BURR VON MAUR, M.D., F.A.C.S, INC.

TEL: 949.364.9107

MISSION HOSPITAL REGIONAL
MEDICAL CENTER OF ORANGE COUNTY

27800 Medical Center Road, Suite #351
Mission Viejo, CA 92691

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Liposuction

Liposuction: The Answer to Persistent “Saddle Bags” and Tummy “Pooch”

Over the last twenty-five years, liposuction has been improved and is now one of the most popular Plastic Surgery procedures in the U.S., second only to Nose Reshaping. In 2001 over 275,000 men and women in the U.S. had this procedure. Liposuction can remove fat in areas where diet and exercise are ineffective such as the chine, neck, hips, thighs, stomach, buttocks, legs and arms. Even ankles can be made more slender.

Power-Assisted tumescent liposuction is a proven technique for sculpting and removing fat safely with minimal postoperative swelling and bruising. A narrow tube called a cannula is inserted through tiny incisions and the fat is contoured and removed. The advantages of external ultrasound combined with power assisted liposculpture are improved precision and accuracy, better silhouette and contour refinement, more rapid recovery with less bruising, swelling and inflammation.

The proper choice for anesthesia in power assisted liposculpture is based upon discussion between the surgeon and the patient. For larger areas, we prefer general anesthesia combined with local anesthesia. Some patients may be treated appropriately with sedation and local anesthesia. It is common for patients to remark afterwards how their dress and pant size have decreased.

Patients frequently ask about fat “coming back”. The results of liposuction are generally permanent and the fat cells that are removed are gone forever. However, recent research has shown the remaining fat cells can increase in size and actually multiply in number if caloric intake is excessive. Permanent results depend on you!

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