Dear Dr. Togba,
Q.  A friend recently had liposuction to reduce her saddlebags and she looks great! I would like to have liposuction on several areas of my body. Which body areas can be reduced?
A. Liposuction is popular because it’s the proven solution for removal of fat from nearly any body area. The basic "tumescent" procedure [...]

Dear Dr. Togba,
Q.  Does ultrasonic liposuction really "melt" fat? I know you can do liposuction on different areas, but can you do arms? What is the long term effect?
A. Ultrasonic liposuction doesn’t exactly melt fat; rather it liquefies fat before it is removed with suction. Electrical energy is translated into high-frequency sound, which is then [...]

Dear Dr. Togba,
Q.  I am a woman in my mid-40s who used to be very obese. I underwent a laparoscopic gastric bypass procedure one year ago and have lost over 100 pounds. My health is much improved, but nobody told me that I would have loose, hanging rolls of skin everywhere. When I’m unclothed looking [...]

Dear Dr. Togba,
Q.  Can hip rolls come back after liposuction surgery?
A. Because liposuction removes fat cells from the body, the results will be permanent if you maintain a healthy and relatively active lifestyle. However, if you gain weight after liposuction, fat cells will expand elsewhere in he body where they were not removed by [...]