“Liposculpture is liposuction made into an art form by plastic surgeons.”
- Dr. Pratt
Seeing the results of your body contouring procedure can now be done during your consultation. Since The Refine Institute exclusively offers the Vectra 3-D Imaging System, patients can view the changes to their hips, thighs, tummy and buttocks, even before the procedure. Images are shown from multiple angles so you can see a more accurate result of what your body will look like.
Following liposuction, you will experience temporary swelling, numbness, possible bruising, and soreness and discomfort controllable by oral pain medication. In general, light activity is possible within a week and a full return to full activities occurs by 4-6 weeks. Seeing your final result can take months.
If you have stubborn areas of fat that resist diet and exercise, you are an ideal candidate for Liposculpture. By using fine cannulas, an essentially scarless procedure can recontour unsightly bulges and improve body shape and image.
The field of liposuction has undergone a progressive evolution towards more and more gentle fat busting technology, with laser-based liposuction (or Smartlipo) being the most recent advancement. This translates into shorter downtime and improved results due to the laser’s ability to shrink loose skin that traditional liposuction could not alter. At the Refine Institute, we use a combination of Tumescent anesthesia, power-assisted liposuction, and laser-assisted liposuction.
