Liposuction in Houston, TX

Can I Combine Liposuction With Another Body Contouring Surgery?

Liposuction can be combined with almost any body contouring procedure to reduce and shape the desired treatment area. In addition to achieving more dynamic results, combining your liposuction with other aesthetic procedures can minimize the overall cost and recovery time, as you will undergo your surgeries and recover from them simultaneously.

While liposuction can remove excess fat, it cannot tighten or eliminate sagging skin. This is why liposuction is not always a viable alternative to body contouring procedures like tummy tuck surgery or a lower body lift. When you come in for your consultation with Dr. Kronowitz, he will advise you on the body contouring procedure that will offer optimal results.

Fat Transfer

One of the most beneficial procedures to combine with liposuction is fat transfer. Fat transfer is a multi-step process that moves fat from one area of the body to another. Since the first step in fat transfer is to remove donor fat with liposuction, fat transfer is a natural combination procedure. Dr. Kronowitz uses fat transfer in many of his cosmetic procedures, adding fat to the face, breasts, and buttocks to restore or create additional volume and fullness.

During the fat transfer procedure, Dr. Kronowitz removes excess fat from one area of your body and carefully injects it into areas of the face or body that need volume restoration or contouring. If you want to address asymmetry or volume loss in your face, facial fat transfer is an innovative technique that provides a minimally invasive, long-lasting alternative to traditional fillers. If you wish to sculpt and add volume to your breasts or buttocks, fat transfer is an excellent alternative to artificial implants.

Tummy Tuck

A tummy tuck is ideal for patients who have undergone major weight loss and have excess skin that needs to be removed. It is also an effective treatment for those who’ve experienced diastasis recti, a condition in which the abdominal muscles separate due to pregnancy. Tummy tucks address this issue through the placement of permanent sutures that shape and strengthen the midsection.

Lower Body Lift

A lower body lift is a procedure often performed to maximize body contouring after significant weight loss. The surgery may consist of one or more of the following: Brazilian Butt Lift (BBL), thigh lift, liposuction, and a tummy tuck. This approach to body contouring is more comprehensive, incorporating fat transfer and skin removal in many areas of your lower body for a more balanced and shapely silhouette.

What Can I Expect From My Liposuction Recovery?

Because liposuction is an outpatient procedure, you can return home shortly after your anesthesia wears off.

Immediately after your liposuction surgery, you can expect to experience soreness, bruising, and swelling. Your treatment areas may be wrapped with compression garments/dressings that will facilitate the healing process by reducing swelling and promoting circulation. You will have to wear your compression garment for a total of three to five weeks. You can further expedite your liposuction recovery by taking short, leisurely walks—you do not want to overexert your body too soon.

Most liposuction patients require at least one week off from work and their day-to-day activities, and four to six weeks of healing before being cleared to return to strenuous activity or exercise.

Is Liposuction Painful?

During the actual liposuction procedure, you will be under general anesthesia, which means that you will not feel any pain. After the procedure, you will likely feel some discomfort. Any pain you may feel can be alleviated by medication and will dissipate over time.

What Can I Expect From My Liposuction Results?

The results of your liposuction treatment will be noticeable immediately after your surgery and will gradually improve over the following weeks as bruising and swelling subsides. Be patient—your results will continue to refine as your body settles into its new contours.

Because the fat that is removed during liposuction is permanently eliminated from your body, your results will be long-lasting. However, it’s up to you to maintain your liposuction results with a healthy diet and exercise program. Any significant weight gain may alter the shape of your contours and negatively impact the quality of your results.

Many people ask if they can undergo liposuction surgery more than once in the same area. While this is possible, it is not something that is highly recommended. Multiple liposuction surgeries in the same location can lead to complications, including unsatisfactory scarring, contour irregularities, and infection. Additionally, a second liposuction procedure in the same spot will usually not offer the same results as the first. That is why it is so important to maintain a healthy lifestyle after your liposuction procedure.

However, if you have liposuction surgery and then subcutaneous fat returns in the same area, liposuction can be used again to remove those new fat deposits.