From removing love handles to stomach liposuction, people have plenty of unwanted fat they’re looking to ditch. Liposuction is a fast and easy way to achieve this goal, and today it had become more affordable than ever. Still, jumping into something without knowing much about it is never a good idea so here’s a short list of important facts anyone who is considering liposuction would be interested in.

Many people do not realize that liposuction does not require an overnight stay or even travel to a hospital. Liposuction these days is done as an outpatient procedure right from the plastic surgeon’s office. A standard procedure often takes less than three hours and afterward you can go straight home to rest and recover from the surgery. This is an enormous leap from just a few decades ago.

During the procedure itself there is very little, if any pain. Most people report only a feeling of their skin being pulled or tugged at, and sometimes a slight stinging sensation as well but very minimal. Afterward there is really no significant discomfort generally reported. Often it is possible for patients to return to work after just a single day to fully recover. While some people do return in the future for “touch up” treatment, most patients only need to go one time to treat a particular portion of the body.

Results from liposuction procedures are usually able to be seen right away as soon as the procedure has been completed. Still, the body does need time to heal and adapt to its new shape, especially for procedures where more fat was removed. Final results may not be apparent for up to a year in some cases. Skin can also be loose following a procedure, but will typically tighten up within three months.

With quick procedures, lower costs, minimal time taken out of your busy schedule, and body sculpting quality results never before possible, modern liposuction procedures are an excellent option for removing far from places where it just seems to stubbornly remain. That double chin can go. Love handles can be no more. With pinpoint accuracy today’s plastic surgeons can remove fat from just about anywhere. Sometimes no matter how much you work out, you just can’t seem to get that fat from a certain area to go away. Whether you have your ankles reduced, stomach liposuction or any other part of your body, modern medicine has made it possible to achieve your dream shape.

It’s true that stomach liposuction is one of the most popular plastic surgery procedures, but modern liposuction has advanced significantly in the last two decades and now unwanted fat deposits can be removed from nearly any area of the body. Even from behind your knees! Most of today’s procedures use tiny cannula tubes to suction fat. These give the plastic surgeon very precise control and allows work to be done in very small parts of the body.

There are few people who don’t have a little belly fat they wouldn’t mind getting rid of. That is why stomach liposuction remains the most popular location for the procedure. This is a popular place for men as well, and the surrounding area (waist, flanks) is nearly as popular with both genders. The next most common procedures bring out some differences in the sexes though. Many women have a reduction in breast size performed by liposuction. You might be surprised to learn that some men do too (to eliminate “man boobs”). Hips and thighs are also very popular procedures for women. Men, on the other hand, very commonly have liposuction procedures on their face, chin and neck (although women can have this done as well, and sometimes do).

Less common but still fairly popular are liposuction procedures on the arms, back, and of course the buttocks. Fat removal on the buttocks in particular is usually done very carefully in order to maintain a pleasing shape. Even more uncommon, but still not that unusual are procedures on the legs, ankles, even the knees and pubic region. We don’t get to tell our bodies where to store fat, and some bodies choose to store it in very inconvenient places. Nowadays though, we have the technology to reshape our bodies closer to how we would like them to look.

Liposuction is not without risk, but the modern procedures have made incredible advances over the procedures available just a decade ago. Still, anyone considering having some done should discuss the matter with their doctor. It is a big decision, and even though looking our best is important you should always educate yourself first. If your doctor determine you are a good candidate for liposuction then you should be very excited because today you have more choices than ever before. Whether you want to get rid of that double chin, eliminate those love handles or get rid of your spare tire with stomach liposuction, the possibilities are open for you.