Regular liposuction focuses on removing unwanted fat. LipoHP is a surgical planning methodology focused on the final shape and proportion of the whole torso. LipoHP still uses liposuction. The difference is how the body is planned: the waist, abdomen, flanks and back are considered together rather than one area at a time.
Answer in 30 seconds
- LipoHP is a methodology, not a device. It cannot be purchased and installed by another clinic.
- Regular liposuction focuses on removing fat.
- LipoHP focuses on final shape and proportion.
- LipoHP still uses liposuction. The difference is planning.
- The waist, abdomen, flanks and back are planned together.
- Neither is a weight loss operation.
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Is LipoHP just another name for liposuction?
No. Regular liposuction focuses on removing fat. LipoHP is a planning methodology focused on the final shape and proportion of the whole torso.
“Regular liposuction is usually focused on removing unwanted fat. With LipoHP, I am thinking more about the final shape and proportion. I still use liposuction, of course. But the important difference is how I plan the body. I look at the waist, abdomen, flanks and back together.”
What is different in practice?
| Compared on | Regular liposuction | LipoHP |
|---|---|---|
| Main focus | Removing unwanted fat | Final shape and proportion |
| Areas considered | The area being treated | Waist, abdomen, flanks and back together |
| What decides the result | How much fat is removed | How the body is planned |
| Owned by | A general technique, owned by no one | A methodology developed by Dr. Augusto Valente |
| Weight loss procedure | No | No |
“The plan is more important than simply removing more fat.”
What are the three layers of LipoHP?
LipoHP works across three layers, and each does a different job.
- Deep layer volume reduction. The part most people picture when they think of liposuction.
- Superficial sculpting. Working closer to the surface to reveal natural muscular definition rather than simply removing fat.
- 360 degree harmonisation. Treating the body as one shape rather than as a set of separate areas.
Removing fat and shaping a body are not the same task. The second is what the methodology is built around, and what LipoHP in Dubai sets out in full.
Why does a methodology matter more than a machine?
Because equipment can be purchased and a methodology cannot.
Most clinics differentiate themselves by the technology they have bought, and any clinic can buy the same machine next month. A methodology developed by the surgeon operating on you belongs to that surgeon.
The practical question to put to any clinic offering a named technique: is this a device, a brand name, or a method, and who developed it? Dr. Augusto Valente developed LipoHP over years of high volume body contouring practice.
What about HD liposuction?
High definition liposuction is a general industry term describing contouring oriented to muscle definition. It is not owned by anyone and it describes an aim rather than a specific plan. The wider comparison is set out in liposuction vs HD lipo vs J-Plasma.
Whether any definition-oriented result looks natural depends on whether the definition follows the patient’s own anatomy, which is covered in why some liposuction results look artificial.
Which one do I need?
That is decided by what you want changed and by what is present at examination, not by the name of the technique. Practical questions such as how long liposuction takes follow from the plan rather than preceding it.
Request a consultation to find out which approach suits what you want changed.
Written by Dr. Augusto Valente Plastic surgeon in Dubai
