If you are an overweight person with no problems but it has in some parts of his body accumulations of unwanted fat tissue, which does not disappear with diet or exercise, there is a medical procedure to improve their ideal figure: liposuction, also known as lipoaspiración or liposuction or liposculpture. This treatment can be applied effectively in various regions: abdomen, waist, hips, thighs, buttocks, knees, ankles, arms, armpits, neck and cheeks. It is the technique most frequently performed cosmetic surgery.
Who can get a liposuction?
Liposuction is used by people of both sexes, you can make almost any age, but the results are better in those people whose skin has not lost its natural elasticity and can be modified molding contours. In older age, you do not have the same effect as the skin can present irregularities in the treated areas. it is important to clarify that liposuction is not a substitute for diet or exercise, and that it is not an effective anti-cellulite procedure. To resolve such problems should be considered alternative treatments. It is common for men using them to eliminate body fat around the abdomen and flanks or excess fatty tissue in the breast (gynecomastia). Each person because of their individual characteristics, different results achieved through this method.
Are the results permanent?
Generally, the results are permanent, as long as you do not gain weight. Even if there is a moderate increase, fat will be distributed in the body in a uniform manner, without accumulate especially in the area operated. Final results were seen after several months, once the skin suits and disappears swelling or edema.
How should I prepare?
In a prior consultation your surgeon will evaluate the steps to follow in line with their expectations, their needs, their medical history and your current health status. Aspirin and other drug use Anticoagulants should be left to take a period of time prior to surgery. Tell your doctor about your habits and health problems, since some of them, such as smoking and high blood pressure can influence its future development. Your surgeon will give you additional information prior and inform him about the risks and potential complications.
Does it require general anesthesia?
According to the size of the area to treat, using general or local anesthesia with sedation. In the first case the patient is asleep, the second is relaxed and feeling no pain. Her plastic surgeon will evaluate what is the best way to achieve the results you want.
How is liposuction?
It is a surgical procedure that can extract unwanted body fat. To achieve that is inserted into the area to deal with a small diameter tube called cannula, through a vacuum pump, remove excess fat tissue. The tube is inserted through small incisions of 3 to 4 millimeters in length, which are conducted in a manner as unobtrusive as possible. At the end of the operation, is placed a compression bandage or mesh that prevents bleeding and immobilizes the area. Can be done in several areas of the body at once and can also be combined with other treatments simultaneously plastic surgery. It is a reliable technique, wherever done by specialists. Often those who perform a liposuction then feel greater harmony with their own bodies and in relation to the others.
His liposuction can be done in a sanatorium or in an outpatient surgery center, never in the office. The operation usually lasts between three and four hours. Thanks to the small size of the incisions and the grounding achieved through the bandage, there is almost no pain. In many cases it is outpatient surgery immediately, but if it is performed under general anesthesia should rest on for 24 hours. If withdrew in the day, eventually, you may need someone to take you to your house and accompany him at least one night. The recovery time varies by patient, but in a few days you can return to work. In a week or two can resume most normal activities, then start with physical exercises controlled. Should not be made intensive efforts for about a month. During the first seven days must carry 24 hours a bandage, and the two or three weeks what used only for day to help the retraction of the skin and reduce swelling or edema. During this period it is better to avoid the sun. The success of the intervention will depend on you to follow strictly the instructions of your plastic surgeon. Every year thousands of liposuction performed successful around the world, however, no medical procedure is free of risks and complications.
Your surgeon will inform you on the subject.
