Liposuction (also called
Lipoplasty) is a body shaping procedure. It involves removing
excess of fat tissue which slims, reshapes and improves body contours.
The best candidate s
for the procedure are healthy adults who have a firm and elastic skin
but their body has disproportionate contours because of wrong located
fat tissue.
The procedure is performed in
general anaesthesia. In case of some small amounts of fat tissue and
body area it can be performed under local anaesthesia but it happens
very rarely. Liposuction involves small incisions, infusion of a
special
liquid and then inserting so called cannula to loosen excess fat tissue
and finally suct out the fat.
After the surgery a patient
should stay for at least 1 night in the clinic under medical care. For
the first few days majority of patients are significantly swollen and
have bruises, feel stiff and sore. The surgery itself is completely
without any pain but just after the procedure for first few days
patients feel some pain and discomfort which can be controlled by
medication. Elastic garment should be worn during first 6 weeks non
stop. In a clinic a patient should get instructions how to treat the
body after liposuction.
In majority of cases a
noticeable difference in the shape of patient’s body is
visible quite soon after surgery. However, improvement will become even
more apparent after about four to six weeks, when most of the swelling
has subsided. It is hard to estimate how long any persistent mild
swelling will subside, in some cases it is 3 months, in some other
even 6 months. It all depends on individual predispositions of a
patient. After 3-6 months the final result is visible.
As a result of a surgery
patient receives a better shaped part of the body. It means that thighs
are much slimmer, abdomen became more visible or waist is tighter.
Certainly during a surgery an additional fat tissue is removed from a
body therefore a patient loses kilograms but, and it is very important
to note, in fact one should check the results of a liposuction surgery
not by weighting oneself but by looking in a mirror.
Each
surgery carries risks, in case of liposuction there is a risk of uneven
contours, loose skin, infection, fat or blood clots, bleeding, etc. All
risks connected with undergoing the surgery should be discussed with
your surgeon during direct assessment.
Liposuction
gives visible, long-lasting results, improves our look and enhance self
image.
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