Liposuction Surgery: What are the Benefits and Risks?

What is Liposuction?

Liposuction has been around for over thirty years. In the past, people were concerned about safety and scarring from Lipo procedures. Nowadays, a lot of people are seeing the benefits and are having liposuction to create more body contours and lose inches from key areas of their body. Liposuction is still considered a surgery, but is often done in an out-patient setting.

Which areas normally respond well to fat removal surgery?

Fat removal surgery involves inserting a thin tube with a small cutting device into the area you want to treat. The surgeon then draws out the excess fat through the tube and drains it into a container. The procedure is performed under general anesthetic, so you’ll be asleep during the operation.

• Hips are one of the most commonly treated areas for fat removal surgery. It can also be used to remove stubborn areas of fat from your thighs and knees. When removing fat from your hips, your surgeon may simply target specific areas or sculpt your entire hip area. Some surgeons use liposuction to remove loose skin and tighten the skin around the buttocks and thighs in order to give a more toned look.
• Fat removal surgery can also be used on other parts of your body, such as your stomach and chest (in men only). This treatment is often used in conjunction with other cosmetic procedures such as breast enhancement or rhinoplasty (nose reshaping) to give you balance and proportion across your body.
• Fat removal surgery can produce lasting results if you maintain a healthy diet and exercise regularly. However, if you have little or no body fat

What Should I Know Before Surgery?

One of the first things that you need to consider when contemplating liposuction is to find a plastic surgeon or a cosmetic surgeon. These doctors specialize in aesthetic and reconstructive surgeries. If you are going to have your liposuction done, it is important that you trust your surgeon. The initial consultation will help you determine if the doctor is qualified for the procedure and if he or she can address all of your concerns and expectations.

What to expect with liposuction?

Liposuction involves going under anesthesia for the procedure. What does this mean? You won’t feel any pain during the liposuction surgery. However, you’ll feel pain after the procedure.

• Recovery can also be painful. Depending on what parts of the body require liposuction, you may have a shorter or longer hospital stay.
• Some procedures can be done in an outpatient center. It’s common when you first have liposuction to have pain, swelling, bruising, soreness, and numbness.

What are the risks of liposuction?

Liposuction is a serious surgery with multiple risks. It’s important to discuss all the risks of liposuction with your doctor before having the procedure.

Who might not be a candidate for liposuction?

If you have heavy, loose skin or a lot of cellulite and have lost significant weight, then liposuction alone might not make you happy with your body. It might be a good idea to discuss whether excess skin removal is a wise decision for you before going forward.

Who performs liposuction?

A plastic surgeon performs liposuction. Before you have this procedure, make sure you’re seeing a board-certified surgeon with specialized training and plenty of experience removing fat from the thighs and stomach. If a board-certified plastic surgeon isn’t available, look for an untrained practitioner who offers laser liposuction or a physician assistant or nurse who offers it under the direction or supervision of a plastic surgeon.

Risk

After the surgery is performed, liposuction patients can expect bruising and swelling in the injection areas. While most patients have all incisions from the surgery closed with sutures, plastic surgeons generally prefer to use dissolvable stitches for liposuction procedures if possible. This will eliminate the need for removing these stitches after a few days, since they dissolve on their own and fall out within a few weeks.

Benefits

Today, you will learn all about liposuction benefits. Liposuction is the process of removing fat from areas of your body. Liposuction benefits can include reducing the size and shape of certain areas.

• Improving your appearance, minimizing scars and pain. Making you feel better about how your body looks. After liposuction, your clothes may fit differently and some activities may be limited.
• Liposuction, also known as lipoplasty. Is a cosmetic surgery procedure performed to remove subcutaneous fat from specific areas of the body.
• Liposuction can be used to treat a variety of cosmetic problems. Including loose skin and cellulite. It is often combined with procedures. Such as breast augmentation, abdominoplasty, and rhinoplasty.

What to Expect After Your Surgery

Following surgery, you may be taken to one of our critical care areas to ensure that you receive any extra medical attention. The length of your stay will depend on the type and length of your surgery and whether there are any complications. Your family will not be allowed to enter the critical care area.

• If parents are visiting with their child in the room after a procedure requiring general anesthesia, the hospital staff at Children’s Hospital Colorado professionals will assess the parents’ ability to help care for their child and offer tips on how they can help most effectively.

Proposed use of medications after Surgery

If you experience any symptoms of drug poisoning, overdose or severe reaction please contact the Pharmacy Service. Also, feel free to call the hospital for more information about when, why and how to take this medicine.

Results

Now, it should be stated that these results will not be clear. Until the inflammation goes down. In some cases, this may take several months. Most of the swelling settles after about 4 weeks. The area where fat was removed should appear less bulky.

• Of course, results can vary depending on each person and their body type. So you could still see some swelling and bruising in certain areas. When looking at before and after pictures. It is important to note that a person’s weight can fluctuate by five or 10 pounds either way.
• So when you looked at your pictures before surgery one month ago. You may have been six pounds lighter than when you look at them today.

How will you feel after fat removal surgery

All patients are provided with a supply of tablets for pain relief. After surgery and these should be taken on a regular basis. Each patient is advised to try and remain active. During their recovery period to aid the natural healing process. Which will help reduce bruising and swelling. These tablets (and pills) will also serve to allow patients to get back on their feet or pursue moderate activity. As soon as possible, therefore hastening the recovery process.