Most of our Phoenix-area patients describe liposuction as manageable in terms of pain. During the procedure, anesthesia ensures you are comfortable. Afterward, you may experience soreness, swelling, or mild bruising in the treated areas. This is usually well-controlled with prescribed pain medication and improves steadily over the first week.

In most cases, only one surgical session is needed after your consultation to achieve the desired results. However, we will schedule a few follow-up visits with you to monitor your healing and ensure that your results are progressing as expected.

You may experience swelling for four to six weeks after your procedure, but improvements in your body shape will be visible soon after.

Approximately three months after liposuction, the final results will be apparent, and the incisions will fade into subtle, thin scars. If You Gain Weight After Liposuction, it may come back to your treated areas. Every 7 to 8 years, your body regenerates fat cells. This means that if you do gain weight after liposuction, you may regain some of the weight in the areas that were originally treated when fat cells regenerate.

Yes, many men in the Phoenix area choose to pair their liposuction procedure with a tummy tuck for a tighter midsection, gynecomastia surgery for a flatter chest, or some of our skin tightening treatments to address laxity after fat removal, such as Renuvion.

Facial liposuction, such as under the chin, can also be performed alongside a facelift or neck lift for sharper definition.

Potential complications may include swelling, infection, fluid accumulation, numbness, or contour irregularities.

At CraftMD in Scottsdale, AZ, safety is always the top priority. Patients are carefully evaluated, and advanced techniques are used to minimize risk and maximize results.

Liposuction removes the excess fat from a treated area, but the skin may still look loose. Renuvion can tighten and firm skin after liposuction, providing patients with an overall more contoured result. Renuvion® tightens the skin using a combination of radiofrequency and plasma energy. This energy is generated by a thin wand inserted through a cannula beneath the skin. The helium plasma helps to cool the process to a more comfortable temperature.

Renuvion® sends pulses into the skin, causing immediate contraction of the skin from underneath. This causes the skin on the surface to appear visibly tighter. This energy also triggers the skin cells to produce collagen, which builds the network of dermal fibers that give the skin strength and firmness.

Liposuction in men typically focuses on different areas than in women, such as:

• Neck / beneath the chin
• Chest
• Abdomen
• Flanks or love handles

Additionally, men produce a different type of fat than women, encased in fibrous tissue that is considerably more difficult to remove. For men, power-assisted liposuction is commonly used to help dissolve the fat and make it easier to remove.

Men may face more significant challenges when trying to lose stubborn fat in the stomach and flank areas/“love handles,” than women. Some of the reasons for this include:

• Stress: Consistently elevated cortisol levels encourage fat storage, increase appetite, and cause sugar cravings.
• Genetics: You may be genetically prone to carrying extra weight in these areas, such as if your father held most of his weight around his belly. Men are also genetically more likely to have most of their fat cells located in the love handles.
• Age: Men typically gain weight until approximately age 55, after which they start to lose weight due to a gradual, age-related decrease in testosterone levels.