Liposuction was started in France during the seventies. Since 1981, it is in practice in the United States and other parts of the world. Lipolysis or Liposuction is a procedure in which the Surgeon removes fat from an area by using long or short metal tubular instruments connected to a suction machine. The suction tube which is made of stainless steel has a blunt tip with a hole on the side. The suction machine used for this purpose creates very powerful negative pressures.
Lipectomy is an entirely different procedure where an incision is made and the fat excised.
Fat collection at the Hips, Thighs, Buttocks, Abdomen, Arms, Under the Chin, Upper Torso, etc can be reduced by this procedure. Normal healthy skin has the capacity to shrink even after some fat has been sucked out from under it. It is for this reason that younger patients are more satisfied after this procedure. After the age of 50, the capacity of the skin to shrink decreases and a portion of the skin may have to be excised to get a satisfactory contour. If there is a lot of loose skin say after a person has lost considerable weight or after a delivery or due to old age or some other reason, a portion of the skin may have to be excised after completing the liposuction.