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Director of Cosmetic Surgery, University of Illinois Chicago Department of Dermatology
Oakbrook Center Mall Oak Brook, Illinois (630) 928-0240 Jeffrey Melton, M.D., S.C.,
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How long it takes for your physicians to perform liposuction depends on many factors. The removal of fat by suction itself can take from as little as twenty minutes for a very small area (below the chin, for example), to two hours if larger or multiple areas are being done. Infrequently, it can take more than a couple of hours. In our office, the average suctioning time is about one to two hours. The infiltration of local anesthetic (tumescent) solution also takes time, approximately one-half as long as the liposuction itself. The amount of fat removed also affects the amount of time required to perform the liposuction procedure. |