Understanding Liposuction Problems by Dr. Amron

Liposuction surgery is the most common cosmetic surgical procedure in the United States. Unfortunately, it is also one of the most commonly redone procedures with studies showing revision rates as high as 1 in 4. While there are numerous reasons for a poor result they basically can be divided into 2 areas.

1. Improper Evaluation by the surgeon regarding who is truly a candidate for liposuction, where it should be targeted and the artistic eye of the surgeon having a vision for what he is trying to create. Ideally a perfectly balanced, proportionate body with a natural smooth appearance to the skin.
2. Poor Surgical Technique. Liposuction surgery is extremely “operator dependent.” This means a great result depends mostly on the skills, judgment, experience, eyes and hands of the particular surgeon. Well done liposuction is so much more than just sucking out fat. As this website will go into detail about, I believe not enough respect is given by the patient (and many times the surgeon) as to how difficult it can be to consistently obtain a perfect result.

Over the past several years there are also a number of very concerning trends taking place with regard to the marketing of cosmetic procedures, especially liposuction. Many machines or creative names are being aggressively marketed and hyped by the media as new advances in liposuction technique. The danger is that the patient many times looks for and puts their trust in the name or machine instead of where it really belongs, which is in the skills of the surgeon. Many of the worst problems I have seen in the revision work that I perform have come from these new machines. But the blame once again rests on the experience and skills of the surgeon (and to some extent the patient who trusted the name of the machine) rather than the machine itself.

Liposuction is a surgery that can achieve beautiful results and extremely happy patients when performed properly on the right candidate. It is an extremely technical and artistic procedure whose risks and difficulty in achieving a perfect result should never be minimized.

Approximately 50% of my practice involves what is called revision liposuction surgery. I utilize a number of techniques to improve a poor result, but it takes good judgment and experience to know and understand when to proceed with revision and when not to.

Revision liposuction surgery is almost always more difficult. It is harder to perfect a poor result than to have it done right the first time. Not every patient I evaluate for revision is a candidate, but in about 90% of cases, I can make a significant improvement and make the decision to proceed with revision surgery. With over 15 years of experience, I have never made a revision area worse. In the other 10% of cases, those who are not a candidate for revisional surgery, there exists other non-surgical options that in most cases can make improvements.

If you are searching to have results from a previous surgery corrected or improved upon you may have undoubtedly lost some faith and trust. It is important that you understand as much as possible and have sensitive, experienced guidance in order to proceed with revisional surgery. This site has been created primarily to educate you and help you with your choices so that you will ultimately become pleased with your final result. Please also refer to my other website,www.expertliposuction.com, which goes into further detail regarding my overall philosophy and approach to the fine art of well done liposuction.

It may be startling to find that approximately 50% of surgeries that I perform are in fact revision liposuction to improve on poor results. These numbers make it imperative that you do research on the procedure and the surgeon before even considering revision. Oftentimes, substandard results are attributed to poor evaluation of the patient, or poor technique. In most revision liposuction cases I see, I can make significant improvements to help patients achieve their desired results. If in the rare circumstance, I am unable to make the desired changes, I will convey that to the patient. I am very meticulous in my work and I take extreme caution to ensure each of my patients achieve an optimal end result.

Revision liposuction is a surgical procedure used to correct irregularities that persist following prior liposuction surgery. Typically, revision liposuction is performed a few months or more after the initial liposuction procedure, if the procedure leaves an asymmetrical or undesirable end result.