Cosmetic Surgery : A Guide To Liposuction

by Mark Walters on November 22, 2009 · weight loss

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If your body has areas of excessive fatty tissue, or you want to improve the overall shape of your body, then you might want to consider liposuction cosmetic surgery.

If you any of the following apply to you, then you are a good candidate for liposuction cosmetic surgery…

1) You have excess fat areas in the neck, arms, back, breasts, ankles, calves, thighs, saddlebags, love handles, hips, buttocks or stomach. 2) Despite prolonged exercising and dieting, certain fatty deposits around your body prove impossible to remove. 3) Your fatty tissues are not around areas where you have excess, sagging skin – skin elasticity being important since liposuction only removes fat and not skin.

If you decide to go ahead with having liposuction surgery, then the first step is to find yourself a plastic surgeon. They will then discuss the procedure with you, ask what look you would like to achieve, and tell you how close to that look surgery will be able to take you. There is no need to hold back or feel shy during this consultation, in fact, the more frank and honest you are, the more likely you are to be pleased with the end results.

It is best to thoroughly prepare yourself for your consultation with your chosen plastic surgeon. Take with you details of your past medical history, and make a note of any medications you have taken, or are taking, and of any allergies that you have. This is important as it some cases your eligibility for surgery may be compromised by your current health or past medical procedures that you have undergone.

So, how exactly will your surgeon help you achieve your dream look? Well, liposuction cosmetic surgery removes the fatty tissue you want to get rid of with a hollow tube, or canula, that will be passed through your fatty areas. Some surgeons use a pump that creates a vacuum, and this process is known as suction-assisted liposuction or SAL. A motor may help the canula vacillate, and this process is called power-assisted liposuction or PAL. Sound waves may also be used to break down the fat cells, and ready them to be removed, or a laser may be used to break the fatty tissue down.

Each method has pluses and minuses. The variety of methods will be discussed during the consultation. Your surgeon may use a combination of different techniques, whichever it is felt will work the best for you. The ultimate decision of what techniques to be used will be determined by your surgeon.

Once the surgery has been performed, which generally takes a few hours at most, you will need to rest and recuperate for a period of about ten days. There are generally no complications with the procedure, as it is one of the most common ones that plastic surgeons perform, and so no follow up operations should be necessary.

The results of your liposuction usually last for a long period of time, however, the healing process can be gradual, so it may take several months for you to notice the full effects of your surgery. The incisions used for inserting the canula will fade over a period of a few months, and will usually become barely visible.

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