermis. This skin-tightening effect makes LAL the preferred approach for zones where some degree of skin laxity coexists with fat accumulation — the inner thigh, under-arm, and jowl region. Common treatment areas at Park Plaza Plastic Surgery include the upper and lower abdomen, lateral flanks and love handles, hips and outer thighs (saddlebags), inner thighs, upper arms, upper and lower back, male chest for gynecomastia, and submental region (chin liposuction) for under-chin fat. Post-operative care includes compression garment wear for the duration of the healing phase to support skin retraction and minimise oedema. Light activities and desk work are typically resumed within one to two weeks, with strenuous exercise deferred for approximately four weeks. Dr. Lefkovits provides free consultation appointments, including virtual options via FaceTime, Zoom, and WhatsApp, to discuss patient anatomy, realistic outcome expectations, and the optimal technique selection ahead of any procedure commitment.