Body Procedures – San Luis Obispo

Body Contouring

Reshape and refine your silhouette with liposuction and body contouring procedures tailored to your anatomy and goals by board-certified surgeon Dr. Wally Hosn.

Serving San Luis Obispo and California’s Central Coast • 1250 Peach Street, Suite D

Surgical time

1 to 4 hours

Anesthesia

Local, IV Sedation, or General

Return to work

1 – 2 weeks

Final results

Up to 12 months

What is body contouring

If you are considering liposuction

Liposuction is a surgical procedure that helps sculpt the body by removing unwanted fat from areas that have stopped responding to diet and exercise. It is performed through small, strategically placed incisions using a thin tube called a cannula to remove fat through suction.

Commonly treated areas include:

  • Abdomen and waist
  • Hips and flanks, often called love handles
  • Thighs and knees
  • Arms
  • Back and chest
  • Neck and chin

It is most effective in areas where the skin will contract after fat removal. Liposuction removes fat well, but it does not tighten loose skin, repair separated abdominal muscles, or improve cellulite. Where those are part of the picture, Dr. Hosn will often recommend combining liposuction with a procedure such as abdominoplasty rather than treating the fat alone.

Dr. Hosn approaches contouring as sculpture rather than removal. He uses advanced techniques to refine the areas that bother you while protecting the transitions between them and the quality of the skin above, so the result reads as a natural shape rather than a treated one.

Are you a candidate?

The best candidates for liposuction are healthy patients at or near their goal weight, with firm and elastic skin and localized areas of excess fat. Age is not the primary factor, however patients with diminished skin elasticity may achieve less skin retraction than younger patients.

Near goal weight

Liposuction is not a weight-loss procedure. It works best for patients already at or close to their ideal weight with specific problem areas.

Good skin elasticity

Firm skin contracts better after fat removal. Significant laxity may benefit from combining liposuction with a skin-removal procedure.

Good overall health

Patients considering this procedure should be in good general health without conditions that would impair healing or increase surgical risk significantly.

Realistic expectations

The procedure is meant to improve shape and proportion. Patients who understand this clearly have the highest satisfaction with results.

What to expect

Liposuction typically takes one to four hours depending on the areas being treated. It is performed through small incisions using a cannula to remove fat through suction. The procedure does not address excess skin, lax muscles, or cellulite.

Results continue to improve for up to twelve months as swelling resolves and tissues settle. Most patients return to light activities within two weeks and resume full activity after six weeks or more.

Body contouring procedure Dr. Hosn San Luis Obispo

Before and After Gallery

See real patient results from Dr. Hosn

Browse before and after photos from Dr. Hosn’s body contouring patients, filtered by procedure area and technique.

Planning your consultation

In your initial consultation, Dr. Hosn will spend the time needed to understand your goals, perform a complete examination, and make recommendations tailored to your anatomy. Our office is committed to educating every patient on the risks, benefits, and alternatives of this procedure.

The typical patient meets with Dr. Hosn three times before proceeding with any major procedure, ensuring expectations are clearly defined and the plan is right for you before any commitment is made.

Why patients choose Dr. Hosn for body contouring

  • Board-certified plastic surgeon with extensive experience in body sculpting
  • An artistic approach built around smooth, natural contours
  • A plan shaped to your body and your lifestyle, not a standard protocol
  • Private, unhurried care from the first consultation onward

Schedule a Consultation

Begin with a conversation.

Dr. Hosn takes time with every patient to make sure the plan is right before any procedure moves forward.

Procedure at a glance

Surgical time 1-4 hours
Anesthesia Local, IV Sedation, or General
Facility Accredited outpatient center
Return to work 1 ~ 2 weeks
Light exercise 2 ~ 3 weeks
Full activity 4 ~ 6 weeks or more
Final results 3 to 12 months
American Board of Plastic Surgery

Board Certified

Dr. Wally Hosn M.D.

American Board of Plastic Surgery

Ready to refine your shape?

Schedule a private consultation with Dr. Hosn to discuss whether body contouring is right for you and what results you can realistically expect.

Dr. Hosn’s patients

Body contouring results

Individual results vary. Photographs are published with patient consent. See the full before & after gallery.

Select a body area

Where would you
like to start?

Every plastic surgery procedure is performed by Dr. Hosn himself, in an accredited outpatient surgical center, with the same standard applied whether it is a fifteen-minute injectable or a five-hour abdominoplasty.

Facial Procedures

Face

Lifting what has descended, opening what has hooded, and softening what has etched in. Surgical and non-surgical.

Breast Procedures

Breast

Size, shape and position are three separate questions. The consultation is where you work out which one you are asking.

Body Procedures

Body

For contour that diet and training have stopped changing, usually after pregnancy or significant weight loss.

Skin Care

Skin

The daily work that decides how the surgical work ages. Medical-grade formulations, prescribed rather than picked off a shelf.