Liposuction

1. What is Liposuction?

The concept of liposuction is surprisingly simple. Liposuction is a surgical technique that improves the body’s contour by removing excess fat deposits located between the skin and muscle.

2. What is Tumescent Liposuction?

Tumescent liposuction designates a form of liposuction that uses tumescent local anesthesia. The tumescent technique for liposuction totally by local anesthesia has eliminated the greatest dangers associatedThe word tumescent refers to anything that is swollen and firm. In the tumescent technique for liposuction, a large volume of very dilute solution of local anesthesia (lidocaine and epinephrine) is injected into the fat beneath the skin, causing the targeted area to become tumescent. The local anesthetic lidocaine in the tumescent solution provides such complete local anesthesia, that it eliminates the need for general anesthesia, or IV sedation. The drug epinephrine (adrenalin) provides profound localized vasoconstriction that it virtually eliminates surgical bleeding during tumescent liposuction. By eliminating the risks of general anesthesia and the risks of excessive surgical bleeding, the tumescent technique for liposuction has eliminated the greatest dangers associated with the older forms of liposuction. with the older forms of liposuction.

3. What are Elastic Compression Garments?

Elastic compression garments (specially designed girdles) post liposuction are beneficial for the patient
1) Minimizes swelling and reduces pain
2) Improves blood circulation
3) Speeds up the healing process
4) Maintains the elasticity of the skin. Most surgeons require that patients wear an elastic compression garment for a certain length of time after liposuction.

4. What is the Cost of Liposuction?

The cost of liposuction usually depends on many factors like which part of the body is treated, any other areas of the body or the body type. When only one area is treated by liposuction the fee is less than when multiple areas are treated.

5. Am I A Good Candidate for Liposuction Surgery?

A good candidate for liposuction is any person who has realistic expectations and is in good health.

6. What Are The Realistic Expectations Which I Can Have From My Liposuction Surgery?

After liposuction, the new body’s shape is more or less permanent. If a patient does gain a moderate amount of weight after liposuction, then the figure will simply be a larger version of the new body shape. Fat cells that are removed by liposuction do not grow back.

7. Which Areas Can Be Treated By Liposuction?

The most frequently treated areas for women are the abdomen, breasts, hips, outer thighs, anterior thighs, inner thighs, knees, arms, buttocks, cheeks, and neck. In men, who comprise about 15% to 25% of liposuction patients, the most commonly treated areas include the chin and neck area, abdomen, flanks (“love-handles”), and breasts.

8. What kind of Qualifications should a Liposuction Surgeon have?

Liposuction is most commonly performed by surgeons who have acquired special training in the techniques of liposuction. Surgeons who perform liposuction or other cosmetic surgeries are called “cosmetic surgeons.”

9. What are the Complications and Risks of Liposuction Surgery?

The most dangerous aspect of liposuction is an attitude that ignores the risk of doing too much liposuction on a single day, or disregards the risks of doing multiple unrelated surgical procedures on the same day that liposuction surgery is performed. As judged by current worldwide experience, liposuction is amazingly safe. Rare problems that can potentially occur with any surgical procedure include infections, bleeding, skin ulcerations, and nerve injury.

10. What Questions Should I Ask before Choosing A Liposuction Surgeon?

Decisions about liposuction should not be based solely on the cost of liposuction. The cheapest procedure might mean that the surgeon does the procedure quickly and incompletely. You should feel free to ask any questions you have about liposuction. In fact, it is the patient’s responsibility to make sure that all important questions have been asked and answered before making any final decisions about liposuction.