Liposuction

One of the most exciting non-surgical treatments now available is CoolSculpting®. This innovative technology can reduce the size of fatty deposits on a wide range of body areas. If you’re close to reaching your goal weight but still have a few stubborn pounds remaining, you may wonder whether CoolSculpting® or liposuction is a better option for you. Dr. Jon Paul Trevisani, our board certified plastic surgeon, explains the benefits of each procedure to help you determine the best approach for your goals: CoolSculpting® can reduce fatty tissue in a targeted area by using cold energy, which is designed to break down fat cells. With this procedure patients can see as much as a 20 percent reduction in fat in the treated region. Furthermore, this approach... Continue Reading

For many patients, the lower abdomen often remains a major cosmetic concern in spite of a healthy diet and routine exercise. When you spend a significant amount of time and energy eating well and working out, frustration at stubborn pockets of fat or lingering excess skin can develop. Fortunately, our extensively trained plastic surgeon, Dr. Jon Paul Trevisani, offers two body contouring procedures that can effectively create the silhouette you have been working toward. If there is a layer of fat around your midsection that seems resistant to traditional methods of weight loss, liposuction may be the ideal procedure. Also used to slim areas of the body such as the arms, chin, flanks (hips), or knees, liposuction often can effectively remove unwanted fat for a... Continue Reading

The ideal candidate for liposuction are those people that have lost weight and they found that during that process there are certain areas that they cannot lose, and with liposuction can help minimize those excess bulges and make them more proportionate. It is not for massive weight loss. It is not for excess skin loss. It is for those people that have localized deposits that can be minimized and may better contoured with liposuction.