Liposuction can be very effective, since after puberty the number of fat cells does not increase significantly, only their volume changes. However, this volume change can be as large as when a ping-pong ball grows into the size of a balloon. Fat cells most often increase in size in the abdominal area, buttocks, or waist. With liposuction, the body's proportions and contours can be changed by specifically removing stubborn, bothersome fat pads from the patient in various areas (buttocks, thighs, abdomen, upper arms). So, essentially, the primary goal of the surgery is body shaping, not weight loss.
During the free consultation, it is very important to ask your questions and express your expectations. The surgeon will examine you and make a recommendation for the procedure, as well as explain the course of the surgery and possible complications.
How is liposuction done?
During liposuction, about 70% of the fat cells are removed from the treated area, so the remaining 30% are less likely to absorb new fat molecules, so the adipose tissue does not multiply as much as in other parts of the body. During the surgery, a cannula is inserted through a half-centimeter incision, which is used to break up the fat cells and suck them out with a vacuum, without causing damage to the blood vessels or nerves. This method ensures the possibility of removing excess fat without major scars.
Liposuction can be performed under local anesthesia or general anesthesia, depending on the area and extent of fat removal, so general anesthesia is not necessarily required. In certain cases, surgeries are always performed under general anesthesia. This is decided by the doctor during the consultation, based on the available information.
It is worth being aware that by now, refilling with your own fat can also be considered in some plastic surgeries (wrinkle filling, facial rejuvenation, etc.). The fat sucked out during liposuction can be used to fill other areas of the body, and in some cases it may even happen that one of the most popular procedures, breast augmentation, can be done with the sucked fat. This possibility may arise in connection with the plastics of the breast, buttocks, calves, and even the face and lip augmentation, about which you can get detailed information at our clinic. During the combined treatments available at our clinic, you can also use the most up-to-date solutions according to your needs. If you would like to know more about us and the various surgeries, instead of blog posts, contact us and request personalized information.
Several procedures can be used for liposuction, including:
SAL - suction-assisted technique,
UAL - ultrasound technique,
PAL - vibration technique,
as well as laser liposuction.
Their prices may also differ, but it is also decisive in terms of liposuction prices how large an area the surgeon works on, and how many areas are affected by the treatment.
A special compression garment must be worn on the treated area, in which you can shower and then dry it with a hair dryer. This is a light fabric that is elastic, a kind of corset. It serves to help the skin re-adhere and tighten it where the plastic surgery is performed. Wearing the compression garment is not only necessary or recommended, but mandatory for 3-4 weeks day and night, then first at night, and later it can be completely omitted. In the first 1-2 weeks, the treated area will swell, possibly bruising may be visible, then this will gradually disappear. The result can be seen after 1-2 months, but even after that, minor changes may still occur, so the full final result can be seen after about half a year.
It is a general procedure that the patient can leave for home the day after the surgery under general anesthesia, so they have to spend one night inside, in other cases, with local anesthesia, our patient spends a few hours at the clinic. After two or three days, the doctor checks the patient's condition at a follow-up examination and removes the dressings. Until this moment, the operated area cannot be reached by water, but after that you can take a bath. About a week later, another check-up takes place, when the stitches can also be removed. At the six-week check-up, we check the re-adhesion of the skin and if everything is in order, then the compression garment does not need to be worn anymore. In many cases, physical traces of the surgery remain, but this only lasts for seven days, since the swelling and spots usually disappear after a few days. We provide all informational information to our patients.
As after any surgery, complications can occur here as well. The most common is inflammation, the extent of which can vary from redness of the skin to severe inflammation that requires surgical intervention. In addition, bleeding may occur in the treated area, which can cause inflammation. Further complications may be that the sensitivity of the skin temporarily decreases, sometimes the skin is darker than its surroundings, or we may experience indentations due to the skin unevenly adhering back.
Fat suction is not an alternative to dieting. There is no surgical procedure that can replace dieting, dieting is necessary for weight loss. There are various plastic surgery procedures to treat sagging skin after weight loss, there are no procedures for weight loss. Therefore, the patient undergoing liposuction will continue to be able to maintain the result after the liposuction through a proper diet and eating habits. With this plastic surgery method, we can treat the area as needed, which in a given case does not allow the removal of deposited fat with diet and exercise. Time is needed for the result of such a treatment to be enjoyed after the healing period, so the result will not be perfect immediately after the procedure.
In America, 10-liter liposuction procedures are also performed, but this is very dangerous, requires intensive therapeutic aftercare, possible blood transfusion, and despite this, the weight loss is only 6.4 kg, since the specific gravity of adipose tissue is 0.64. Within the framework of a one-day surgical procedure, the maximum amount that can be removed without the possibility of complications drastically increasing is 3-4 liters. This is about 2.5 kg, which is hardly noticeable in case of severe obesity. From this it follows that fat suction is mainly suitable for removing contour excesses (usually these are the sport or diet-resistant areas that often stubbornly remain). Such are, for example, the "breeches" on the side of the thigh, and the fat pads located in the waist and the region below the navel.
This is a question that concerns many people, as people are interested in how long the effect of such an operation lasts. The answer is quite complex, because as we have already explained, suction is mostly an effective method against those fat pads that we cannot overcome even with sports and dieting. It follows that the end result will be lasting if we continue to pay attention to a healthy lifestyle, in which moderation is the value. Although weight gain is not excluded, someone who undergoes such a procedure starts with a significant advance, since in his case, with the destruction of the connective tissues, the fat layer is more difficult to deposit later.
