Liposuction is a surgical procedure for removing unwanted fat from various body parts to help people regain a shapely figure and an improved appearance. The procedure helps to maintain a proper contour of the abdomen, buttocks, hips, thighs, calves, arms, neck, and face by removing excess fat. You can choose the site removal according to your beautification goals, but ensure that you consult a board-certified plastic surgeon with considerable experience in undertaking the procedure.
The cosmetic surgical procedure is also effective in helping men with enlarged breasts reduce their breast size. Having a slim and trim body enhances self-esteem and makes you more confident in presenting your best side to the world. However, liposuction does not have any health benefits.
When to go for liposuction?
Liposuction should be your last resort when all other efforts to remove unwanted fat from any body part prove futile. Only after exhausting all options of natural and alternative remedies for fat removal, including significant lifestyle changes, should you consider undergoing liposuction. A healthy lifestyle, balanced diet, good sleep, and regular exercise should prevent unwanted fat accumulation. However, things might work out differently for some. When all sincere efforts of fat reduction fail to give results, you might consider liposuction, which can effectively remove unwanted fat from targeted areas of the body.
Excess Fat Removal is the Only Purpose of Liposuction
During liposuction, the doctor uses various tools to remove excess fat from a particular body area. As the name indicates, sucking away fat with the help of a vacuum is the best way to describe the procedure. Liposuction is only for healthy people with tight skin who are keen to alter their body contour and retain it for an extended period. However, the fat removal process has nothing to do with obesity and is ineffective for losing weight. Moreover, the procedure does not help to remove dimples, cellulite, and stretch marks.
Fat removal by liposuction causes permanent changes to the body shape by removing fat cells. Patients must lead a healthy lifestyle to maintain the altered body shape, or else the remaining fat cells could grow bigger, and all efforts and money would go to waste.
Time taken for surgery and recovery time
The time for completion of the procedure depends on the number and sizes of the areas chosen for surgery and the amount of fat to remove. If the fat removal amount is less, the surgeon might suggest carrying out the procedure across multiple areas (not more than three) on a single day. The technique of surgery and the kind of anesthesia used during surgery (local or general anesthesia) affect the time taken to complete the procedure.
The average liposuction recovery time is usually two weeks, but the soreness, swelling, and bruising might last longer. However, you can resume normal work after two weeks if you do not have any existing health condition that might delay the recovery time.
The doctor might recommend that the patient wear a snug elastic garment over the areas of fat removal for a few weeks to control swelling and help the skin adapt to the new contour quickly.