Online Didactics
Live Surgery Observation
Year-Round Custom Dates
Built for real-world physicians: learn the safety systems, decision-making, and core technique you can reproduce in your own practice.
Considering training or refinement? The best next step is a brief strategy call to confirm fit and next steps.
Considering training or refinement? The best next step is a brief strategy call to confirm fit and next steps.
Why Liposuction Is Foundational to Aesthetic Practice
- It remains one of the most sought-after cosmetic surgical procedures worldwide, forming the backbone of many successful aesthetic practices.
- When taught correctly, liposuction shifts the value conversation away from price. Well-trained surgeons are judged by results, not discounts.
- Mastery does not require expensive or constantly changing technology. Effective, efficient, and reproducible results can be achieved without chasing equipment trends—something ISCG graduates have demonstrated for decades.
Mark Lowney MD, FACOG,
ISCG Liposuction Training Graduate aka RealDrFeelgood
Why Physicians Choose ISCG for Liposuction Training
- Multidisciplinary expertise. We train physicians and healthcare professionals from multiple specialties across the full spectrum of body contouring procedures, adapting instruction to your background and experience.
- Beginner-to-advanced continuity. Our curriculum is built on thousands of real procedures and allows physicians to continue advancing as their skills and case complexity grow.
- Proven longevity. ISCG has been producing successful liposuction graduates for over 15 years, with alumni practicing worldwide.
- Ongoing professional support. Graduates become lifetime members of a major cosmetic surgical society, providing long-term educational and professional connection.
- Leadership outcomes. Many ISCG graduates have gone on to become educators, innovators, and leaders in aesthetic medicine.
Michelle Owens MD, FACOG, ISCG Liposuction Training Graduate
This course is designed for physicians who are…
Considering aesthetic integration
Seeking focused, efficient training
Addressing gaps in prior training
Returning or expanding
Seeking credentialing and progression
- Are thinking about incorporating aesthetics into your practice
- Are considering adding liposuction to your procedures
Seeking focused, efficient training
- Want high-intensity, time-efficient liposuction training
- Want to educate yourself before investing in expensive technology
Addressing gaps in prior training
- Are already performing liposuction but feel your training was insufficient
- Were trained by a device-based or laser liposuction program and want a technique-driven foundation
- Trained years ago and want to update or refine your skills
Returning or expanding
- Previously performed liposuction and want to re-enter the procedure confidently
- Want to train or credential another surgeon within your practice
Seeking credentialing and progression
- Trained outside the U.S. and want American training credentials
- Want to maximize future ISCG Abdominoplasty or Masters-level training
Stephen Stampp MD, FACS, ISCG Liposuction Training Graduate
What will you learn?
You will gain a comprehensive, practice-ready foundation in liposuction and autologous fat transfer — including patient selection, operative strategy, perioperative care, complication management, and the business and medicolegal realities of offering liposuction safely and sustainably.
Module 1: Building a Safe Liposuction Practice
Module 2: Patient Selection & Surgical Strategy
Module 3: Tumescent & Superwet Anesthesia
Module 4: Core Liposuction Technique
Module 5: Fat Handling & Autologous Fat Transfer
Module 6: Postoperative Care & Recovery
Module 7: Complications & Rescue Protocols
Module 8: Practice Integration & Credentialing
Module 9: Step-by-Step Implementation
The goal is not just technical competence, but confident, reproducible implementation in your own practice.
Module 1: Building a Safe Liposuction Practice
- Malpractice coverage and risk management
- Facility requirements, accreditation, and OBS regulations
- State-specific limits on volume and anesthetics
Module 2: Patient Selection & Surgical Strategy
- Identifying ideal vs high-risk patients
- Managing obesity, age extremes, smokers, and out-of-town patients
- Staging procedures and obtaining appropriate medical clearance
Module 3: Tumescent & Superwet Anesthesia
- Safe dosing, preparation, and administration
- Avoiding toxicity and fluid overload
- Determining optimal concentrations and volumes
Module 4: Core Liposuction Technique
- Access incisions and patient positioning
- Manual vs power-assisted techniques
- Cannula handling and contour control
- Preventing bleeding, skin injury, and contour irregularities
Module 5: Fat Handling & Autologous Fat Transfer
- Harvesting considerations
- Processing fundamentals
- Indications, limitations, and safety principles
Module 6: Postoperative Care & Recovery
- Compression garments and early recovery management
- Massage, skin care, and common mistakes
- Managing the first 48 hours safely
Module 7: Complications & Rescue Protocols
- Lidocaine toxicity recognition and lipid rescue
- Hematomas, seromas, infection, skin necrosis
- DVT/PE prevention and perforation management
Module 8: Practice Integration & Credentialing
- Building cosmetic credentials and affiliations
- Photography, consent, storage, and medicolegal issues
- OR setup, staffing, pricing, and launching your first cases
Module 9: Step-by-Step Implementation
- Facility and equipment basics
- Team building and compensation
- Introducing liposuction to an existing practice
- Managing your first 20 cases
The goal is not just technical competence, but confident, reproducible implementation in your own practice.
Amelia Laing MD, FACOG, ISCG Liposuction Training Graduate
Course Format and Logistics
This training program combines online education and live surgery observation for maximum comprehension. If your circumstances or preferences are for a complete online training experience, the live surgery observation component can be waived at your discretion.
Structure: Online didactic modules + online pre-recorded surgery videos + onsite live surgery observation in the O.R.
Duration: Online is self-paced. Onsite is one day (this phase can be waived if travel to NJ is not feasible or desired).
Location: Online on-demand + Pelosi Medical Center, Bayonne, NJ
Class size: Intimate small groups (maximum 4 physicians per session) for individualized attention
Scheduling: Year-round availability with custom dates to accommodate your practice schedule
What's included:
Structure: Online didactic modules + online pre-recorded surgery videos + onsite live surgery observation in the O.R.
Duration: Online is self-paced. Onsite is one day (this phase can be waived if travel to NJ is not feasible or desired).
Location: Online on-demand + Pelosi Medical Center, Bayonne, NJ
Class size: Intimate small groups (maximum 4 physicians per session) for individualized attention
Scheduling: Year-round availability with custom dates to accommodate your practice schedule
What's included:
- Comprehensive online on-demand curriculum access
- Extensive online pre-recorded surgery library
- Live surgical observation and participation
- Hardcopy syllabus
- Post-training consultation access
- Lifetime ISCG membership
- Credentialing support materials
Prefer to review the agenda first?
Download the course overview (PDF).
Download the course overview (PDF).