This is a 48-year-old African American female patient from Pickerington, Ohio who came to see top rated plastic surgeon, Dr. Bivik Shah at The Columbus Institute of Plastic Surgery when she was researching options for liposuction. Dr. Shah performed liposuction of her upper and lower abdomen, and right and left flank (love handles) under IV sedation. She is photographed here before surgery and 8 months post-operatively.