Coming in for awake lipo from out of town
answered by Dr. Vaibhav Desai, MD, Jonesboro.
Awake liposuction for people in Paragould, Kennett and Blytheville is done at our clinic in Jonesboro, and the procedure day is a single trip, home the same afternoon with someone else driving.
There is no hospital stay and no general anesthesia, so you do not need to book a night away or travel to Memphis or Little Rock. The consultation and the procedure are usually separate trips, and review visits are planned around your drive. If you are in Paragould, the Paragould page is written for you, and the procedure itself is on the awake liposuction page.
Here’s exactly what happens at a first visit — and you can come and see the place before you book anything.
How long the drive is, from where you live.
Our clinic is at 3800B S Caraway Rd in Jonesboro. From Paragould the drive is about 30 minutes, and from Trumann about 25 minutes. From Blytheville it is about an hour and 10 minutes, and from Kennett in Missouri about an hour and 10 minutes.
People come from further, too: from Batesville it is about an hour and 20 minutes, and from Sikeston about an hour and 35 minutes. However far it is, it is closer than a city hospital.
You leave with the plan and the number.
The consultation is where you get the plan and the quote, in writing, before you decide anything. You do not have to decide on the day, and you should not feel you have to because you drove.
Most people book the procedure as a separate trip. If making two trips is difficult, say so and we will tell you honestly what can be combined.
Awake, and home the same afternoon.
The area is numbed with diluted local anesthetic, you stay awake, and you walk out the same day in a compression garment with written instructions. Arrange for someone to drive you both ways. You are alert, but the treated area is numb and sore, and the drive home is the part you should not be doing yourself.
Expect fluid drainage from the small incision sites for the first 24 to 48 hours, so plan a quiet couple of days at home. Why you need a driver.
Before the day, you are given your pre-procedure instructions, your medication is reviewed and your compression garment is sized, so the day itself is not the first time you hear any of it.
Reviews planned around the drive.
The shape is judged over three to six months as swelling settles, so review visits are part of the treatment rather than an extra. Tell us you are travelling when you book, and they can be grouped so you are not making the trip more often than you need to.
If anything worries you once you are home, call (870) 230-0844 rather than waiting for the next visit.
Progress is photographed at intervals, so the result is judged against where you started rather than against memory. Nothing is published without your written permission.
No hospital, and no night away.
Awake liposuction does not need an operating room or general anesthesia, which is why it can be done at a clinic in Jonesboro rather than a hospital in Memphis, Little Rock or Nashville. For people across Northeast Arkansas and the Missouri Bootheel, that is the practical difference: the procedure and the drive home happen on the same afternoon.
Cost is the same wherever you live, and it is quoted at your consultation.
If you are coming from Paragould, the Paragould page covers the drive and the visit in more detail, and the contact page has directions.
Cost is quoted in writing at your consultation.
Cost depends on the treatment plan you and your physician settle on, so we quote it at your consultation rather than guessing here. We offer financing.
We see patients from Jonesboro, Paragould and across Northeast Arkansas, and some travel from the Missouri Bootheel.
Asked at the desk, answered here.
Medically reviewed by Dr. Vaibhav Desai, MD. If yours is not here, call (870) 230-0844 and ask — nobody will try to book you for asking a question.
Is there awake liposuction near Paragould?
Yes. It is done at our clinic in Jonesboro, a short drive from Paragould, with no hospital stay.
Can I get liposuction in Northeast Arkansas or the Missouri Bootheel without going to Memphis?
Yes. Awake liposuction is done under local anesthetic at our clinic in Jonesboro, and you go home the same day.
Do I need someone to drive me?
Yes, for the procedure day. You are alert, but the treated area is numb and sore, so arrange a driver both ways.
Can the consultation and procedure be on the same day?
Most people make them separate trips. If that is difficult, say so and we will tell you what can be combined.
How many trips will I make?
A consultation, the procedure day, and review visits over the following months, which can be grouped around your drive.
Do you charge out-of-town patients differently?
No. Cost depends on the treatment and the plan, not on where you live.
Come in.
Or book ahead.
A consultation is a conversation, not a commitment. We'll tell you honestly what's realistic for you.
Lux Lipo · 3800B S Caraway Rd, Suite 8, Jonesboro, AR 72401