Liposuction 'proven results'

28/12/2007

Liposuction is one of the most popular cosmetic surgery procedures as it has proven results with minimal recovery time, according to one surgeon.

Dr Vasdev Rai, a board certified plastic surgeon of Dallas, Texas, recommends liposuction for individuals who have excess fat which they are unable to remove through diet and exercise.

He says optimum patients for the procedure are people who are slightly over-weight with firm, elastic skin containing excess pockets of fat.

According to Dr Rai, the aim of liposuction is to "create a smooth, even, proportionate distribution of the fat that is left behind, so that treated areas are in balance with adjacent untreated areas".

He advises that patients need to have realistic expectations of what they can achieve through the surgery and warns that liposuction can change the shape and contours of the figure but is not a form of weight loss.

A recent survey by Mintel valued the UK cosmetic surgery market at over £900 million.

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