Liposuction | Herte Center for Cosmetic Surgery

Ozempic^®, GLP-1 Medications, and Body Sculpting

Your weight loss with GLP-1 medications like Ozempic^® (*see below for a list of some similar drugs) can be very successful in achieving your goal weight but leave you with major facial and body changes that you may not be happy with. We find that patients in the process of weight loss who are feeling unhappy with resistant fatty bulges […]

What Are the Risks of a Brazilian Butt Lift?

The Brazilian butt lift, or BBL, is a procedure that has gained popularity over the years due to patients wanting fuller, more shapely buttocks. This technique involves harvesting fat from one area of the body, such as the abdomen or flanks, via liposuction and transferring it into the buttocks. Although this procedure is offered by many plastic surgeons, Dr. Mary […]

Get Your Squeeze On with Compression Garments After Lipo

Our patients often wonder why they have to traipse around feeling like they’re wearing Spanx for weeks after they have liposuction. Isn’t the fat gone? So, what’s with the squeezing everything in? Dr. Herte recommends her patients wear compression garments for around six weeks following most liposuction procedures. There are three really good reasons why. Minimize the swelling, bruising, and […]

Some Liposuction Questions

Liposuction has become the second most popular cosmetic surgery in the United States for the simple reason that everyone, no matter how much they exercise or watch their diet, has pockets of fat that are stubborn and will not go away. Liposuction is the procedure that can make those pockets go away. Since Dr. Herte performs many liposuction procedures, we thought […]

Soundwaves + Liposuction = Superior Results

Everyone has heard of liposuction. The procedure, first introduced in France in the 70s, came to the U.S. in the 80s. Liposuction was developed because everyone, no matter what kind of shape they are in, has stubborn pockets of fat that don’t respond to changes in diet or exercise. Liposuction is a method of removing those pockets. Problem was, the […]

A No-Nonsense Guide to Maintaining Liposuction Outcomes

As the most frequently performed cosmetic surgical procedure in the country, liposuction techniques and technology are continuously developed and introduced. While technologies behind liposuction vary, the underlying principle of the procedure remains the same — eliminate unwanted pockets of fat. Liposuction or any body contouring procedure is no guarantee against future weight gain. In other words, anyone considering liposuction should […]

Three Cosmetic Solutions to Consider If You Feel Bad About Your Neck

In 2006, American journalist and bestselling author Nora Ephron talked about her (and the majority of American women’s) neck aging woes in her book I Feel Bad About My Neck. Ephron lamented the lack of treatments or surgery that really work in reducing the appearance of neck aging issues such as skin laxity, excess fat, and the appearance of unsightly […]

How to Obtain the Best Possible Results from Liposuction

Liposuction has certainly come a long way since it was first seriously studied as a body contouring procedure in the late 1960s. Various techniques have been introduced for the past four decades resulting to continuous advancements and variations of the procedure — from use of local anesthesia to shorter recovery periods. In addition, it is now possible to use fat […]

Torn Between Liposuction and Tummy Tuck: Which is Best For You?

A flat, firm, and well-toned midsection is one of the most common cosmetic goals of men and women who come in for an initial consultation here at our Las Vegas body contouring surgery practice. Every so often, these patients will ask which between a tummy tuck or liposuction is ideal for their abdominal contouring needs. If you currently find yourself […]