Liposuction Sydney & Canberra

Considering Liposuction? Talk to the team at Cosmos Clinic for a caring and understanding approach…

Traditional Liposuction, or lipoplasty (which translates as “suction-assisted fat removal” and “fat modeling”) is a cosmetic surgery procedure that removes excess fat from different areas on the body, including thighs, buttocks, abdomen, breasts, upper arms and parts of the face and neck. It sculpts the body, making its contours more aesthetically appealing and eliminating unsightly pockets of fat.

Liquid Liposuction takes the gold standard of traditional liposuction to the next level, allowing our Surgeons to combined highly accurate body contouring with speedy recovery periods and minimal bruising and swelling.

Ideal Candidates for Liposuction

Pockets of fat stored in certain parts of the body are very tenacious and hard to budge even with a healthy diet and regular exercise. Liposuction removes the fat stored between the skin and the muscle, not the intra-abdominal fat (the fat stored around the major organs in the abdominal cavity).

Fat removed by liposuction is gone permanently. Well performed liposuction can remove fat from critical areas of the body making it look as though a larger amount of fat has been removed. The treated areas will not regain fat in the treated areas as the fat cells are removed. However, if the person gains body weight after liposuction remaining fat cells will enlarge.

How Does Liposuction Work?

Liposuction involves several small incisions through which a thin metal tube is placed into the subcutaneous fat to remove it by suction (suction-assisted liposuction). This suction creates tunnels within the layer of fat which collapse reducing the subcutaneous deposits of fat.

With some liposuction techniques, the fat can be treated by ultrasound or cannula movement to make its removal easier. The safe maximum amount of fat that can be removed during a single operation will vary depending on the individual, the surgeon and the technique used, however a guide is approximately 3.5kg. See our Liquid Liposuction page for more in-depth information.

The Best Candidates For Liposuction

The best candidates are people with suborn areas of fat that do not respond to exercise. Good candidates for Liquid Liposuction must have realistic expectation with their results. Liposuction is not a substitute for diet and exercise and should not be considered a weight loss technique.

Liposuction is most effective in patients who are within a healthy weight range, have good quality skin and wish to sculpt/shape excess pockets of fat. Age is not a major issue however, some older patients may have issues with loose skin due to reduced levels of collagen and elastin.

Liposuction Costs & Prices

Liposuction costs and prices vary widely depending on your overall situation and expectations. Initial consultation is $120. As a guide, procedures start from as little as $2,500 including all theatre and anaesthetic costs.

Liposuction Locations

Your initial Liposuction procedures consultation can be undertaken at our Cosmetic Clinic in Double Bay, Sydney or our cosmetic clinic in Canberra.