Liposuction has been safely performed for decades to help people get rid of stubborn and unwanted body fat. There are minimal risks with the procedure, and the fat is removed permanently, with the results being noticed nearly right after the surgery. During a surgical procedure under general anesthesia, your surgeon inserts a small cannula through […]
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Can I Get a Tummy Tuck Without Liposuction?
Especially around the midsection and abdomen, stubborn body fat can be challenging to eliminate and may keep you from achieving the shape and look you desire. Although a healthy diet and adequate exercise are necessary to reduce overall body fat, they alone do not always eliminate enough fat around the abdomen. If you are looking […]
Are Liposuction Results Permanent?
Even with a healthy diet and regular exercise, stubborn body fat and excess weight can feel nearly impossible. For many people, many non-invasive treatment options provide the successful boost needed to return to a healthy weight. Others, however, may require a more invasive procedure to achieve their weight and aesthetic goals. Proven safe over many […]
How Liposuction Can Help You With Weight Loss
Are you thinking of going for liposuction? Perhaps you’re curious to know how effective the liposuction procedure is and how long its results can last. Generally, liposuction (lipoplasty) or lipo is a cosmetic surgery done to suck fat from the body. The technique is usually performed on the abdomen, buttocks, thighs, chin, neck, calves, back, […]
How Liposuction Can Positively Change Your Life
More than 20 years after its initial use as a surgical way to remove body fat liposuction has become one of the most common cosmetic surgery procedures. Although whole-body liposuction is no longer approved, liposuction can remove a significant amount of fat from localized areas and help you reach the aesthetic goals you want. In […]
Does Liposuction Permanently Remove Fat?
More than 20 years after its initial use as a surgical way to remove body fat, liposuction has become one of the most common cosmetic surgery procedures. Although whole-body liposuction is no longer approved, liposuction can remove a significant amount of fat from localized areas and help you reach the aesthetic goals you want. In […]
Understanding the Different Types of Liposuction
Getting rid of stubborn body fat is never easy. While you might think of dieting and exercising, these strategies are not always effective. The body can resist natural fat loss strategies, and any attempts could lead to a lumpy, unbalanced appearance. This is where liposuction (lipo) comes in to help. There are varying types of […]
Liposuction Can Beat the Fat That Won’t Go Away
There are times when, no matter how much we diet and exercise, stubborn fat just won’t go away. Do not distress, liposuction offered by any one of the six skilled, board-certified UMass Memorial cosmetic surgeons can help. At UMass, we use the latest liposuction equipment – including laser and power-assisted – to remove unwanted fat […]
Liposuction and Your Unwanted Fat
You know you have them, we all do — unwanted pockets of fat that, no matter what you do, don’t respond to your efforts. They’re kind of like a two-year-old screaming and writhing about on the floor of the candy aisle at Shaw’s because he can’t have the giant Reese’s. You can do thousands of […]
Liposuction Recovery: When Can I Go To The Gym Again?
What a great question! Did you know that Liposuction (also referred to as Lipo) is not a procedure that is designed for weight loss? People commonly confuse Liposuction for a weight loss treatment, but the best candidates for this procedure are those who have stubborn pockets of fat that stick around no matter what, even […]