California Liposuction

Are you considering having your liposuction in California?

Here at California Liposuction, we understand how important it is to know everything about liposuction before you decide to go through with it, which is why we are providing you with all the information you need. Whether you are wondering how liposuction is done, liposuction cost, and what to expect after the procedure, we have all the important details.

Liposuction, also known as lipoplasty, is the removal of excess fat from certain areas of the body, and is the most popular cosmetic surgical procedure performed in the United States.

It is especially popular in California, where there are plenty of plastic surgery clinics. Indeed, it is easy to find a California liposuction specialist and we’ve made it even easier for you.

By filling up our online form, we can get you in touch with one of the best liposuction surgeons in California so you can be sure you’ll be in good hands and have the best results.

California Liposuction Procedure

The most popular areas for liposuction are:

Abdomen
Arms
Back
Breasts
Buttocks
Face and Neck
Flanks
Hips
Legs
Thighs (Inner and Outer)
Waist

You can tell your doctor which areas you want fat to be removed from or you can ask for a recommendation on which areas the procedure should be performed on.

After marking these areas, the doctor will now put you under general anesthesia, and then apply what is called a wetting solution.

The wetting solution, which is usually a combination of saline, epinephrine and a local anesthetic, is important in order to minimize the amount of blood being suctioned out from the area of the liposuction along with the fat, making the procedure a lot safer.

There are three types of techniques used in applying the wetting solution, namely:

Wet technique – This technique uses about 100 mLs of the solution, which sometimes does not contain ephinephrine and minimizes blood loss to about 15% or 20% of the tissue suctioned out.

Super-wet technique – This techniques uses a greater amount of the solution, about equal to the amount of fat removed, limiting blood loss to about 8%.

Tumescent technique – This technique uses a large amount of lidocaine and ephinephrine injected into into the subcutaenous fat, making it firm and easier to remove, while constricting the capillaries to prevent blood loss.

Usually, for this technique, no other anesthesia is required and no IV fluids are needed as well because the body is also supplied with fluids.

After the wetting solution has been applied, the actual fat removal begins. Again, there are different ways to do this, including:

Traditional – The surgeon inserts a tube through an incision and then moves it back and forth to break down the fat and suck it out.

Power-assisted – This is performed in the same manner as the traditional technique, except that the tube is motorized.

Body-jet – The surgeon loosens up the fat with a pressurized streams of water before vacuuming them out.

Laser – A laser probe is inserted into the incision, melting the fat so that it is easily removed.

The cost of the procedure and the length of the liposuction recovery depends largely on the size of the area treated and the different techniques used in applying the wetting solution and removing the fat, all of which you can ask your California liposuction surgeon more about.