Liposuction

Quick meaning: Liposuction is a noun meaning (medicine) A cosmetic surgery procedure in which excess fat is removed from a specific area by suction.

Meaning

(medicine) A cosmetic surgery procedure in which excess fat is removed from a specific area by suction.

More Meanings

1. (medicine) To remove by liposuction.

Example Sentences

Wasn't my Mom a betty? She died when I was just a baby. A fluke accident during a routine liposuction. I don't remember her, but I like to pretend she still watches over me.

One of my patients, a beautiful 25-year-old woman, was left with shark bite-sized divots all over her thighs and stomach after undergoing laser liposuction by a family medicine doctor.

Dr. Peter Normann, the physician who performed liposuctions and other procedures, has been charged in Superior Court with two counts of second-degree murder and one count of manslaughter.

But a number of surgeons and clinics have reported an increased demand for surgery on those body parts most visible during video calls – neck liposuctions, lower facelifts and under-eye fillers.

Word Forms

• liposuctions
• liposuctioning
• liposuctioned

Synonyms for liposuction

Depending on context, synonyms include lipo, liposuck.

Related Words

Related dictionary entries include lipo, submental, tumescent, cannulae, liposurgery, lipectomy.

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