lipo
lipo — noun
1. a cosmetic medical procedure that removes excess fat from a specific part of the
a cosmetic medical procedure that removes excess fat from a specific part of the body by sucking it out through a thin tube inserted under the skin
Noor decided to have lipo on her stomach after losing a lot of weight.
collocation: have lipo on [body part]
The price of lipo varies a lot from one clinic to another.
After the lipo, Eleni wore a special tight garment to help her skin heal.
Ishaan asked the surgeon whether lipo would work for the fat under his chin.
Lipo is meant for body shaping, not as a treatment for general weight problems.
- liposuction
the full medical term; formal
用法筆記
Used mainly in conversational or advertising contexts; the full medical term liposuction appears in formal writing.
常見錯誤
lipo — verb
- lipopresent simple I / you / we / they
- lipos3rd person singular
- lipoing-ing form
- lipoedpast simple
1. to remove fat from a particular area of someone's body by performing a liposucti
to remove fat from a particular area of someone's body by performing a liposuction procedure on that person or area
Dr. Nakamura lipoed my thighs last spring, and I am very happy with the result.
lipo + [body part]
The surgeon lipoed the patient's abdomen under local anaesthetic.
passive patient: be lipoed
In some countries, only licensed doctors are allowed to lipo patients.
After the doctor lipoed her chin area, Noa could see the difference right away.
Rodrigo's cousin was lipoed on both arms and her back at a clinic in Seoul.
文法句型
lipo + [person/body part]
用法筆記
Very informal and rare in writing; the noun form lipo or the full verb phrase have liposuction is much more common.