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Liposuction

General Information about Liposuction

Absolute Contraindications:

• Active, unstable, or untreated psychiatric diseases, problems, or syndromes
• "Morbid Obesity"
• Unwillingness to undergo blood testing, photography, and/or sign consents
• Unrealistic expectations for liposuction surgery
• Unwillingness and/or inability to follow surgeon's recommendations or instructions
• Desire to use liposuction as weight loss technique, or for "cellulite" removal
• Untreated drug or alcohol addiction
• Loss of more than 75 pounds during last 12 months
• Complete unwillingness and/or inability to maintain activity or dietary regimens
• Major life stress within last 6 months (i.e. loss of spouse or child, divorce)
• Use of some specific medications, which cannot be stopped
• Eating disorders, anorexia, bulimia, or "body image" disorder
• Some "gender reassignment patients," depending upon "stage" of reassignment
• Active and/or incompletely treated major cancer (current chemotherapy)
• Active and/or untreated skin and/or systemic diseases or infections
• Active and/or untreated heart or kidney disease (renal dialysis)
• Active and/or untreated thyroid disease
• Pregnancy or less than 6 months post-partum
• Major immunosuppressive therapy (high dose steroids)
• Anticoagulant therapy (Coumadin or heparin)
• Uncontrolled or "difficult to control" diabetes
• Major surgery and/or general anesthesia within in last 6 months
• Stroke or heart attack within last 6 months
• Significantly less than "ideal body weight"
• History or positive blood test for hepatitis A, B, C or HIV
• Most genetic "bleeding disorders"
• American Society of Anesthesiology (ASA) classification of III or higher
• Desire to have more than 4% of body weight in fat removed during single surgery
• Insistence that multiple surgeries be performed during single treatment
• Insufficient understanding of liposuction goals
• True allergy to lidocaine or "one of its relatives."

Relative Contraindications:

• Keloid formation
• More than 50 pounds weight loss during last year
• Some medications which cannot or will not be stopped, including OTC and herbals
• Previous incision surgeries to areas "of interest" to patient
• Some mental or physical disabilities
• Excessive smoking or alcohol use
• Lifestyles which cannot or will not be changed
• Some pigmentation abnormalities
• Use of liposuction as "substitute" for diet and/or exercise
• Presumed allergy to lidocaine or its relatives (allergy testing required)
• Some psychiatric and/or social problems
• Anxiety disorders or phobias
• Previous liposuction in areas "of interest"
• Previous liposuction complications

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Learn More About Liposuction:

• General Information about Liposuction
• Liposuction Surgery & Recovery
• Frequently Asked Questions about Liposuction
• Things to Consider Before Cosmetic Surgery