Oklahoma city plastic surgery

Liposuction Gone Bad
A Warning to Liposuction Patients and How to Correct Bad Liposuction

 

Liposuction receives so much attention from the public and media and it is no surprise that it is the most often performed plastic surgery procedure.

With the advent of new technology, liposuction in OKC has expanded beyond the realm of just plastic surgery and into other specialty medical fields. In some instances, general practitioners with no surgical training are now performing liposuction in their offices under local anesthesia and promoting it as “safe,” “non-invasive” liposuction or even “non-surgical” liposuction and some understate the recovery time ( and even call it lunch time liposuction) necessary to obtain a good result.

It is essential for prospective patients to always remember that liposuction is surgery and it is invasive particularly when some form of additional energy is introduced as with laser liposuction (Smart lipo, Slim lipo) and ultrasonic liposuction (Vaser, Lysonics).

Laser or Ultrasonic Liposuction Marketing & Concerns

In order to more efficiently extract fat, energy is added to disrupt the fatty tissue. However, the potential problem is that it can also cause too much disruption which can lead to deformity, especially when done by an untrained or unqualified practitioner.

liposuction in oklahoma cityPerhaps as the result of clever marketing, these highly promoted forms of liposuction have grown in popularity, but the number of reports of unfavorable results have also grown.  These results are difficult and sometimes impossible to correct.

Compounding the problem, patients who have experienced unfavorable results are often too embarrassed to openly talk about their problems, which could help warn others in hopes of preventing similar negative outcomes.

The fact is, while many might assume that liposuction is a relatively simple procedure, liposuction done well is not.  It requires meticulous study, training and experience on the part of the medical professional.

Liposuction Done Well

Liposuction done well requires

  • knowledge to determine what constitutes an attractive human contour;
  • the ability and knowledge to decide when someone is a good candidate or not;
  • be able to evaluate whether a patient’s skin will allow for a good outcome; and
  • a sense of what is too much energy, too much suction and too much compression during recovery to prevent permanent damage.

The best results are usually obtained during the first surgery and not when trying to correct damage.

Correcting Liposuction Gone Bad

These highly promoted forms of liposuction have grown in popularity, but so have the number of reports of unfavorable results that are difficult and sometimes impossible to correct.

Last year at the meeting for the ASAPS (American Society for Aesthetic Plastic Surgery) in Las Vegas a heavy emphasis was placed on correcting deformities after liposuction. Talented plastic surgery professionals illustrated difficult cases that were corrected with fat grafting, a type of correction that becomes even more challenging if all or most of the patient’s fat stores have already been removed in a defective procedure.

Getting Good Liposuction Results

To help protect against getting poor liposuction results, it is critical to do your homework. Here are a few tips:

  • Thoroughly research the competency of the practitioner before choosing him or her to handle your liposuction surgery.
  • Visit more than one expert.
  • Get references from friends and other people who have used the physician to find out if they are pleased with their results.
  • Request before and after liposuction photos to determine if they clearly show improvement.
  • Ask the physician if he or she knows how to correct bad liposuction results.

If you are a patient who has experienced a poor outcome of liposuction or a result that has left you less than satisfied, I invite you to visit me for a FREE evaluation of your plastic surgery need.

As an experienced, board certified plastic surgeon in Oklahoma City with extensive cosmetic surgery experience, including fat grafting for aesthetic enhancement of the face and body, I would welcome the opportunity to help address any issues resulting from improper or poorly executed liposuction procedures.

For more information on liposuction in Oklahoma City and liposuction used together with other procedures, such as tummy tucks, body lifts and facelifts, visit my website at www.plasticsurgeon-oklahoma.com

 

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