Body Contouring
Body contouring encompasses a group of surgical approaches to improve soft tissue contour of the abdomen, flanks, inner and outer thighs. Liposuction, or suction-assisted lipectomy, improves soft tissue contour through removal of fat using conventional suction, or with mechanical or ultrasonic assistance. Conventional, power-assisted, and ultrasonic methods use a modified “tumescent” or superwet technique, where large amounts of a very dilute local anesthetic solution are used to pretreat the fatty deposits prior to surgical removal.