Liposuction

Despite good health and a reasonable level of fitness, some people may still have a body with disproportionate contours due to localized fat deposits. These areas may be due to family traits rather than a lack of weight control or fitness.

Liposuction slims and reshapes specific areas of the body by removing excess fat deposits, improving your body contours and proportion, and ultimately enhancing your self-image. Liposuction is a sculpting procedure, not a weight loss procedure.

Liposuction may be used to reduce localized fat deposits of the:

• Thighs
• Hips and buttocks
• Abdomen and waist
• Upper arms
• Back
• Inner knee
• Chest area
• Cheeks, chin, and neck
• Calves and ankles

There are three common variations to the liposuction procedure:

• Traditional liposuction is surgical suctioning of excess fat deposits using an infusion of saline solution with adrenaline and possibly anesthetic prior to removal of excess fat. This is sometimes referred to as the tumescent or super-wet technique. After injecting the fluid into the fat, an aspiration cannula connected to a vacuum pump is pushed through the fat to disrupt the fat and remove it.
• Ultrasound-assisted lipoplasty differs from traditional liposuction by using ultrasonic energy to liquefy excess fat prior to surgical suctioning.
• Other modalities such as SmartLipo, LipoSelection, VASER and others use different energy sources to dissolve the fat
• In my opinion, there are no significant differences in the results achieved with the different types of liposuction

Swelling should subside, bruising should fade and initial results may appear in 2 to 4 weeks. Final results could appear in 2 to 6 months. Significant weight gain can cause recurrence of fatty deposits either in the same area or other areas.