Liposuction

Liposuction is offered at this Chicago Old Town practice for surgical removal of exercise-resistant fat deposits from the abdomen, flanks, thighs, arms, and other body areas. The procedure uses tumescent technique for haemostasis and patient comfort, with fat aspirated through small cannulas inserted through discrete incisions. Results are long-lasting provided weight is maintained. Liposuction can be combined with other body contouring procedures including tummy tuck and arm or thigh lift in the same operative session.

Liposuction at this Old Town Chicago practice is performed as part of a comprehensive body contouring suite that complements the facial surgical focus the practice is best known for. The procedure targets subcutaneous adipose deposits that resist reduction through diet and exercise — most commonly the abdomen, lower abdomen, flanks (love handles), outer and inner thighs, knee area, inner arms, and submental area — and aspirates the fat through small cannulas inserted through carefully placed discrete incisions that heal to near-invisible scars. Tumescent fluid infiltration prior to aspiration is standard: the solution of dilute local anaesthetic and epinephrine in normal saline causes the target tissue to become firm and blanched, substantially reducing intraoperative blood loss, providing postoperative anaesthetic benefit, and allowing the cannula to move more smoothly through the subcutaneous layer. The result is a more refined body contour in the treated areas, with the removed fat cells permanently absent — meaning that future weight gain, if it occurs, tends to distribute more evenly across the body rather than preferentially in the previously treated zones. Skin retraction following liposuction depends on the patient's skin quality and elasticity; in patients with good baseline tone, the skin redrapes smoothly over the new contour, while in patients with more significant laxity, concurrent skin excision through tummy tuck, arm lift, or thigh lift surgery may be recommended to achieve an optimal result. Combination procedures — for example, abdomen and flank liposuction combined with abdominoplasty — are common at this Chicago practice and can be planned within a single anaesthetic event where safety parameters allow. A compression garment is worn for several weeks postoperatively to support healing and optimise skin retraction.