This eliminates the need for blood transfusion. It also eliminates the risk and expense of general anesthetic and the expense of a hospital or outpatient surgical facility. Liposuction enables the physician to remove unwanted bulges created by excess localized fat deposits. Liposuction is not a substitute for weight loss and is not recommended for the very obese patient. Patients who are their normal body weight or slightly overweight are the best candidates for this procedure.
Weight loss is usually minimal after liposuction because fat weighs very little.
Liposuction is ideal for the patient who has isolated fatty bulges that they can't seem to lose by exercise or diet. Most of all, it is important that a patient have realistic expectations of what she or he can achieve. The patient should be in good health without any significant heart or lung problems. Many healthy patients in their 60's have undergone this procedure and obtained excellent results. There is a limit to how much fat can be safely removed in one session, therefore patients who are moderately obese, or who have many areas needing treatment, may require more than one procedure.