Liposuction is a form of cosmetic surgery where fat is removed from a particular area of the body by dissolving it with special chemicals and then sucking it out with a tube.
You can have a face-lift and liposuction, but your voice will still betray your age.
liposuction in British English
(ˈlɪpəʊˌsʌkʃən, ˈlaɪ-)
noun
a cosmetic surgical operation in which subcutaneous fat is removed from the body by suction
liposuction in American English
(ˈlɪpoʊˌsʌkʃən; ˈlaɪpəˌsʌkʃən)
noun
lipectomy by means of suction through a small incision in the skin
Word origin
lipo- + suction
Examples of 'liposuction' in a sentence
liposuction
They are mainly after liposuction and tummy tucks following weight loss.
The Sun (2008)
So they booked a week off for a series of tummy tucks and liposuction.
The Sun (2008)
Other favoured procedures include liposuction and tummy tucks.
Times, Sunday Times (2006)
In our clinic she can go through a surgery called liposuction that will make her slim and beautiful.
Times, Sunday Times (2014)
I won't be having liposuction or a facelift or anything.
The Sun (2014)
Appointments for liposuction, tummy tucks and gastric bands are up 57 per cent on last year.
The Sun (2009)
So this summer she took out another loan and flew to Tunisia in August for a tummy tuck and liposuction.
The Sun (2006)
JG: What is driving us to obsessive extremes like ten hours in liposuction surgery?
Christianity Today (2000)
In January this year we took out a loan to fund the £7,500 cost of a full tummy tuck and liposuction on my stomach and back.