The removal of excess fat using only suction through a metal cannula. This technique can be traumatic with excess bruising and swelling, and incomplete, particularly when treating the thicker areas of the body, such as the back, abdomen and thighs as well as areas with looser skin.

There is a great deal of market hype and hyperbole when it comes to fat removal. But generally, the old adage is old for a reason: “If it sounds too good to be true, it probably is!” That goes for pretty well every technology out there that claims to burn, freeze, or otherwise zap fat away during your lunch hour. There is only one tried and true, many decades-proven strategy and that’s traditional liposuction. But ideally, it can be augmented with another powerful strategy, ultrasonic liposculpture. The energy delivered through the liposuction cannula not only more effectively melts the underlying fat – particularly in the most fibrous areas of the body (upper abdomen and back) – but also, by virtue of the heat generated, more deliberately shrinks the skin for an even better result. And yes, we perform the “360” liposuction – and have for decades before this marketing-friendly name was invented!