Liposculpture (body contouring)

Lipos­culp­tu­re is a refi­ne­ment of lipo­suc­tion in which fat is not sim­ply remo­ved but the body­’s con­tour is deli­bera­te­ly sculpt­ed. The focus is on shape rather than the amount of fat removed.

Appli­ca­ti­on

Using fine can­nu­las, fat is remo­ved pre­cis­e­ly and lay­er by lay­er, often under tume­s­cent local anaes­the­sia. Tran­si­ti­ons bet­ween are­as are smoot­hed careful­ly, for exam­p­le at the waist, hips, thighs, kne­es, chin or abdo­men. In some cases, the har­ve­s­ted fat is rein­jec­ted else­whe­re to fur­ther accen­tua­te con­tours. The pro­ce­du­re suits peo­p­le clo­se to a nor­mal weight with stub­born fat depo­sits that do not respond to diet.

Good to know

Lipos­culp­tu­re is not a weight-loss method and does not relia­bly tre­at cel­lu­li­te or loo­se skin. Good skin ela­s­ti­ci­ty is essen­ti­al so that the skin can adapt to the new shape. A com­pres­si­on gar­ment is worn for seve­ral weeks after­wards, and swel­ling subs­i­des over seve­ral weeks. The final result beco­mes visi­ble after around three to six months.

Matching tre­at­ment at Swiss Der­ma Cli­nic: Lipo­suc­tion