Liposuction – 5 Frequently Asked Questions
April 4, 2009 by Dr Taylor Cromish
Filed under Weight Loss
Our modern lifestyle with long work hours, commuting, lack of time and ready made meals is changing our body shape and not for the better. The great news is that liposuction can help with reducing some of the unsightly areas of your body.
Men and women get fatter in different parts of the body. Men tend to get a big stomach while women put on fat typically round the hips and thighs. The good news is that liposuction can easily get rid of some of your fat.
Liposuction can’t make you thin and keep you that way. It can add into the benefits of healthy eating and physical activity.
Liposuction – What is that?
During liposuction fat is vacuumed out from the surface of your body. Most frequently the tummy, back, thighs, knees and neck receive treatment but nowadays it is possible to liposuction most of your body.
It is a common procedure that can have excellent results but of course there are limits on how liposuction can be done. The more fat is removed from the body then the greater the trauma to the body. If too much fat is removed you may go into shock and need prolonged hospital treatment.
To prevent these problems surgeons limit how much fat they remove at each operation. Fortunately surgical know how gets better all the time so at your consultation your surgeon will outline both your options and the limits.
Will I need to stay in hospital?
More and more liposuction patients are going home the same day. If you are having other operations or a lot of fat removed you may need to stay for a night or two.
Do I need a general anesthetic?
Many operations including liposuction can now be carried out using local anesthetic and short acting sedatives. So you’re pain free and drowsy but wake up quickly. A happy side effect of sedatives is loss of short-term memory so you may not even remember your operation.
Liposuction – a safe procedure?
Liposuction is major surgery but like most surgery nowadays it has a low risk of complications. Properly trained and qualified surgeons combined with well-trained staff and modern equipment lead to very safe surgery.
Are multiple liposuction procedures possible?
Like all operations liposuction can be repeated several times on the same area. However your body has to fully heal and recover. Your surgeon will be able to discuss this in greater detail.
Liposuction is a very popular cosmetic operation that in the right hands achieves great results. Fully trained cosmetic surgeons are highly skilled and produce the best outcomes. For stubborn fat liposuction is hard to beat.
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