Liposuction – one of the most popular cosmetic surgery among both men and women. Annually in the world are choosing liposuction around two million people. The results of liposuction can be noticed almost immediately that can help significantly boost your confidence in your appearance. Liposuction – more than just cosmetic surgery, sometimes uses the term – liposculpture.

Sometimes none of diet and exercise can not save you from the “stubborn” fat. Then comes to the aid liposuction.

Liposuction – Election surgical procedure that removes fat tissue by vacuum aspiration. About liposuction is better to think not as a way to remove the weight, but as the procedure for creating a new path (belly, thighs …). Patients are advised not to think about the amount of fat removal, but the desired shape of the body.

Indications for liposuction

The indication for liposuction are localized accumulations of fat.

The most frequently performed liposuction of the following areas:

  • Stomach
  • Hip
  • Breeches
  • As well: the chin, knees, cheeks, hands …

Surgical technique

Liposuction is a surgical procedure. When liposuction is performed small incisions in places where unwanted fat. Through them done processing removes fatty tissue with a special solution, after which fatty tissue is removed by hollow tubes, cannulas by vacuum aspiration. Varieties of liposuction is ultrasonic liposuction and hydrodynamic. They are less traumatic, but they require 30-40% more time.

Liposuction can be executed in addition to other surgical procedures: the chin with the plastic neck, abdomen during abdominoplasty, the inner surface of the knee when the plastic legs, etc.

Anesthesia for liposuction

Anesthesia for liposuction depends on the amount and location of fat tissue removed.

When the abdomen and flank liposuction is usually applied

  • General anesthesia (intravenous anesthesia).

When you remove small accumulations of fat from the chin, cheeks, knees used

  • Local anesthesia with sedation.

When liposuction of hips and knees can be applied

  • Spinal (epidural) anesthesia.

Duration of surgery

The average liposuction lasts from 30 minutes to several hours depending on the volume of transactions. Of course, that the removal of several liters of the abdomen or hips requires more time than liposuction cheeks.

Hospital stay

After general anesthesia for liposuction, we recommend that the first day to spend in the hospital.

Need to understand that liposuction of large volumes of belly fat and / or hip is a serious surgical trauma and may require intensive care in the first hours after surgery.

Of course for “small” amounts of liposuction of the chin, cheeks, etc. using local anesthesia, the operation will be an outpatient.

Postoperative period and rehabilitation

Early postoperative period after liposuction accompanied by temporary soreness, usually passing within a few days. To speed up the recovery period and reduce the risk of complications in the postoperative period, you must fulfill all the recommendations of your doctor.

Remember to wear a special compression Beaulieu, especially after liposuction abdomen and thighs.

To everyday life with some limitations you can begin 3-4 days after surgery.

Within a month, do not recommend sports, solarium, sauna.

The closest result of liposuction can appreciate 1,5 months, the final – 4-6 months.

Risks

Modern surgical technology makes it possible to reduce possible risks to a minimum.

On the possible complications can be found in the informed consent for the operation of liposuction.

If you have decided on liposuction, we expect that the information provided was useful for you.

For more information on how liposuction can help you, about the indications and contraindications of the method, we recommend that you consult a plastic surgeon who has experience of similar operations.

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