Liposuction For Men

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Liposuction for Men: Popular Male Liposuction Procedures

While women tend to carry excess fat in their buttocks, stomach, hips, inner and outer thighs, men tend to carry excess fat in different areas of the body. For men, stubborn fat problem areas include chest, waistline, stomach, face or chin.

Man Boobs/Gynaecomastia

‘Man boobs’, also known as gynaecomastia or male breast enlargement, are one of the most common complaints men approach us about. Gynaecomastia surgery is a form of male breast reduction, reducing breast size in men, flattening and enhancing the chest contours.

Usually caused by an excess of glandular tissue and excess fat in the chest area, man boobs can be extremely difficult to treat through a healthy diet and exercise alone. Treating gynaecomastia using liposuction is a surgical procedure that involves certain steps and potential risks. By making a very small incision below the nipple, the problematic fatty tissue can be delicately extracted to produce a firmer, more sculpted chest. Lipo is an effective breast reduction procedure for men which removes excess fat and glandular tissue to restore a more natural shape to the chest.

Beer Belly/Abdomen

The abdominal region is one of the most common areas of the body where men gain weight with many men suffering from the dreaded ‘beer belly’ or ‘pot belly’ at some point in their life. While not necessarily caused by consuming too much beer, a protruding beer belly can make you feel unattractive and undermine confidence.

As a far less invasive procedure than a tummy tuck, liposuction can be used to reduce fat in the abdominal area, but the results can vary depending on individual circumstances. When combined with liposculpture or Vaser high definition liposuction, you can create an even more toned or sculpted abdominal region. By strategically targeting fat located around the abdominal muscles, we can make the underlying muscles more visible to produce a well-defined four or six-pack.

Love Handles/Waistline/Flanks

Whether caused by genetics, age, hormonal changes or a combination of factors, it’s common for men to gain weight around their waistline with undesirable ‘love handles‘ becoming more prominent. Not typically as appealing as the name suggests, love handles can be a major source of embarrassment for men.

Liposuction can be highly effective at slimming the waistline and eliminating love handles to achieve a more pleasing and proportionate body shape.

Buttocks

Liposuction can be used to alter the size and shape of the buttocks, but the results can vary depending on individual circumstances. The strategic removal of fat in the area can be used to reduce the overall size of your buttocks, while also creating a more lifted, rounded or perky posterior.

Upper Arms

Excess fat around the upper arms is another common concern for a large number of men. The upper arms are often one of the last regions of the body to shed excess fat after a period of weight loss, making your arms appear out of proportion to the rest of your body.

Liposuction can be used to reduce fat in the upper arms, but the results can vary depending on individual circumstances.

Double Chin, Neck and Face

Besides body contouring for varied body shapes, liposuction can also be an effective way to treat a sagging or drooping neck, double chin or triple chin (also known as submental fat). Lipo is effective in reshaping your facial profile by removing small fat deposits or addressing a receding chin.

Facial liposuction on areas such as the cheeks can also be a suitable sculpting treatment option for men who want to achieve a slimmer or more youthful facial profile. Some men also choose to combine facial liposuction with other anti-ageing rejuvenation treatments such as a facelift to reduce wrinkles, sagging or excess skin.

Tumescent liposuction technique, liposculpture, laser lipolysis and other liposuction procedures

Liposuction is a cosmetic procedure that removes fat from certain areas of the body. Like all surgeries, it carries potential risks and requires a recovery period. To be a good candidate for liposuction surgery, you should be in good health and without any underlying health issues that could complicate surgery. Lipo is ideal for candidates who follow a healthy diet for weight loss, looking to remove stubborn fat that just won’t go away. Lipo is not a quick way to lose weight from weight gain.

For removal of fat, our surgeons most commonly use the tumescent liposuction technique, which is a liposuction technique performed in a short period of time that offers a speedy recovery with minimal discomfort and bruising.

During treatment, diluted local anaesthetic and adrenaline are infused into the problem area to minimise discomfort. A small incision is made in the treatment area and the unwanted fat cells are extracted under vacuum using a small suction tube (cannula) while also working to sculpt and shape the problem area. An example of this type of lipo is rejuvenation of the neck.

Depending on your individual treatment requirements, your surgeon may recommend the use of another liposuction technique such as:

• Ultrasound Liposuction/Advanced Vaser Hi Definition Liposculpture which allows a more precise extraction of fat cells by using an ultrasound device that melts the fat without affecting vital tissues. Vaser liposuction results in less discomfort and a quicker recovery time.
• Laser Lipolysis which utilises laser light to heat and melt fat and contract collagen fibres to produce tighter skin and a smoother result.
• Power-Assisted Liposuction which adopts a similar technique to tumescent liposuction, using a small power cannula to very delicately move through fat in the treatment area.
• Mega Liposuction which involves the withdrawal of large volumes of fat in a single procedure.

How Liposuction for Men Works: Results and Effectiveness

Liposuction can result in changes to the body’s shape, but individual results can vary. While liposuction can reduce the number of fat cells in a specific area, maintaining a healthy lifestyle is important to prevent weight gain in other areas of the body which are unlikely to balloon out of proportion to the surrounding areas if you do gain weight in the future.

To give an indication of the type of results you can achieve with liposuction, here are some examples of what we’ve been able to achieve for other men we’ve treated who were suffering from issues including man boobs, love handles, a beer belly or double chin.

Case example – Man Boobs/Gynecomastia

We were able to achieve a more masculine and sculpted chest for this patient who disliked the excess fat that had accumulated to create the look of ‘man boobs’.

Case example – Beer Belly/Abdomen

We produced a slimmer and flatter abdominal profile with lipo by removing just over 1 litre of fat for this 36-year-old patient who was unhappy with his protruding pot belly.

Case example – Beer Belly/Abdomen, Love Handles and Chest

This 46 year old man had a pronounced waist (love handles) and chest as well as protruding beer belly. By removing 4 litres of fat from his waist, abdomen and chest, we were able to create a more defined and pleasing body shape, whereby liposuction had a sculpting effect.

Case example – Face

This young man wanted to eliminate his double chin. By performing lipo we were able to achieve a more defined chin and neckline.

Liposuction at Me Clinic Melbourne

At Me Clinic, we understand why men consider liposuction and the results they want to achieve. We provide a discreet and understanding environment where you can find out more about liposuction surgery for men and the various treatment options available to you.

Our clinic has many years of experience in performing liposuction procedures. A local anaesthetic or general anaesthetic is used in a lipo procedure, where our specialised cosmetic practitioners remove excess fat through a small, hollow tube called a cannula. The type of anaesthesia depends on the treatment and each patient’s unique needs. Our expert team considers all this to determine the liposuction treatment and sedation to be used for any cosmetic procedure.

Find out more about Melbourne liposuction at Me Clinic or contact us to arrange a personal consultation.

Surgical Warning: Any surgical or invasive procedure carries risks. To be a good candidate for liposuction, you should be in good health and without conditions that could complicate surgery. Before proceeding you should seek a second opinion from an appropriately qualified health practitioner.