Liposuction/Liposelection

Serving New York City, Manhattan, Long Island, and surrounding areas

Dr. Gendler is a pioneer in liposuction surgery, having been one of the first group of plastic surgeons to study with Dr. Gerard Illouz in Paris in 1981, the founder of modern day liposuction surgery. He has lectured and written extensively throughout the world on his experiences.

Read our Frequently Asked Liposelection Questions

Dr. Gendler is one of the few plastic surgeons in the New York area to be trained and certified for the Vaser liposelection procedure.

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Liposuction/Liposelection

Women and men who are not overweight but have isolated areas of fat they cannot get rid of through diet and exercise are good candidates for liposuction. Localized fat is often an inherited trait and liposuction is usually the only way to eliminate them. Liposuction is not effective for cellulite.

You will realize good results from this procedure if your skin has the tone and elasticity necessary to achieve a smooth result following fat suctioning.

Dr. Gendler will assess the quality of your skin and may ask you how your areas of localized fat were affected by weight loss in the past.

Fat is removed by first inserting a small tube (a cannula) through tiny incisions close to the area to be suctioned. Incisions are very small - usually under a quarter inch.

There are 3 methods of liposuction: a "dry" technique, a "tumescent" technique that introduces large amounts of fluid and an ultrasonic technique. The latter two are used most frequently today.

Though infrequent, some complications include bleeding, infection and reaction to anesthesia. Skin numbness is to be expected and is usually only temporary. It is possible, however, for some numbness to persist or even be permanent. Occasionally, there is skin discoloration in the areas that have been treated. Irregularities of the skin surface, including depressions or wrinkling can happen.

You can return to work in just a few days, though you will still have some swelling and bruising; this subsides within about a week. It may take several weeks before skin sensation returns.

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560 Northern Blvd. Suite 109 Great Neck, NY 11021 516-581-4492