Liposuction in Beverly Hills

What Are the Benefits of Liposuction?

Liposuction offers several advantages over conventional dieting and exercise (though it is ideally combined with, not substituted for, these approaches). These include the following:

• Greatly enhanced precision
• Long-lasting results
• Enhanced fat reduction compared to standard methods
• Complementary to other aesthetic procedures
• Minimally invasive with a short recovery
• Conveniently address multiple sites with one procedure

Unlike diet and exercise, liposuction is a targeted body contouring treatment that allows you to carefully sculpt your silhouette, providing the precision you need for natural-looking, customizable results. This is especially helpful in the case of stubborn fat deposits that linger even after the surrounding areas have been toned with consistent diet and exercise.

Whether you’re targeting the abdomen, thighs, flanks, arms, or under the chin, liposuction can eliminate those stubborn spots for good.

Another key advantage of liposuction is that it can be performed on multiple areas of the body within the same session, delivering more comprehensive results while minimizing the need for multiple surgeries and recovery periods.

Especially when targeting multiple locations of the body, Dr. Vallecillos can enhance your overall body proportions by streamlining your silhouette in various places at the same time.

Though liposuction is not classified as a weight loss procedure, in some cases, removing visceral fat (abdominal fat that surrounds vital organs) has been correlated with improvements in various health markers.

Supporting this connection and maintaining your optimal body weight long after the procedure are both accomplished by incorporating liposuction alongside a healthy diet, exercise, and other wellness efforts.

How Is Liposuction Customized to Each Patient?

Customization is incredibly important with liposuction, as every treatment requires carefully adapting to the patient’s natural contours if a natural-looking result is to be achieved.

Dr. Vallecillos meticulously crafts and customizes each patient’s liposuction treatment plan by taking into account a number of key factors, including each patient’s unique anatomy, their treatment goals, lifestyle and health factors, use of complementary procedures, and more.

How Patient Anatomy Affects Liposuction Technique

It is not only the amount of fat and its location that affect Dr. Vallecillos’ approach to liposuction, but also the distribution and depth of that fat, the skin quality, and the muscle tone that require careful attention. For example, patients with less skin elasticity may benefit from a skin tightening treatment to prevent compromising the contour or the smoothness of the skin after liposuction.

Whether the targeted fatty tissue is sequestered to a smaller area or spread out over a more diffuse area will affect how Dr. Vallecillos maps the areas of concern when formulating his approach.

Catering Liposuction Treatment to Your Goals

A critical component of the initial consultation and evaluation process, getting to know each patient’s goals is key to providing the most desirable results.

Are you looking to target one area or multiple? Are you interested in subtle refinement or a more dramatic recontouring? The entire point of liposuction is to deliver a result that aligns with your goals and expectations, which is why Dr. Vallecillos incorporates every patient’s input into the center of every treatment plan.

What to Expect During Your Liposuction Consultation

Every patient’s liposuction journey begins with a comprehensive consultation. This is a vital step in ensuring safety and producing a successful outcome.

At the office of Dr. Glenn Vallecillos, we’ve designed the consultation process to capture your goals, establish your candidacy, and inform a result-driven plan that works for you.

Detailed Medical History Review

While liposuction is less invasive than many other body contouring (especially weight loss) surgeries, it is still a surgical procedure, and is not for everyone. Most patients in good overall health will qualify for liposuction. Dr.Vallecillos will discuss your eligibility with you as part of the medical history review process.

Factors that may negatively impact your eligibility for liposuction include, but are not limited to, the following:

• Some chronic conditions
• Prior surgeries
• Some medications
• Allergies or adverse reactions to anesthesia
• Frequent and significant weight fluctuations

These factors are not all guaranteed to disqualify you from receiving liposuction, but it’s essential to review them and any others pertinent to your eligibility with Dr. Vallecillos.

Physical Examination

This evaluation component involves physically assessing the area(s) of concern. Dr. Vallecillos will examine fat distribution, skin quality and elasticity, and muscular structure in and around the area to formulate the best treatment approach.

In addition to gauging exactly how much tissue to remove and where, a hands-on examination will also allow Dr. Vallecillos to predict your skin’s response to treatment accurately. This will help in the selection of potential adjunctive treatments, if any.

Education and Prep

Dr. Vallecillos will clearly break down your options and his intended treatment approach as it relates to your case, explaining how the procedure works, how he suggests moving forward, and what you can expect in terms of results.

