If your looking for a Liposuction Chicago procedure, call Dr Bloch

Liposuction Chicago Surgeon – Dr. Steven Bloch

Liposuction is a cosmetic procedure that contours particular areas of the body by getting rid of excess fat which exercise and dieting have failed to remove. This technique can be used to reduce fat on areas like the thighs, hips, buttocks, face, abdomen, back, chin, neck and upper arms among other areas. Facilities that offer cosmetic procedures like Body by Bloch in Chicago run by Dr. Bloch and his team of qualified doctors will help you get rid of body fat to improve your shape and proportion. Your liposuction Chicago doctor can combine liposuction with other cosmetic procedures such as tummy tuck, facelift or breast reduction.

Your Liposuction Consultation

During your liposuction consultation be prepared to discuss:

• Your surgical goals


• Medical conditions, drug allergies, and medical treatments


• Current medications, vitamins, herbal supplements, alcohol, tobacco, and drug use


• Previous surgeries

Your liposuction surgeon will also:

• Evaluate your general health status and any pre-existing health conditions or risk factors


• Take photographs


• Discuss your liposuction options


• Recommend a course of treatment


• Discuss likely outcomes of liposuction and any risks or potential complications

Be sure to ask questions. To help, we have prepared a checklist of questions to ask your liposuction surgeon that you can take with you to your consultation.

It’s very important to understand all aspects of your liposuction procedure. It’s natural to feel some anxiety, whether it’s excitement for your anticipated new look or a bit of preoperative stress. Don’t be shy about discussing these feelings with your plastic surgeon.

Who Qualifies For Liposuction?

Dr. Bloch would consider you as a liposuction candidate if you are bothered by fat deposits on several parts of your body that doesn’t respond to diet or exercise. Other considerations that most liposuction Chicago doctors observe include:

• General body health free of life threatening diseases that can affect healing


• Non-smokers


• Adults with stable weight and whose ideal body weight does not exceed 30% and have good muscle tone, taut and elastic skin


• Individual with realistic goals for body contouring

Your plastic surgeon will advice you on other cosmetic procedures and treatments that will help you lose unwanted fat on your body if liposuction is not suitable for you.

How Is Liposuction Done?

Depending on the type of liposuction you are having, you may be able to have it done at a doctor’s office or surgery center and go home the same day.  If large amounts of fat will be removed, the procedure will be done in a hospital, and you may need to stay overnight.

Before the procedure starts, you will be given an anesthetic. Depending on how much fat is being removed and the type of liposuction being done, you may get local anesthesia or general anesthesia. With general anesthesia, you will be “asleep” during the procedure.

Once the anesthesia has taken effect, the surgeon will make small cuts, insert a suction device inside the cut, and remove excess fat using a suction pump or a large syringe. How long it takes depends on how much fat is being removed.

Liposuction Recovery

After a liposuction Chicago procedure, Dr. Bloch uses elastic bandages or a compression garment to cover the operated area. This avoids swelling by compressing the skin to the proportion of your new body contours. Sometimes drainage tubes are used under your skin to help drain unwanted fluid or blood which quickens swelling. You will be given oral medications and ointments to apply on the treated areas. Advice on caring for the drains and special concerns about the treated site is also given. Your liposuction Chicago doctor will recommend follow up visits. Remember to ask specific questions about the duration to wear the compression garment, when the stitches will be removed and when to resume exercise. Swelling may take several months to disappear before you achieve your ideal look, liposuction results are however affected by aging and changes in body weight.

If your looking for a Liposuction Chicago procedure, call Dr Bloch