Usually diet and exercise is the sole means for improving body shape. But for many people there are those stubborn fat deposits that that don't respond to traditional weight loss methods. For these people liposuction is a consideration. Liposuction is the most popular cosmetic surgical procedure performed today. Liposuction is a plastic surgery technique designed to redefine a person's profile by physically removing fat deposits from the places that fat tends to accumulate. Some of the traditional places that fat cells accumulate are: Abdomen, Waist, Hips, Thighs, Arms, Back, Buttocks, Face and Neck. In the figure below you can see the main areas a plastic surgeon would target for Liposuction plastic surgery. An experienced plastic surgeon sculpts the body, instead of just merely removing fat. The best candidates for Liposuction Plastic Surgery are people within their normal weight range but have localized areas of protruding fat deposits, and have realistic expectations of what Liposuction can do for them.