There are those times when a liposuction procedure returns irregularities or an undesirable outcome, requiring a correction. In the vast majority of instances, liposuction revision surgery must wait for at least six months. Additionally, these corrective surgeries tend to be a bit more challenging that the typical liposuction because of the additional skill required to perfect the contouring. Regardless, the most common reasons for seeking a liposuction revision is because the original surgery either removed too much or too little fat. As with all other forms of cosmetic surgery, liposuction depends greatly on the skill and experience of the surgeon.
Nevertheless, the actual revision surgery will depend on whether or not the correction needed is superficial or deep. Many times, if the deformity is from a deeper fatty layer, the correction is fixable with just liposuction or fat grafting, depending on the particular circumstances. But, with superficial damage, a skin tightening procedure must sometimes be part of the corrective plan.
All that said, the actual cause of the post-operative contour problem must be identified before any action can be taken. Liposuction is not a cure-all for weight gain. So, people can become overweight after the procedure. A surgeon must identify whether the issue is a true incomplete liposuction or if the cause is post-operative weight gain. While liposuction will decrease the concentration of fat cells in a specific area, making it more difficult to gain in those locations, the remaining cells can grow and become a problem again.
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