Learn about Liposuction (also known as lipoplasty, liposculpture, or lipectomy)
Liposuction can help to contour and improve the shape of your body and is best suited to people who are a healthy weight but have stubborn areas of fat they can’t get rid of with diet and exercise alone.
Liposuction is a commonly performed aesthetic surgical procedure for fat removal and body contouring. It’s the removal of excess fatty tissue to reshape the body. Areas that can benefit from this procedure are many and include stubborn fat around the back, chest, stomach, hips, buttocks, thighs, knees, upper arms, underneath the chin and the neck.
As with all plastic surgery, the success of liposuction will depend on a number of individual factors, such as age, skin elasticity, weight and overall health. You’re a good candidate for liposuction if you’re of normal weight, have healthy, elastic skin and have specific trouble areas such as the tummy, thighs, and butt that will not respond to changes in diet and exercise.
The operation is performed under a general anesthetic or local anesthetic with sedation, taking around one to two hours. a very small incision is used to insert the cannula to extract the fat, and sometimes this is closed with a stitch or dissolvable suture. There is often some bruising and swelling to the areas treated, however, this should subside around one to two weeks after.
It is advisable to take one to two weeks off work depending on the nature of your job. You are often required to wear a support garment for up to six weeks afterwards. On this website, we give you further information about the risks and benefits of liposuction, the procedure, and, most importantly, how to maintain your figure afterwards.
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