Liposuction

Liposuction is a body contouring technique that can be performed in various areas such as under the chin, chest, abdomen and legs. It is a technique that is very useful for any area that patients may struggle with. The procedure can completely change how someone feels about what may have been a lifelong "trouble spot."

DR. JOSEPH FODERO: Liposuction is a body contouring technique that involves removing fat without making a significant skin incision, and can give dramatic contour with essentially no scars. Liposuction can really be performed anywhere on the body, and liposuction can be performed under your chin, it can be performed on your chest, it can be performed on your abdomen, it can be performed on your legs, so it is a technique that is useful in many areas. It’s really useful for any area where you have some excess fat that you would like removed. So if there’s an area of fat that’s refractory to diet and exercise, liposuction will remove it. So for a man or woman that’s struggled with that one area, if it’s a love handle or some excess fat on their stomach, in one setting it’s gone and it’s gone for good. Liposuction is a procedure that typically takes one to three hours to do, really depending on how much liposuction is performed. It’s routinely done on an outpatient basis, and the recovery is very quick. And most people undergoing moderate liposuction can be back to work in two or three days.