What is liposuction

A slender figure with chiseled curves is the dream of every girl. Striving for perfection, the representatives of the fair half resort to strict diets, exhausting sports. But they do not always bring the desired result.

Plastic surgery will help to change your body without giving up the usual joys of life . The liposuction technique quickly and effectively copes with fatty deposits in problem areas.

How does it happen, and also, what preparation is required for liposuction? What awaits patients during rehabilitation? How is the result saved?

What is liposuction?

Liposuction is a plastic aesthetic surgery that corrects the contours of the body by removing fat deposits. It is carried out on various parts of the body in order to adjust the volumes. Liposuction has been one of the top three most popular plastic surgeries in the US and Europe since 2015.

Many patients perceive liposuction as a quick way to get rid of extra pounds. But it’s not. The operation only corrects the outlines of the body, but does not reduce weight. Therefore, for people who are overweight or obese, this surgical intervention is not performed. When deciding to come to a plastic surgeon , you need to have an ideal stable weight. Removal of body fat is carried out from areas that can be conditionally called “depot” – when a person is losing weight, but

In addition, it is believed that liposuction is a “female” operation. In fact, they do it for men too.

Types of liposuction of the abdomen

When answering the question of how liposuction is performed, it is worth determining its main types. Modern plastic surgery clinics use the following techniques: vacuum, tumescent, laser, ultrasound, radio wave, vibration. What is the difference? They act differently, destroying adipose tissue with cells.

• Tumescent liposuction. This type of operation belongs to the so-called wet operations. The plastic surgeon injects a special drug into the operated area – Klein’s solution, which consists of an anesthetic (lidocaine), saline and adrenaline. It anesthetizes tissues and “liquefies” fatty deposits, facilitating their removal. Then the specialist performs vacuum liposuction. The disadvantage of tumescent liposuction is the high risk of swelling and bruising.
• Vacuum liposuction. The most popular and effective type of fat removal. A plastic surgeon, using a cannula connected to a vacuum apparatus, removes fatty tissue through micro-punctures. Vacuum technique affects specifically fat cells. Due to this, fat volume is reduced. The risk of bruising is reduced.
• Ultrasonic. The zone is affected by ultrasound, which heats up the tissues and destroys the fat layer. Ultrasonic liposuction is effective for small amounts of fat deposits.
• Radiofrequency liposuction. A plastic surgeon works with an electrode and an emitter. The electrode is placed under the skin, the emitter – above it. Radio wave energy passes between them, which destroys adipose tissue.
• Laser liposuction. It is carried out using a laser probe, which not only removes fat, but also improves the quality of the skin, enhancing the production of collagen.

Patients ask: how is liposuction of the abdomen done, how long does it take? The duration of the operation depends on the volume. Approximately 40 minutes – 2 hours.

What “problem areas” can be corrected with liposuction?

The purpose of liposuction is to eliminate fat deposits in the so-called “depot” zones – the abdomen, inner, outer thighs, back flanks, lower back, knees. From these difficult areas, fat leaves very slowly, which significantly spoils the figure. In general, surgeons allocate about 20 zones for liposuction.

Liposuction is often combined with a tummy tuck (tummy tuck) to get the most pronounced result – a perfectly flat stomach. This operation is called lipoabdominoplasty.

Also during the SMAS facelift, fatty tissue can be removed from the chin. But, of course, double chin liposuction can be performed as a separate operation.