What Is Liposuction?2026.04.09
— A Doctor Explains the Mechanism —
“What exactly does liposuction do?”
As a physician, I will explain clearly.
Liposuction is a procedure that reduces the number of fat cells themselves.
This is fundamentally different from dieting.
1. The key difference from dieting
With dieting:
- The size of fat cells decreases
With liposuction:
- The number of fat cells decreases
This means:
it is less prone to rebound.
2. How fat is removed
Liposuction involves:
- Small incisions (a few millimeters)
- Insertion of a thin cannula
- Suction of fat
The key point is:
targeting only the subcutaneous fat layer.
- Muscles and internal organs are not affected
- The surface is carefully smoothed
Safety and design are both essential.
3. Why targeted fat reduction is possible
Dieting cannot effectively reduce fat in specific areas like:
- Arms
- Thighs
- Abdomen
Liposuction works because:
it directly removes fat cells from those areas.
4. Not just removal, but design
Liposuction is not simply about removing fat.
What matters is:
- Where to remove
- Where to preserve
- How to connect contours
In other words:
it is a procedure to design body lines.
5. Postoperative changes (firmness phase)
After surgery, patients may experience:
- Hardness
- Tightness
This is a normal process:
inflammation → fibrosis → contraction
Which leads to:
- Skin tightening
- Sharper contours
Summary
Liposuction is:
- A reduction of fat cell numbers
- A method for targeted fat reduction
- Less prone to rebound
Most importantly:
the result depends on design.

AVAN TOKYO Liposuction
At AVAN TOKYO, we focus on:
- Upper body contour design
- “Lines, not points” philosophy
- Combining liposuction and breast augmentation for harmony
We provide not just fat removal, but:
a procedure to create a beautiful body.
We don’t just remove fat—
we design the body.

📍AVAN TOKYO GINZA LIPOSUCTION CLINIC
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