What Types of Liposuction are Available?

There are many different types of liposuction, but they all achieve the same thing, which is removing fat cells from the body. The traditional technique, the traditional, simple liposuction, is carried out by making a small, 3 mm cut in the skin, by passing a metal tube attached to a vacuum suction machine and as [...]

Which Areas of the Body Can Be Treated with Liposuction?

Liposuction can be used to treat any area of the body where there is excess fat, but it’s got to be safe to pass the tube backwards and forwards to suck the fat out, so actually in the face we don’t really use liposuction, cause there are too many structures in the face that can [...]

How Long Will the Results of Liposuction Last?

Patients often ask how long the effect of liposuction will last. Now, because liposuction is permanently removing fat cells, in theory the result should be permanent, but if you go and put on a load of weight, obviously it's going to upset the balance that we’ve achieved with liposuction. But actually the fat distribution should [...]

How long will it take to recover from liposuction?

Recovery from liposuction is pretty straightforward. Patients usually are in overnight if they've had a fairly extensive area of liposuction, for small areas it's just a day case. They go home in a compression garment, which is like a corset that I ask them to wear day and night for six weeks. You take it [...]

How can I prepare for cosmetic surgery?

Well, preparation for surgery doesn’t require a lot, but there are some common sense things you can do to be as fit as possible for the surgery. I usually say to patients not to unduly diet before surgery, because it is important that your body has enough energy reserves to carry you through the operation [...]

How does Liposuction work?

Liposuction is a very interesting surgical technique. Before I explain how it works it’s worth knowing what happens with fat cells when we put on weight. Each of us has only so many fat cells in our body, and when you put on weight those fat cells get bigger, you don’t generate more fat cells. [...]

Why I work with an expert plastic surgery team

As a Plastic Surgeon what matters to me is that my patients are being well looked after, and they have got access to the right information both before, during and after their treatment. I work with a team as a result that can deliver that sort of level of communication, so I have a secretary [...]

Your First Consultation with David Floyd

The first consultation for me is a very important moment between me and the patient. That’s the time when the patient decides whether they like me, it’s the time when I decide whether I like the patient and it is important that we both get on, more importantly we have to kind of understand each [...]