One of the most confusing aspects of cosmetic surgery is terminology. Liposuction, Liposculpture, Mega liposuction, Laser liposuction, Vaser liposuction, lipolysis and such terms are often used and can hard to distinguish. The truth is that in many situations they mean the same thing. Liposuction is the removal of fat via a suction apparatus. The liposculpture is reshaping. A surgeon will always be sculpturing whilst he sucks and therefore liposculpture is really the same practically as liposuction. It just sound better! Dr Lanzer uses the word megaliposuction when he uses liposuction to assist in patients who are overweight. By removing many litres and changing the patients shape they stimulated to change their lifestyle also. With meg liposuction many litres of fat can be removed from many areas. Some patients who have mega liposuction  have had lap banding or other weight loss procedures.

Dr Lanzer published many years ago a study on safety of large volume liposuction.

Tags: Cosmetic Surgery, lipo, Liposculpture, Liposuction, Mega Liposuction, plastic surgery, terminology, weight loss

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