Battle Creek & Kalamazoo Liposuction
A fit, toned shape helps promote an energetic, attractive appearance and self-perceptions that promote a healthy lifestyle. Women and men from Grand Rapids, Battle Creek, and Kalamazoo choose liposuction to complement their healthy habits and restore a firmer, smoother appearance in problem areas of stubborn fat. Both Dr. Scott Holley and Dr. Raghu Elluru have been performing this procedure for years, and they spend considerable time following the latest research to make sure that their patients are receiving high-quality treatments that they can trust fully.
Learn more about liposuction when you request a consultation with them online or contact their dedicated, informed staff by phone at 269-329-2900 (Kalamazoo/Portage) or 269-979-0900 (Battle Creek).
Your Consultation
With each of their Battle Creek and Kalamazoo liposuction patients, Dr. Holley and Dr. Elluru pay careful attention to evaluate and understand goals and help their patients make wise, reasonable choices. When you meet with your surgeon, he will take the time to understand your motivations for body contouring and address any questions or concerns you may have in order to make sure from the beginning that your procedure plan offers the best fit for your objectives.
Liposuction Basics
| Technical Name: | Lipoplasty / Lipectomy |
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| Goals: | Create a smoother, more balanced body contour by gently removing patches of diet-resistant fat from areas such as the hips, neck, thighs, or lower abdomen. |
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| Recovery: | Liposuction can correct a number of different treatment areas, so healing will depend on your procedure choices. The typical patient is back to work within days, and is feeling fully recovered within a month. Complex procedures that include a tummy tuck or breast lift, or address a number of different areas, will require extra time to heal. |
Your Procedure
Each liposuction patient has different expectations for how their procedure will change their shape, and a good surgeon will not only tailor your procedure to your needs, but also help you shape accurate expectations about what your surgery will achieve. Dr. Elluru and Dr. Holley have years of experience helping meet the needs of patients with different backgrounds, health histories, and personal goals, and they will be able to explain clearly the medical and aesthetic basis for the approach they suggest for you.
The right technique for your procedure depends partly on your treatment area and tissue type, as well as any other procedures you plan to undergo at the same time. Great Lakes Plastic & Hand Surgery offers up-to-date options for liposuction including:
- Superwet Liposuction: This popular technique helps minimize surgical time while allowing for smoother, more accurate fat removal and preventing the bruising and discomfort associated with less current techniques. In this approach the surgeon injects a fluid solution into the treatment site so that fat cells can be loosened and removed quickly, with minimal disruption to the surrounding tissues.
- Power-Assisted Liposuction (PAL): The treatment of choice for larger or more concentrated deposits of fat, this approach uses a vibrating cannula (liposuction wand) to break up fat cells, eliminating the need for the surgeon to separate fat by force. This technique allows the surgeon to remove fat in greater amounts or from many different areas faster and more gently.
- Ultrasound-Assisted Liposuction (UAL): This approach uses ultrasonic waves to break down fat cells from the inside out, allowing the surgeon to remove fat accurately and effectively from areas like the inner thighs, where fat cells tend to be trapped within other tissues that make them more difficult to access without advanced approaches.
Great Lakes Plastic & Hand Surgery's liposuction facilities offer state-of-the-art equipment and fully trained staff to ensure a safe and effective procedure. Dr. Holley and Dr. Elluru are committed to helping you attain healthy, sensible goals. To learn more about whether liposuction is right for you, get in touch with our surgeons when you request a consultation online or contact their offices today at 269-329-2900 (Kalamazoo/Portage) or 269-979-0900 (Battle Creek).
