Liposuction before or after weight loss?

Okay, I'm 21 years old, just under 5' 5", 137 pounds. My goal is to get down to around 120 pounds. I've already lost 20 pounds, slowly and healthily through diet and exercise changes. So I still have about 17 pounds to lose.

My parents have agreed to give me liposuction for my birthday, and I'm planning to get it done on my inner knees/thighs and outer thighs (well, I haven't got saddlebag so more just under my butt, enough to make it a prettier shape!)

My question is - do I get lipo done soon, with say 13 or 14 pounds still to lose, or do I get it done once I've lost all that I can lose naturally (having bigger thighs and fat knees is totally a genetic thing for me). To me it seems like with getting it done before, the fat that I will be concentrating on losing will be coming off more specific places (ie. arms and stomach), but with doing it after I will know exactly what areas have the "stubborn" fat.

So should I get it sooner, or later?

You'll get better results after you lose weight as the surgeon can then go in and scuplt

If i were you i'd avoid Lipo all together! Work it off yourself and you'll feel fab and use the money from your parents to buy yourself new outfits!!

Hello after some time now i have watched and tried several different sites on their opinion about natural weight loss and found 2 ways all of them include a lil bit of working out from 10 min twice daily to 1hr twice a day depending on what u have time for # 1. is a three day chemical break down not a diet its good foods that help lose weight eating yes actually eating to lose weight i have the list of foods if you want to know more #2 The b12+lipotropics shot wich is completely healthy natural substances b12 is a vitamin for energy and a lipotropic substance decreases the deposit, or speeds up the removal of fat (lipo = fat, tropic = stimulate) within the liver wich i found for different prices that different people get it for aswell first i found $350 from dr kenederian then i found a site to send the shot for 31ml with 2 ml each shot twice a week so that would be 15 shots for $175- 200 dollars now i have found it forr only $100 dollars plus shipping about 10 dollars (not a large package) and u get it over night now this is the same package from dr K to the 175 $ site now i have a friend that gives me the injection PLEASE do not expirement and hurt your self for not giving the injection properly but if u r interested i have a video to teach you how to inject and much more great news for everyone if you wish to know more please feel free to email me ocorvero@comcast.net please only serious people ...... Now if you already contacted dr k and many others as i have and find a cheaper price plz let me know ;) thx so much for letting me share what i have learned ocorvero@comcast.net..... you can lose those 17 pounds in 2-3 months

Uhhh... I suggest you do not get Liposuction at all... just lose weight the regular way. 120 lbs is great for your height... exercise. Lipo will never look as good as natural. Plus it is the mark of crappy character.