01 August 2014



What Is Liposuction?

Liposuction is a form of surgery performed by skin specialists to remove excess fat deposits and improving your body contours and proportion. It’s an effective therapy that slashes fats from buttocks, hips, love handles, saddlebags, thighs, calves, ankles, breasts, back, arms and neck. Being one of the most popular and safest cosmetic procedures, it targets at fat accumulating locations of the body. Not only therapy helps in easier fat removal but also reduces post-operative bruising and swelling.








Procedure Candidates:

Though liposuction goes well for fat reduction, therapy is performed on individuals within 30% of their ideal weight. People with firm, elastic skin and good muscle tone are the ideal candidates for the therapy. Before suggesting the therapy, your skin specialist ensures that you are a non-smoker and mentally prepared for the liposuction procedure.

Procedure Steps:

The procedure starts with giving the candidate anesthesia whether local anesthesia, intravenous sedation, and general anesthesia.  Now a thin hollow tubeis inserted through the incisions. It’s a controlled back and forth motion that grills the excess fat. The excess fat is then suctioned out of the body using a surgical vacuum. 





Preparing for Procedure:

Before starting the procedure you should go for a thorough medical test to evaluate your fitness for the procedure. Your doctor may advise you to take certain medication or adjust the existing one. If you are going for liposuction, quit smoking and avoid taking aspirin and other anti-inflammatory drugs.

After Care and Recovery:

The usual recovery time post-procedure is approximately five to fourteen days. Patients may resume their work after that.   The patient usually returns to work after five to fourteen days. More strenuous activity may be resumed after two to four weeks. Full recovery from swelling and bruising may take one to six months. After completion of the surgery your treatment areas are covered using elastic bandages. These bandages help to control swelling and compress the skin to your new body contours. Doctors also place small temporary drains remove any excess blood or fluid. You should however get answers for a number of liposuction aftercare grievances. You will ask:
  • ·                How to take care of sites where surgery performed?
  • ·               Which medications to apply and how? 
  • ·               How long will you wear the compression garment?
  • ·              When can I resume normal activity
How Long Will My Results Last?

The result of liposuction lasts longer if backed with a healthy lifestyle and dietary schedule. To gain the best results out of your Liposuction Surgery, avoid saturated fats and calories that you consume. You should also go for a thirty minute mild walk regularly. It will help you sustain liposuction results even longer.

Limitations and Risks:

Though liposuction procedure is completely safe, there are certain risks and limitations associated with it. Your doctor advises you to discuss these risks prior to beginning of the therapy. Some of the risks include infection, asymmetry, rippling of the skin, pigmentation changes (hypo/hyper), injury to the skin, fluid retention and/or excessive loss of blood and fluids.

If you are worried about your body fat and want to remove by surgical procedures then liposuction is the best procedure for you. Liposuction procedure is having top 5 position in surgical procedures in 2013.