This is an important opportunity for patients to voice any additional questions and to ensure that their goals are aligned with the treatment’s effects.

Liposuction Downtime and Aftercare: Everything You Need to Know

As surgical body contouring options go, liposuction carries one of the shortest recovery periods. Still, giving your body the time and care it needs to heal properly is just as essential as with any other surgical procedure.

Additionally, knowing what to expect at each stage of the post-treatment process will guide your self-care for a smoother overall experience. This includes being able to differentiate between red flags and normal post-operative effects.

Here’s a phase-by-phase breakdown of the liposuction recovery process, keeping in mind that this is a general blueprint. Dr. Vallecillos will tailor your aftercare instructions according to the treatment(s) approach used and other individualized details.

Week 1

Routine swelling, tenderness, bruising, and mild drainage are expected during the acute post-operative phase. You may also notice some numbness or slight skin hardening around the treatment area.

Patients are cautioned against participating in strenuous activity during this phase and are encouraged to rest. However, light walking is often recommended to promote circulation, which decreases the risk of developing blood clots.

Compression garments are typically worn throughout this initial healing period to reduce swelling and provide support for the treated tissues.

Weeks 2-4

In most cases, as patients round the second week, they are well enough to return to work, so long as the work is not physically demanding. Light physical activities may also be resumed around this time.

Bruising and swelling will likely still be visible from the beginning of the second week but should subside steadily through the first month.

The newly defined contours should begin to reveal themselves toward the end of the first month. Some swelling and temporary firmness may still be present, but this is a normal part of the recovery process. Compression garments may still be used during this second phase of recovery, but not as often.

Weeks 5 and Beyond

Most of the bruising and swelling should be resolved by this point, allowing the treated tissues to settle into their final position. Patients are generally able to return to heavier activities during this time, and results will continue to reveal themselves as you progress through the second month of recovery.

Final results are usually visible somewhere between the 3- and 6-month milestone.

Aftercare

Dr. Vallecillos will provide you with personalized aftercare instructions, which may include the following recommendations:

• Wear compression garments as directed
• Avoid smoking and alcohol
• Sleep positioning guidance (varies based on area treated)
• Avoid direct sun exposure on treated areas
• Exercise restrictions as directed

This is not an exhaustive list; your instructions may vary based on unique circumstances. If you have any questions related to your post-treatment recovery or care, contact us, and we will be happy to provide guidance.

Can Liposuction Be Combined With Other Procedures?

Yes, in many cases, liposuction can be combined with a variety of surgical and nonsurgical procedures to great effect. As mentioned, the procedures Dr. Vallecillos most commonly pairs with liposuction include fat transfer, FaceTite, and Bodytite.

Fat Transfer and Liposuction

Also known as fat grafting, fat transfer involves removing fat from one area of the body and injecting it into another. Liposuction can be seamlessly adapted into a fat transfer procedure for patients looking to aesthetically improve two areas of the body at once.

For example, the fat extracted from liposuction can then be used to restore lost volume or enhance the fullness of the cheeks, under-eye areas, breasts, or buttocks. In this combined approach, the fat extracted from the donor site is purified and then carefully injected into the treatment area.

FaceTite and Liposuction

FaceTite is a nonsurgical energy-based treatment that is used to tighten the skin and mitigate the appearance of smaller fatty deposits. This innovative treatment platform uses radiofrequency energy to stimulate collagen activity, which improves the skin’s texture, elasticity, and more.

Especially for patients with low skin elasticity, pairing FaceTite with liposuction is an excellent way to give both face and body an effortlessly natural-looking aesthetic boost.

BodyTite and Liposuction

Like FaceTite, BodyTite uses radiofrequency energy to selectively target and eliminate fat cells while promoting skin tightening through collagen stimulation.

Because BodyTite enhances the skin’s ability to retract, it makes for an excellent adjunct to liposuction when there are concerns that the skin will sag as the body accommodates the newly contoured treatment area. When properly implemented, BodyTite can prevent the need for skin excision or follow-up procedures.

Schedule Your Liposuction Consultation With Dr. Vallecillos

Whether this is your first cosmetic surgical procedure or not, Dr. Vallecillos is your trusted partner from the first point of contact to well after your liposuction treatment. Dr. Vallecillos treats every patient as a unique, holistic case. Along with the rest of our team, he will work to bring your vision to life while providing a comfortable, memorable experience.

Contact us for a liposuction consultation today and begin your journey towards renewed confidence.