Glossary

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cannula

A cannula is a long slender rod used for the following two purposes: 1) to remove fat in the the liposuction procedure or 2) to place fat into an area (a fat transfer procedure) such as the butt augmentation. In the liposuction procedure, the cannula is attached to a suction unit which enables the plastic surgeon to remove unwanted fat from various areas of the body. The liposuction cannulas may be of various diameters. Dr. Rodriguez prefers to use very thin cannulas in his liposuction procedures in order to get the most optimum result. For some fat transfer procedures, very fine cannulas are used to place the fat into areas that the patient wants augmented.

Dr. Ricardo Rodriguez is a board certified plastic surgeon specializing in face lift, body lift and tummy tuck procedures in the Baltimore, Maryland/Washington, DC areas. Dr. Rodriguez and his surgical team have years of experience performing multiple Cosmetic Surgery Procedures in the same operative session. These procedures also include thigh lift, breast augmentation, Brazilian butt lift, and labioplasty (or labiaplasty) procedures.

PATIENT TESTIMONIALS

Would I do it again? I would do it again repeatedly as long as Dr. Rodriguez was the physician performing it. Great smile and I feel beautiful everyday!
- Lesha