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mollykins | 09:21 Wed 29th Jul 2009 | Body & Soul
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Instead of that massive tube that surgeons use to remove fat from people, could they use a hyperdermic needles to remove smaller amounts of fat such as a double chin?

or would it be too thick for the needle?
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molly....LOL..just removing the fat from a double chin would leave the recipient with sagging skin, reminiscent of the "dewlap" of a cow.

Yes, fat is thick and you would need a wide bore needle.
What is a microcannula?
Tumescent liposuction totally by local anesthesia requires the use of very small cannulas or microcannulas. Microcannulas have an outside diameter = 2.8 mm. Microcannulas permit a more delicate and gentle approach to liposuction than can be achieved using larger cannulas. Because microcannulas require a minimal amount of force to be pushed through fatty tissue, the surgeon can control the direction and position of the cannula with much more accuracy: The ultimate result is a greatly reduced risk of inadvertently approaching too close to the undersurface of the skin and unintentionally causing irregularities.


http://www.liposuction.com/faqs/lipo_technique s.php
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