Liposuction is the use of suction cannulas through small incisions to directly evacuate fat from an area to achieve a better body contour. It was innovated in Europe during the 1970’s and brought to this country in the later portions of that decade.
Though liposuction is not a weight loss procedure, it is often helpful if you are near your ideal weight and are dealing with stubborn pockets of fat in specific areas. Our plastic surgeon, Dr. Hatef, works with patients interested in liposuction in Nashville to help them achieve their aesthetic and wellness goals.
Before establishing our Nashville practice, Dr. Hatef became aware of liposuction at a very young age, when he heard about it from a family friend, Bahman Teimourian, one of the first Americans to perform the operation. What was an unpredictable procedure at that time is now much more predictable and associated with minimal amounts of bleeding and a low complication profile.
If you are based in Nashville and looking into body contouring procedures, you may be bombarded with a multitude of marketing campaigns designed to make you think that the technology being used is what matters. Here’s the truth: whether or not the surgeon is using a laser, water, power, ultrasound, or any other of a myriad of fat separation devices, is not what is important. These devices make things easier, and have contributed to the advances in the outcomes of liposuction, but what is most important is choosing a plastic surgeon to perform your operation. Doctors from specialties where they do not get any training in liposuction are now attending weekend courses and trying to market themselves as cosmetic surgeons who specialize in liposuction. A weekend course doesn’t make up for years of training in this technique, familiarity with the relevant anatomy, and the time spent on development of that extra sense of where to evacuate tissue in the right volumes to create a certain contour.
Choosing liposuction is a highly personal decision, and you should make it for yourself. Dr. Hatef can guide you through the process as you determine if this procedure is a good fit for your needs. Typically, ideal candidates for body contouring are Nashville patients who:
Additionally, it is important to have a positive outlook and realistic, specific goals in mind for liposuction treatment. Dr. Hatef will discuss the results you will likely see after surgery so that you know what to expect.
Liposuction is a surgical procedure that contours specific parts of the body, including your:
Dr. Hatef will review your goals and help determine where liposuction might be most effective. He may also discuss whether combining it with additional procedures, such as a tummy tuck, arm lift, or thigh lift, could better achieve your results.
Recently, innovative surgeons in Louisiana, Miami, and Colombia have advanced liposuction even further. If you are a younger patient in Nashville with some elasticity in your tissues, body sculpting can achieve contours previously thought unattainable. For men, this means the elimination of chest wall fat and excellent contouring of the abdomen and flanks. For women, this means better sculpting of the lower back, hips, saddlebag areas, and thighs. If you have “cankles” or fat knees and you want these areas corrected, liposuction is an excellent way to improve their contour. Additionally, fat grafting to other areas can be a great way to augment relevant contours and bring out the most natural and youthful shape, especially in the buttocks.
If there are areas of your body that have not responded to your diet and exercise efforts, you still have options to achieve a contoured figure. Schedule a consultation at our clinic with Dr. Hatef today to learn more about liposuction in Nashville and discuss potential procedures.
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