Patients who do not have obesity problems but have regional body fat, can have liposuction to have these fats removed and get into a better shape. Liposuction has become one of the most popular treatments in the last few years.
Liposuction should not be mistaken for a weight loss treatment. It is an aesthetical procedure that gives a better shape to the body by removing excess fat.
The body parts liposuction applied can be listed as follows. Even though there is a wide selection of body parts, it is always recommended to have a strict sports regimen in order to have a more successful results with liposuction.
In liposuction, body fat is liquefied by special equipments in order to be removed by very small millimetric incisions.
There are some differences between the methods applied in liposuction. The first of these methods is the classical method called “Wet Technique” or “Tumescent Liposuction”. Recently developed techniques that provide a better results are “Ultrasonic (Vaser) Liposuction” and “Laser Liposuction (Laser Lipolysis)“.
The difference of laser liposuction from original wet liposuction is that the fat is taken after being broken apart by laser. In vaser liposuction, these fat areas are broken apart and then removed from the body using ultrasonic sound waves. With the sound waves used in the vaser liposuction technique, only the fats are targeted, so the possibility of damaging other crucial tissues, pain, bruising and swelling that can be seen after the operation is kept at minimum.
Due to these advantages, the most preferred method is vaser liposuction, namely Ultrasonic Liposuction.
It is important for your comfort to stay in the hospital for 1 night after the operation. Healing process depends on the difficulty of the operation. As the number of liposuction applied areas increases, the healing process may prolong. Recovery time of a relatively subtle intervention is undoubtedly shorter.
A compression corset should be used for 1 month after liposuction. The healing process takes nearly 4-8 weeks. There are no scars left after 2 months. You can start light physical activities in approximately 4-8 days after surgery. Patient should avoid physical activities that would require physical effort for 4 weeks, including sexual intercourse. In order to see the final result, patient should wait approximately 6 months.
Hi-def liposuction is actually a liposuction method. In this technique, the fats are removed and the connections of the fats with the muscles are made more distinctive and superficial. In other words, surgeon makes curves and small bumps with body fat which creates a muscular look as a result.
Hi-def liposculpture can be done with different liposuction techniques. Vaser hi-def, laser hi-def or classical method. In such cases the device is not the first thing to consider, the most important rule is to choose an experienced surgeon.
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It is possible to perform liposuction to any part that has enough fat tissue.
It is possible to extract 5000-6000cc of fat although this amount can change according to the patient’s condition.
It is performed with special thin cannulas and it does not leave any scars.
The amount of fat cells can not increase. Our body fat cells are stable since we were born. When we gain weight, the cells do not increase, their size increase. After a liposuction if you gain so much weight, the rest of the fat cells can get bigger.
Since the patients who prefer this technique are those who usually have a strict sports regimen, the result will be better when the sport is continued after the operation. If the patient gains weight, muscle definition will decrease. While gaining too little weight does not have much effect, if a patient gains too much weight, the effects of muscle definition will disappear.
The female anatomy is different than the men, also the aesthetic perception and evaluations should be different. In women, six packs are not made as obvious as men. Abdominal muscle lines are not as definite.
Liposuction is an excess fat removal surgery. All these mentioned names are different varieties of liposuction, made as marketing strategies.
Depending on the area to be liposuctioned and the amount of fat to be removed, it can be performed under general, local or local + sedation anesthesia. Whereas if just a small amount of body fat needs to be removed, it can be performed with local anesthesia.
According ot the statistics of International Society of Plastic Surgery (ISAPS), liposuction is the most preferred surgery. If the patient does not have any secondary disorders and an experienced surgeon performs the surgery, the chances are very low in terms of complications.
Classical (wet) liposuction is the technique to extract excess body fat in order to make an area slimmer. Whereas in vaser liposuction, ultrasonic waves are utilized in order to give a better shape to the wanted area.
In vaser liposuction, ultrasonic waves are utilized in order to remove excess fat without harming other tissues. Besides, very thin cannulas are utilized so no scar is left after the procedure. In vaser hi-def liposuction, body fat is extracted and then the liquefied fat is injected back into the areas where more muscular look is wanted.
Those who have good skin quality and BMI around 10-15% can have hi def liposuction.
