Liposuction
Body-contouring surgery that suctions out stubborn fat deposits from the abdomen, flanks, thighs, arms, back, or chin.
- Success rate
- 95%
- Avg cost (US)
- $3,500–$8,000/area
- Recovery
- 5–14 days
- US volume / yr
- ~330,000
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Adults near their target weight with localized fat deposits resistant to diet and exercise. Not a weight-loss procedure.
1–3 hour outpatient surgery under general or local tumescent anesthesia. Compression garment for weeks after.
Return to office work in 1 week. Swelling resolves gradually over 3–6 months.
$3,000–$10,000 depending on areas treated.
Questions to ask your doctor
- Am I an appropriate candidate at my current weight?
- Which technique (tumescent, laser, VASER) is right for me?
- Will I need skin tightening too?
Frequently asked
Removed fat cells don't return, but weight gain still enlarges remaining cells elsewhere.
Typically up to 5 liters in a single outpatient procedure; more requires higher-acuity settings.
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