Liposuction

Liposuction And Weight Loss

Toronto Liposuction Surgeon Dr. Robert Backstein believes that all patients need to understand that liposuction is not a weight loss procedure but is instead a body contouring procedure. In other words, liposuction should never be used as a means to reduce one?s overall weight, although patients will notice some loss of weight on the scale after a liposuction surgery. Surgeries designed for weight loss include gastric bypass surgery or gastric bands, surgeries not done by plastic surgeons but by abdominal/general surgeons. Liposuction is intended to address very specific ?problem? areas or zones that are aesthetically out of proportion with the rest of a patient?s body. Dr. Backstein will literally draw marks around these areas prior to beginning liposuction surgery and then use the liposuction cannula the way a sculptor might use a chisel to carefully reduce these marked areas and bring them into better proportion with the rest of your body.