Liposuction, one of the six major medical beauty programs, has been widely accepted because of its obvious effect of weight loss and body contouring without rebound. “Hao Lulu, the first artificial beauty in China, Ge Ying, the first magical girl in Nanjing, and Liu Yajuan, the first artificial beauty in Hebei Province, have all undergone liposuction surgery on multiple parts of their bodies during the “artificial beauty” boom. “Liu Yajuan, all of whom have undergone liposuction surgery on multiple parts of their bodies.
However, behind all the amazing publicity about liposuction surgery, people ignore the risks of this surgery. In fact, compared to other plastic surgery procedures, the incidence of complications from liposuction surgery is relatively high.
If you are interested in liposuction, then it is even more impossible to ignore the facts behind this surgery. We suggest you read our article first and then ask more about the experience of your friends who have undergone this surgery before deciding whether to put it into action or not!
Anyone who is overweight and has an unattractive body shape can have liposuction (x)
People who undergo liposuction must be within 30% of their body weight and have good skin elasticity without excessive sagging or too many wrinkles. Older people over the age of 60 and teenagers with immature bodies are not suitable for liposuction.
People with health problems are not suitable for liposuction (√)
In addition to those who are mentally abnormal and psychologically unhealthy, people with internal organ diseases, such as cardiovascular diseases, hypertension, coronary heart disease, hyperlipidemia, hyperglycemia; pulmonary respiratory insufficiency; those who have smoking habits and stop smoking for less than two weeks; those who take anticoagulant drugs, antihypertensive drugs and hormone drugs for a long time and stop taking them for less than half a month; those who have secondary obesity due to other diseases and must be treated for The primary lesion must be treated, and does not belong to the scope of liposuction treatment.
Any obese part of the body can be liposuctioned(×)
For a few areas of the body, liposuction is prohibited or prudent due to the distribution of nerves and blood vessels.
The most common areas for liposuction are: abdomen, buttocks, hips and thighs, upper limbs (upper arms and forearms), lower limbs such as jaws, calves and ankles, face and neck, and localized obesity such as breast enlargement and lipoma can also be treated with liposuction.
I need liposuction for my waist, abdomen, hips, and legs, but I don’t want to do them separately. (×)
Liposuction surgery is very physically demanding and requires the full attention of the surgeon, and the slightest mistake may cause harm to the patient. Therefore, the duration of liposuction surgery is usually limited to 2 to 3 hours, which is not only for the protection of the surgeon’s physical strength but also for the safety of the patient.
All surgeries are traumatic and the longer the surgery takes, the more problems it may cause, such as infection. Therefore, it is potentially very dangerous for the patient to have a long surgery, and for safety reasons, it is important to do it separately if possible.
I have too much fat and I want my doctor to remove as much fat as possible to make my body more beautiful (x)
The amount of fat aspiration should be determined by the patient’s own situation and cannot be generalized, not the more the better. The greater the amount of liposuction, the greater the chance of complications, so the amount of liposuction should be controlled.
Nowadays, the amount of liposuction for patients is generally controlled at about 3000ml, and for patients with heavy weight, it can be relaxed to 4000ml, and 5000ml is the safe limit. In fact, patients with a large amount of liposuction do not have to be in a hurry, but can achieve a good body shaping effect in stages, while ensuring their own life safety.
Liposuction is painless(x)
There is no such thing as an absolutely painless surgery. Anesthesia must be administered regardless of the type of liposuction used. The surgery can be painful due to the injection of anesthetic, insufficient or uneven anesthetic coverage, or too low concentration of anesthetic. Under normal circumstances, the pain is not obvious within 24 hours after surgery, followed by soreness and swelling of the skin, and the pain is aggravated when local force is exerted. Generally, the pain will gradually decrease and disappear 3 days after surgery.
Liposuction is a safe procedure without any complications (x)
Liposuction is indeed effective, but inevitably, complications of one kind or another can occur.
Pigmentation: This is due to the large damage caused by too thin suction, which causes skin ischemia, especially in the calves and abdomen, and the pigmentation usually fades in the left stone six months after surgery.
Numbness and abnormal sensation in the operated area: After surgery, the skin sensation in the liposuction area is bound to be affected, and numbness and abnormal sensation such as occasional pins and needles, ants, etc. will gradually recover in 1 to 3 months after surgery.
Unevenness in the operation area: liposuction is not absolutely uniform, so there will be unevenness in the operation area after surgery, which mainly depends on the doctor’s technique.
Wound infection: It is related to the failure to block the negative pressure when the suction tube enters and leaves the incision, which aggravates the damage of the incision part.
Skin flap necrosis in the operation area: If too much subcutaneous fat is sucked out during the operation, which disrupts the blood circulation of the skin, skin blistering or even necrosis may occur and scarring will be left behind.
Chronic pain: This is caused by rough surgical operation or unreasonable incision design and subcutaneous scar growth, mainly manifested as radioactive pain, especially in the evening, if it occurs, local closure or scar release excision can be performed.
Post-operative care is important and is one of the keys to the success of the surgery (√)
In addition to oral anti-inflammatory drugs and dressing changes, you should move around as soon as possible after surgery. Two days after surgery, you can use ultrasound to perform physical therapy in the liposuction area to promote healing, speed up swelling and reduce pain, and prohibit smoking. Avoid sun exposure for 4-6 weeks after surgery to avoid delaying wound healing and hyperpigmentation.
After liposuction, you will get a significant weight loss (x)
In fact, the weight is not greatly affected after local liposuction. The fat tissue of human body is far lighter than other tissues (such as muscle tissue, internal organs, bones and skin tissue). If you do whole body liposuction, you can reduce your weight to a greater or lesser extent. Generally speaking, most people do not change their weight much after surgery, and a few people gain weight instead. However, either way, after liposuction, their body shape is greatly improved and they are no longer bloated and obese, but much more proportionate. So liposuction is about making the body look better, not losing weight.
After liposuction, I can eat and drink as much as I want without gaining weight again (x)
The fat in many parts of the body is divided into two layers, i.e. deep and superficial. If the deep layer of fat is removed and 0.5-1cm of superficial fat is retained, local rebound will not occur. The reason for rebound is the insufficient amount of local liposuction and the failure to maintain a regular diet and exercise after liposuction. Some people mistakenly believe that all parts of the body will not gain weight after liposuction, so they eat and drink a lot, and as a result, they gain weight again after surgery and return to their previous weight. However, most of the fattening areas are the arms and back.