Liposuction Surgery

What are the benefits of liposuction?

If you have certain areas of your body where extra fat refuses to shift despite having a healthy diet and exercising regularly, if you want to improve the contours of your body, if you have recently lost a lot of weight and are looking to lose residual pockets of fat, or if you have gynaecomastia (a condition where fatty breast tissue develops in your chest - also known as "man boobs"), then liposuction could be the right choice for you.

It can also be used to treat sweat glands in those patients who suffer from excessive perspiring, and it can remove lipomas (fatty, benign tumours). Liposuction is also able to treat lipodystrophy syndrome, a condition where fat accumulates in one area of the body and is redistributed from that area to another during a fat transfer procedure.

Whatever your reason for deciding to have liposuction, it is extremely important that you are psychologically fit to undergo the procedure, and that your expectations regarding what can be achieved are realistic.

What are the risks of liposuction?

All surgical procedures pose a potential risk, and it is important know what these are before you go ahead so that you can weigh them up against the benefits your procedure could bring. During your consultations you will talk through these potential complications and you can ask any questions that you have about them.

As a guide, they may include bruising, swelling, scars, stiffness, numbness, inflammation, bleeding after surgery, and changes in the colour of the skin.

Is it right for me?

At your free consultation, we will assess your overall health and skin quality, and determine how much fat can be removed.

To be a suitable candidate for liposuction, you will be around the average weight for your height, or just slightly above (a BMI of below 30) and this should be stable. You need to be in good health prior to any liposuction surgery, and exercise regularly. Eating healthily, cutting down if you are a smoker, and limiting your alcohol intake is important too.

Liposuction patients may feel that surgery provides a number of benefits. Through achieving a more defined and proportionate body shape, you may find clothes fit more comfortably. Seeing your new, enhanced body shape can be very encouraging and help you to keep in shape for the long term.