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Dr. Barry Eppley has helped many Indianapolis liposuction patients eliminate unwanted fat deposits in various parts of the body. He uses a variety of techniques, including LipoDissolve, to help his patients achieve rewarding results. To view some before and after pictures of his patients from Indiana and throughout the country, please visit Dr. Eppley's liposuction results page.

No single plastic surgery procedure in the past 20 years has captured the attention and imagination of the public more than that of liposuction. It has been claimed to result in miracle cures from the ravages of obesity to being performed in the morning and being back at work by the afternoon. Unfortunately, such perceptions and promotions have done much to mislead the public from an otherwise remarkable surgical technique.

While diet, exercise, and the judicious selection of clothing styles can do much to improve the appearance of one's body, many are faced with unsightly bulges that are resistent to removal by these conventional measures. In women, these areas are usually at the hips, buttocks, and thighs (a.k.a., saddlebags). In men, they occur higher at the waist and flanks (a.k.a., lovehandles).

In the early 1980s, the procedure of liposuction was introduced to deal with these unsightly fat bulges. This procedure can effectively and safely remove excess fat cells from the body and can be done alone or with a wide variety of other plastic surgical procedures. It should be recognized that this surgical technique is not a treatment for obesity but is intended for those patients with specific localized areas of fat that is resistent to exercise,dieting, and other methods of weight loss. Dufferent types of liposuction are available (traditional suction, ultrasonic-assisted, and laser-assisted) but whether any one of these liposuction techniques is hetter than the other is presently unknown.

Also, LipoDissolve therapy is now available as an alternative to liposuction surgery for select patients. LipoDissolve is an office-based procedure in which a series of injections are performed on the undesired fat area. Unlike surgery, LipoDissolve is a process that takes about 100 days in which to see the final result. For small areas of resistant fat, LipoDissolve can be an excellent treatment option that does not require surgery or a recovery period. It does require a series of three treatment sessions over four months to obtain the best result.

Dr. Eppley is a plastic surgeon in Indianapolis who is dedicated to helping his patients achieve their desired body contour. In addition to offering liposuction, he also assists Indianapolis tummy tuck patients with their aesthetic needs to help achieve a more attractive body shape.

 

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