Liposuction at Tees Valley Hospital in Middlesbrough

Liposuction is typically carried out as a day case procedure under local or general anaesthetic and takes between one and two hours depending on the amount of fat you are having removed and the area being treated.

Your surgeon will make a small incision in the area being treated and insert a thin plastic tube called a cannula. The cannula is used to loosen the fat. The other end of this cannula is attached to a powerful high-pressure vacuum and fat deposits are removed quickly and efficiently from beneath your skin.

Some surgeons inject solutions into the area being treated, known as a wet technique. Others use dry liposuction.

You may have multiple areas treated at the same time.

Your incision will finally be stitched using dissolvable sutures and bandaged.

There are a number of benefits of liposuction including:

• Instant results.
• A firmer, more contoured and proportional body shape.
• Improved health due to fat loss.
• Often an improved sense of wellbeing.
• Permanent body fat loss so even if you increase your body fat then it will not return to the treated areas.
• Helping weight loss patients lose the last remaining pockets of fat.
• Removing a certain type of benign fatty tumour known as lipomas.
• Treating gynecomastia, an embarrassing condition in which men develop fatty breast tissue.
• Reducing excessive sweating and chafing by targeting sweat glands, and reducing the body’s ability to produce sweat in these areas.
• Treating Lipodystrophy syndrome, where fat accumulates in one part of your body, to create a more natural looking body fat distribution.

The cost of your liposuction will depend on the amount of fat being removed and the treatment area. Following your consultation you will be advised of the guide package price which includes any outpatient care for 60 days post discharge plus one follow up consultation.

We offer a number of finance options to pay for your surgery, including: All-inclusive Total Care where a single one-off payment at a pre-agreed price delivers direct access to all the treatment you need for complete reassurance, pay as you go and, medical finance loans.