So, what is up with fat?  You exercise regularly. You watch your caloric intake. You've even lost weight and feel pretty good about it. But there are still certain areas of your body that the fat "just...will...not... go...away". The fact is, by your late teens or early twenties, your body has already produced its total number of fat cells.

Genetics is the primary factor in determining which region of your body those fat cells live. So, when you gain weight, the number of fat cells does not increase; the fat cells just become larger. Same when you lose weight. The number of fat cells doesn’t decrease, they become smaller. Proportionally, if more fat cells live around your belly button, lower abdomen, or flanks, even if you lose weight in other regions of your body, you maintain more fat in these areas. This is the fat that my clients often tell me, “No matter what I do, I just can't seem to get rid of this fat...".

Liposuction is a surgical procedure that removes fat cells from different areas of the body that are resistant to diet and exercise, removing fat and re-sculpting the body. The results attained from liposuction are determined by three primary factors. First. Surgical Technique. It is not the technique that determines the result rather the skill and vision of the surgeon performing the procedure, regardless of the liposuction technique employed. Second. Genetics. Humans are physically different from one another, and this is reflected in how each of our bodies heal. Third.  Skin Type. Each of us has different skin types, some with more elements that allow skin to contract while others have skin which limited ability to withstand stretching, often resulting in stretch marks. 

The first known application of liposuction is credited to a French surgeon who, in the 1920s, used suction to remove fat. His technique was crude, and it was not until 1974 when father and son Italian surgeons invented a blunt, hollow surgical instrument called a "cannula" did liposuction became a legitimate procedure.  The cannula allowed fat to be removed while minimizing damage to blood vessels.

Over the next several years, liposuction techniques were improved upon, making liposuction safer and the results more appealing. I believe liposuction is an opportunity to sculpt and re-contour the body.  It is very effective in selectively removing unwanted bumps and bulges and in improving the body's silhouette. This is the primary and most important distinction between suction-assisted liposuction and nonsurgical treatments that claim to reduce fat.

Look at a photograph of a well-conditioned individual. The peaks and valleys of their body’s contour are created by the definition between individual muscles and the overlying skin. The six pack. The horizontal lines that cross the middle of the abdomen, giving it a "washboard" look, are created by the retraction of the fascial attachments that extend between the rectus abdominus muscle and the overlying skin. These peaks and valleys can be created using a technique I call Anatomical Liposculpting.  Using cannulas of different shapes and sizes, I selectively remove fat, highlighting the muscles and sculpting the fatty tissue to reveal the body’s natural contours.