Abdominal etching is a new procedure that uses a special cannula to contour and shape abdominal fat pad to provide patients with a flatter stomach and to provide the look of a 6- or 8-pack abdomen. This procedure selectively removes a small amount of fat around the patient's natural muscular contours and shapes or sculpts the abdomen to create a more athletic contour.

Prior to the procedure, the surgeon makes detailed markings of the patient's flexed abdominal muscle and uses the markings to remove fat and to highlight the patient's individual muscular structure. The procedure is suitable for patients who are already in shape and who have between one to two centimeter s of "pinchable belly fat". It is not suitable for patients with larger accumulations of abdominal fat seeking to significantly reduce their belly size or accomplish weight reductions as the amount of fat removed is fairly small. A traditional liposuction is more suitable for those patients.

In a similar fashion, other muscle groups can be highlighted with selective liposculpture, such as the thighs, the calves, the biceps, etc.

The privacy of our patients is important to us. Additional pictures can be viewed in clinic of patients that are in agreement and have provided the Age-Less Clinic and Dr. DuPere with written consent.