Liposuction is a rapidly evolving procedure in the field of cosmetic surgery with more variations being performed today than ever before.  The art of liposuction can be practiced using many different techniques, types of cannulas, and various machines including Vaser, SmartLipo, and BodyJet.  Depending on the desired results, liposuction can be performed in a very superficial, moderate, or deep level of fat.  Lipoetching utilizes a comination of superficial and moderate liposuction to provide the appearance of well-defined muscles while body sculpture and liposculpture use a combination of superficial, moderate, and deep liposuction to improve the shape of the body.  These and other techniques are used on a daily basis by the Plastic Surgery Center of Tampa and will be discussed in greater detail in the paragraphs to follow. 

Three dimentional body sculpture, liposuction, and fat transfer are surgical tecniques that are commonly use in the field of cosmetic surgery.  A well-known procedure employing all of these techniques is a butt augmentation with fat, also known as a Brazilian butt lift.  This surgery demands that the surgeon be an expert in all of these tecniques. During this procedure, the waist, abdomen, back, and hips are slimmed and sculpted with liposuction, then the fat is transferred, or grafted, to the buttocks.