Table 1.

Characteristic of selected liposuction methods

Technique	Characteristic
Standard and suction assisted liposuction	Aspirating the tissue at high pressure with a large diameter cannula without prior infiltration (dry technique, now rarely used)
Tumescent techniques
Ultrasound-assisted liposuction	Emulsifying the fat tissue with a vibrating at high ultrasound probe, emulsion removal by the small diameter cannula
Power-assisted liposuction	The separation of adipose tissue by the set forward and backward motion cannula, divided fat tissue is sucked into the cannula, considered as the safest and most effective method
Laser-assisted liposuction	Adipocytes separation and liquidation of tissue via a cannula emitting the laser ray, gentle aspiration of the liquid fat tissue through the cannula

Modified according to Heymans et al. (2006)

There are several liposuction techniques currently available to remove fatty tissue from different sites on the human body. In the tumescent techniques, that reduce post operative bruising, swelling and pain in comparison to older more traditional methods, subcutaneous fat is injected with a large volume of diluted anesthetic and capillary constrictor before liposuction is performed