Liposuction reduces fat by physically removing fat cells from the body. During a procedure, your surgeon makes a small incision and uses a cannula (a long tube equipped with a gentle vacuum mechanism) to break up fat cells and suction them up and out of the body.

Discerning patients choose Dr. Mark X. Lowney as their preferred liposuction surgeon, for two main reasons: enhanced safety and optimized results. At Advanced Body Sculpting of New England, Dr. Mark X. Lowney utilizes a spectrum of advanced technologies and techniques to minimize the impact of the surgery on the body. This reduces the risk of liposuction side effects and decreases recovery time. Dr. Lowney’s advanced approach to liposuction includes the use of a power assisted microcannula, tumescent liposuction, as well as Celluderm® and SmartSound post-treatment lymphatic drainage and massage to obtain the most artistic and elegant sculpted areas of concern. These efforts make liposuction dramatically less invasive compared to more traditional methods and permit patients avoid general anesthesia. Patients of Dr. Lowney undergo their procedure under local anesthesia, in an office setting. Furthermore, by mastering the most advanced technologies and techniques in surgical body contouring, Dr. Lowney can deliver superior, naturally looking results.

The Tumescent technique

Tumescent liposuction is the gold standard in surgical fat reduction and is far safer and less invasive than traditional methods. With tumescent liposuction, the patient remains awake under local anesthesia, unlike conventional liposuction, which requires general anesthesia (being put to sleep.) With the tumescent technique, a solution comprised of lidocaine (a local anesthetic that numbs the treatment area) and epinephrine (which constricts capillaries to reduce bleeding and swells fat cells for easier removal) is injected into the tissue of the treatment area.

Power Assisted Microcannula

With traditional liposuction, the cannula is used to stab fat deposits to break up the fatty tissue so it can be removed from the body. In contrast, a power-assisted microcannula requires a smaller incision and uses a vibrating tip to assist the surgeon in breaking up the fatty tissue. This provides a gentler method for breaking up the fat and ultimately delivers superior results with less downtime.

Liposuction cost varies, depending on the unique parameters of your treatment plan, such as the number of areas being treated and if subsequent treatments are performed to compliment your liposuction procedure. During your consultation, liposuction cost will be discussed in detail. If surgical body contouring is right for you, we will help you customize a treatment plan that meets your needs and matches your budget.

Liposuction is not a weight loss treatment and Dr. Lowney wholeheartedly believes that diet and exercise should be attempted initially to obtain a healthy body habitus. However, Liposuction can debulk unwanted fat in order to jumpstart a new diet and exercise program. This method of fat reduction is ideal for healthy men and women who want to spot reduce a “trouble area” of diet and exercise resistant fat.

Liposuction can reduce fat from nearly anywhere on the body. Areas commonly treated with liposuction include:

• Upper and Lower Abdomen (belly fat)
• Flanks & Hip Rolls (love handles & muffin-tops)
• Armpit fat (bra-bulge)
• Inner and Outer Thighs
• Upper Arms
• Chin and Neck area
• Buttocks and Inner knee area
• Chest and Back area
• Mons pubis (pubic area)

Liposuction is a clinically proven method for permanent fat reduction.* when fat cells are removed from the body via liposuction techniques, those cells cannot return. This is because the amount of fat cells within your body is fixed once you reach adulthood. Existing fat cells may expand or decrease in proportion to your body weight, but your body does not create more fat cells if you gain weight, nor does it eliminate fat cells if you lose weight.

Your body will not reproduce the fat cells that were removed during your liposuction treatment. However, not all fat cells in the treated area are removed during liposuction. Dr. Lowney must preserve at least a small layer of fat to maintain a natural body contour. As long as you maintain your weight after liposuction, your results will be clearly visible for a very long time.

It is possible for the remaining fat cells in the body (both in and around the treated area) to enlarge with weight gain. Gaining a few pounds will not obscure your results, but the more weight gained, the less noticeable the liposuction results will be.