Also known as
suction-assisted lipectomy or lipoplasty, liposuction is the most effective way
to have an ideal body shape with a balanced diet and regular life.
Unfortunately, most of us don’t have a chance for a balanced diet and active
lifestyle to do exercise. This leads to deformation of body mass index and
adipose tissues (localized fat deposits). Whereas intra-abdominal adiposity can
be easily melted away with exercises, subcutaneous fat can not be removed up to
desired amount with this method. Thanks to liposuction, this fat could be
removed and the body is reshaped.
Liposuction is a type of surgery which
the fat is sucked through a hollow instrument called a cannula. Patients who
can’t melt away undesirable deposits of body fat in specific parts of the body
despite of balanced diet and doing sufficient exercises may resort to
liposuction. After liposuction, the body can’t form fat cells again under
previous fatty part of the skin; that is, liposuction permanently removes fat
cells from the body. However how many the women pay attention to their weight,
most women suffer from fat deposits from various part of the body such as
abdomen or thighs. How much weight persons lose, they might not get rid of fat
deposits under the skin. In such cases, suction of the fat cells becomes an
effective procedure.
Liposuction is applied in order to suck
the fat cells with a device, correct and shape the body lines and provide
persons with fit figure. With removal of fat deposits in such part of the body,
a person looks more fit, aesthetic and thin. Although the method ensures weight
loss, liposuction should not be considered as a weight loss surgery. It is
performed for the purpose of shaping the body aesthetically. With liposuction,
fat deposits anywhere in the body can be removed. Liposuction treatment can be
targeted in such areas as abdomen, back, buttocks, thighs, the area under the
chin, hips, upper arms, inner thighs and inner knees. Liposuction is likely
done under a local anesthetic, sedation and a general anesthetic. Tumescent
liposuction, which a special solution is pumped subcutaneously in the area that
is to be suctioned, is a modern and safe technique. The fat cells are sucked
from 2-3 mm incisions through small cannulas. The incisions are so small that
none of them can be conspicuous in the area in the postoperative period. The
patients are allowed to go home a few hours after the surgery and may return to
their work or daily activities within a few days.
The operation is likely done under
sedation or a general anesth
esia. Which type of anesthesia technique is to be
applied depends on the width of the area and the patients’ preference.
Tumescent liposuction, which a special solution is pumped subcutaneously in the
area that is to be suctioned, is a modern and safe technique all over the
world. During the operation, a special solution is injected under the
skin which the fat is to be sucked. Afterwards, it is necessary to wait for 20
minutes. In this way, the area is anesthetized. The fat deposits are sucked out
through small cannulas. In liposuction treatment, fat deposits are sucked from
2-3 mm incisions through small cannulas. As the incisions are really small,
they become unnoticeable in the postoperative period. After the operation the
patient may go home and go to work or do their daily activities within two
days.
Analgesics (painkillers) to relieve pain
are recommended for postoperative pains. Water retention and slight bruising in
the targeted area is common after surgery. After surgery, the patients are
recommended to wear a corset in the area for a mounth. With liposuction,
persons possibly have body lines looking more fit, shaped and aesthetic.
Depending on the amount of fat removed, the patients may return home and go on
their daily activities, or rest for a few days. They are allowed to go work a
few days after the operation. They may feel pains in the targeted area only for
the first few days and taking weak anelgesics will be enough. On the other
hand, you should avoid excessive physical exercise for 2 weeks. The patients
should wear elastic corset-style clothings for reshaping the body. Swelling in
tissues reduces over time and last for 1-2 month. It takes time to gain the
ideal shape. New body shape becomes noticeable nearly after three months.
This period relies on the targeted area
and the skill of the surgeon. As globally accepted safe limit, maksimum 5 liter
fat can be removed in a session. When greater amount of fat deposits need to be
removed, they could sucked from different areas in additional sessions. The
patient doesn’t have to wait long for sessions intervals.
Laser liposuction is a non-surgical method.
If the patients don’t take care of diet, they may gain weight after liposuction
treatment. If the patient put on weight, the amount of fat cells throughout the
body may increase and the areas that the treatment has been applied respond to
this increase and fat cells might increase again; nevertheless, it is
impossible that the body would gain the same weight before the treatment has
been performed. The body will gain weight proportional to other areas since the
number of fat cells in the targeted areas permanently reduces. The increase of
fat cells in the body stops after early childhood and the fat cells can’t
reproduce after liposuction since these cells doesn’t have a feature to
reproduce post-childhood period when fat deposits increases in the body, the
sizes of the fat cells will grow as well. In conclusion, the result of the
treatment becomes permanent.
