Procedure: Improve body shape by removing exercise-resistant fat deposits with a tube and vacuum device. Can be performed using the tumescent technique, in which targeted fat cells are infused with saline containing solution with a local anesthetic before liposuction to reduce post-operative bruising and swelling. Common locations for liposuction include chin, cheeks, neck, upper arms, above breasts, abdomen, buttocks, hips, thighs, knees, calves, ankles.
For larger volumes of fat or for fibrous body areas, ultrasound-assisted lipoplasty (UAL) may be used. UAL is a new technique in which a ultrasound probe is inserted beneath the skin to "liquify" the fat before it is suctioned.
Duration: 1 to 2 hours or more. UAL: 20-40 percent longer than traditional liposuction.
Anesthesia: Local, epidural, or general.
In/Outpatient: Usually outpatient. Extensive procedures may require short inpatient stay.
Side Effects: Temporary bruising, swelling, numbness, soreness, burning sensation. Tumescent: Temporary fluid drainage from incision sites. UAL: Larger incisions for cannula.
Risks: Asymmetry. Rippling or bagginess of skin. Pigmentation changes. Skin injury. Fluid retention. Excessive fluid loss leading to shock. Infection. UAL: thermal burn injury caused by the heat from the ultrasound device.
Recuperation: Back to work: 1 to 2 weeks. More strenuous activity: 2 to 4 weeks. Full recovery from swelling and bruising: 1 to 6 months or more. Use of tumescent technique or UAL may decrease post-operative bruising and swelling.
Duration of Results: Permanent, with sensible diet and exercise.
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Liposuction helps to shape the body by removing unnecessary fat from precise areas, including the hips, stomach, thighs, chin, buttocks, neck, knees, upper arms and cheeks. During the last few years this procedure has gained benefits from new modifications. Today, there are many new techniques: the tumescent technique and the super-wet technique which help surgeons to create better results for their patients and make the recovery periods much faster. However, no type of liposuction can be an alternate for dieting and training. Nevertheless, this procedure can eliminate immovable areas of fat that do not react to usual weight loss techniques.
If you want to make a liposuction the following information will help you to decide. It will give the main information that you need in order to understand the main elements of this procedure, its positive and negative effects on your body. It cannot answer to all your questions, so if you want to know more, ask your surgeon who can help you with anything you do not understand.
The Best Candidates For Liposuction
People with realistic expectations about the results of the procedure can be the best candidates to have the liposuction. It will change and improve your looks but it will not make you a supermodel. Before making a decision about the operation, consult with your surgeon who knows everything about the process and the results of this procedure.
Patients with normal weight, with firm and elastic skin can expect the best results. You have to be physically and psychologically healthy and to have sensible expectations about the procedure. Nevertheless, older patients may not always attain the same results as the younger ones.
Liposuction is a risky thing for people who have diabetes, heart or lung disease, poor blood flow etc.
Planning Your Surgery
During your first consultation your surgeon has to assess your health, find out where your fat deposits are and evaluate the state of your skin. He or she has to explain all the methods that will be used and which are mostly suitable for you
Feel free in discussing your hopes with your surgeon. He or she has to describe the procedure in detail and explain its risks.
Getting the Answers You Need
People who decide that they need a liposuction often feel inundated by the amount of alternatives and methods that are endorsed today. Nevertheless, your plastic surgeon is able to help. He or she can help with the decision; the surgeon can recommend you the best procedure. He or she will consider the costs, the effectiveness, safety and other aspects that may be important for the patient. The doctor also tries to avoid any complications, to cope with all possible problems during the procedure and to take care of the patient if one has complications.
Preparing For Your Surgery
Your doctor has to give you special instructions about the preparation for the procedure. He or she has to explain what medicine or vitamins you can or cannot take before or after the operation. Also, you have to know that if you develop a cold or any infection your operation has to be delayed.
It happens very rarely but you have to be asked to have blood drawn in case it might be needed during the operation.
One more important thing is that you have to have someone to take care of you after the liposuction.
Anesthesia For Liposuction
There are many different types of anesthesia for liposuction procedures. The category of it must be selected together with your surgeon.
The type of anesthesia depends on the type of the liposuction that patient decides to have. For example, if you are having just a partial liposuction then the local anesthesia can be used. However, if you want the local anesthesia can be used in combination with intravenous sedation. For longer procedures, regional anesthesia is more appropriate.
Nevertheless, for patients who are having a big volume of fat removed, the general anesthesia is more suitable.
The Surgery
The time for liposuction is different. It depends on the size of the area from which the fat is being removed, on the amount of fat being removed and the type of anesthesia and technique being used.
There are some liposuction methods that can make the operation better and easier.
During the liposuction limited deposits of fat are eliminated to recontour one or more spots of the body. The small incision is the place through which the tube is inserted and used to vacuum the fat that is situated under the skin. The tube is pushed and then pulled through the fat layer, breaking up the fat cells and suctioning them out. This action is made by a vacuum pump or a big syringe.
During the procedure a big amount of fluid is lost together with the fat and it is necessary to replace it in order to prevent shock. That is why, during the procedure and after it, patients have an intravenous fluids obtained.
Technique Variations
One of the mostly used technique of liposuction is fluid injection, a technique in which a medicated solution is injected into fatty zones before removing the fat. The fluid is a mixture of intravenous salt solution, lidocaine (a local anesthetic) and epinephrine (a drug that contracts blood vessels). It helps to remove the fat easier and decreases blood loss. Also, it provides anesthesia during and after procedure. In addition, fluid injection helps to decrease the quantity of bruising after surgical procedure.
Another technique is called the super-wet technique. The amount of fluid that is injected is the same as the amount of fat that is removed. This technique very often needs IV sedation or general anesthesia and is about one or two hours long.
After Your Surgery
After such procedure the patient may feel fluid drainage from the incisions. To avoid this, a small tube is sometimes inserted under the skin to prevent fluid build-up. In order to prevent infection your surgeon may prescribe you antibiotics. In addition, you also have to wear an elastic garment to control swelling. You will not feel good immediately after the procedure. The pain or other discomfort that you will feel can be controlled by the antibiotics and it will disappear after a week or a bit more.
Getting Back to Normal
The recovery period is gradual. Your surgeon will give you some orders and he or she will recommend you to start walking as soon as you can. If you will follow all his instructions you will start to feel better after a week or two. The stitches are usually removed after a week or 10 days.
You should avoid tiring activities for a month as your body continues to restore to health. In some cases, the bruising and swelling may disappear just after six months or even more.
If you notice some unusual symptoms (heavy bleeding, increase in pain) after you get home, you have to tell this to your surgeon. He or she will try to help you as soon as possible.
Your New Look
After some time you will see an obvious difference in your appearance. However, the differences will be more noticeable after four to six weeks. After about three months all discomfort has to disappear.
If you have realistic expectations you will be happy with the results of this procedure. Factors like healthy eating and getting regular training will help you to keep your new shape.
Notes:
- Team Holiday is partners with GP clinic and Plastic surgery centre, so in the table bellow You can find the clinics' price. Ordering your surgery through us you will be able to get other additional services, such as attention and care during your visit, airport meeting, tour guide services, sightseeing tours, leisure activities, accommodation, catering and many more as well. To order additional services, follow the links or just pick our all ready made cosmetic surgery package.
- Price given bellow is not exact. We provide only reserve price of the surgery because the exact cost depends on the required corrections which are chosen individually and are discussed in detail during the consultations.
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