Liposuction

Dr. Julius Few performs liposuction as both a standalone and combination procedure from his John Hancock Center practice in Chicago. Treatment areas include the abdomen, flanks, back, hips, inner and outer thighs, arms, and submental region. Submental liposuction can be performed as an isolated procedure to reduce under-chin fullness. Liposuction is commonly combined with abdominoplasty or other body contouring procedures. Tumescent technique is standard, and the harvested fat can be used for autologous fat transfer to other body areas where volume restoration is desired.

Liposuction at The Few Institute for Aesthetic Plastic Surgery in Chicago is offered as a standalone body contouring procedure and as a frequent adjunct to abdominoplasty, facelift neck component work, and other body contouring procedures. Dr. Julius W. Few employs tumescent liposuction technique as the standard approach: a dilute solution of local anaesthetic and epinephrine is infiltrated into the target subcutaneous fat compartment prior to suctioning, which provides both anaesthetic effect and vasoconstriction — reducing intraoperative bleeding and the volume of red blood cells removed in the aspirate. This allows safe suctioning of larger fat volumes with a more stable haemodynamic profile compared to dry or wet technique. The cannula — a hollow, blunt-tipped metal tube connected to a suction source — is inserted through a small discrete access incision placed in a natural skin crease or concealed anatomical location. Reciprocating fan-pattern passes through the subcutaneous fat layer selectively remove targeted adipose tissue while leaving the overlying dermis, the fibrous septal network supporting the skin, and the deeper anatomical structures intact. The result is a reduction in the three-dimensional volume of the subcutaneous fat compartment in the treated area, with the skin contracting over the reduced underlying volume in the weeks and months following surgery. Treatment areas at the Chicago practice include the upper and lower abdomen, flanks (love handles), bra rolls and mid-back, hips and lateral thighs, inner thighs, posterior thighs, upper arms, and the submental region for under-chin fullness. Submental liposuction is one of the most commonly performed minor liposuction procedures in aesthetic practice: a single small access incision beneath the chin allows removal of the submental fat pad and, where the neck skin has sufficient tone, produces a meaningful improvement in jawline and neck definition that is often disproportionately impactful relative to the procedure's minimal recovery burden. The harvested lipoaspirate can be processed and re-injected as structural fat grafting to augment volume in areas including the face (temporal hollowing, cheek volume, tear trough), hands, or buttocks, converting what would be discarded biological material into a natural autologous filler. Chicago patients are typically mobile immediately after surgery and return to sedentary work within four to seven days, with compression garments worn for four to six weeks.