Dr. Aaron RollinsLiposuction, or what we now call liposculpture, really is an art. With liposculpture you are taking a body that has excess fat and trimming the fat in an artistic way to make the body more beautiful. In my opinion, it is one of the most artistic operations a doctor can perform. In fact, art is what motivated me to become a doctor in the first place. The idea that I could apply my artistic talent to change peoples’ bodies and lives had fascinated me since a young age.
With liposculpture, all you can do is take fat out. Like a fine artisan, carving a beautiful art piece out of one solid block of wood. He can only remove wood from the block and cannot put it back. The obvious difference is that the object we are dealing with (the human body) has far less room for error than a piece of wood. That is why the surgical training, years of schooling, and focus on body contouring are required at the very minimum for practicing this form of art.
Every single person’s body and fat type is different. Some have what we call soft foamy fat (fat that is buttery and comes out smoothly and easily); some have rubbery fat (tough clumpy fat that is very hard to remove); and some have fibrous fat (fat filled with fibers that is hard to take and requires specific techniques to ensure good results). As artists we are dealing with an ever changing canvas and set of materials to sculpt. That is part of the reason why liposuction experience is so important. The doctor who has done the most cases and dealt with all the different variability in body types, fat types and body areas will have the most potential to avoid disaster and produce the greatest possible results.
The goal of the liposuction doctor is to take the body and make it look as good as possible, but still look like the person you are treating. My goal is to make the surgery look natural. For instance, you don’t want to give someone who is morbidly obese a six pack. Artistically, you want to make the patient look like they never had lipo; like they never had the fat there to begin with. The less other people realize there was a surgery done, the better I have done. This is one measure of success for me.
The questions I would ask myself about the doctor who is planning to perform liposuction is: Does the doctor have a good eye and good hands? Are they artistically inclined? Do they have thousands of hours of experience with lipo? Is it their specialty? And are they physically strong? On top of requiring artistic talent, liposuction requires a doctor that has strength and stamina to perform the bulk fat removal process without losing focus or finesse. With liposuction we are not treating sick people. It is an elective procedure and pure cosmetic art!
Doctors that have an interest in art and sculpture will often times go into liposuction. I spend several hours per week studying sculptures and photos to continue broadening my understanding of what is beautiful and how to apply it to the dozens of cases I see every week. Performing liposculpture procedures is rewarding for me because it is so artistic. It is the most artistic type of cosmetic surgery that I’ve seen; more so than face lifts and breasts (breast implants are already carved for you). You’re not putting anything into the body; you’re only taking out of the body. That is what’s so exciting about liposuction: it really takes such artistic talent and it is really hard to do well.
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Dr. Aaron Rollins, MD
Sono Bello Physician
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