What is liposuction?
In layman’s terms, it is the extraction of fat. Liposuction is a method that uses a negative pressure vacuum suction device connected to a metal suction tube with a hole at the end to enter the subcutaneous area through a small incision in the skin and suck out the local accumulation of fatty tissue to improve the obese body shape.
The development of liposuction surgery is advancing rapidly along the direction of continuous technological innovation, improved surgical results, and significantly reduced trauma and complications, and more and more beauty seekers are accepting this surgery, and liposuction cosmetic surgery has become one of the most popular cosmetic surgery procedures.
What parts of the body can undergo liposuction?
Liposuction mainly targets localized fat accumulation. For people with relatively normal weight and obvious localized fat accumulation, liposuction can effectively solve the accumulated subcutaneous fat and improve body shape.
Why is liposuction not easy to rebound?
The number of fat cells in adults is constant, and after your youthful development period, the number of fat cells is basically unchanged, so what makes you gain and lose weight is only the change of fat cell volume.
No matter diet or exercise can only reduce the volume of fat cells, while liposuction directly reduces the number of fat cells in the body, so even if you eat fat again after liposuction, the part that has been liposuctioned is thinner than the part that has not been liposuctioned.
How is liposuction done?
Liposuction is performed by making a small incision on the surface of the skin, injecting a swelling solution into the area determined before surgery to make it easier for the fat cells to be sucked out, and then sucking out the fat by probing into the fat layer with a long, thin liposuction needle.
Is liposuction permanent? If you don’t change your lifestyle, such as diet, exercise, and bad habits, you will still be obese if you don’t have liposuction alone. But in terms of liposuction, basically it will not rebound because the principle of liposuction is to reduce the number of fat cells and it will not increase again, so from this reason liposuction will not rebound. However, if too many calories are consumed later, the fat will be transferred to the abdominal cavity and accumulate.
What age group can have liposuction? People in the 20-45 age group are generally more likely to have liposuction. People in their 20s are prone to gain weight because of excessive diet, while people after 30 are mostly fat because they have had children and their body shape is reduced due to exercise and excessive long-term high-calorie food intake. Therefore, there are more people who come to liposuction in this age group. Older people who are over 60 years old and teenagers whose bodies have not yet developed and matured are not suitable for liposuction surgery.
Who is not suitable for liposuction surgery?
1, immature teenagers who are growing and developing.
2, long-term application of anticoagulants, vasodilators and hormonal drugs, 1 to 2 weeks before surgery to stop using. Those who have clear organic visceral diseases and hypertension.
3.Seekers who lack reasonable expectation of surgical results.
4.Persons with local or systemic inflammation. Those with subcutaneous vascular malformation at the liposuction site, such as: varicose veins of both lower limbs.
Why can’t liposuction surgery reduce weight?
The density of fat is very small, even though it seems that a large bottle of fat can be sucked out in one operation, their mass is actually very light. Therefore, liposuction does not help you much with your weight. Liposuction is mainly about shaping and losing girth to make your curves look better, not about having confidence in just being on the scale.
You can see the difference between fat and muscle in the picture above!
What do I need to pay attention to after liposuction?
1. Shapewear insist on wearing.
Prevent the skin from sagging and help speed up the recovery of the surgical site.
2, post-operative attention to diet.
Do not smoke and drink, do not eat spicy and stimulating food, light diet with more fresh vegetables and fruits, in order to recover faster.
3, light activities in the early recovery period.
Light activities should be carried out in the early recovery period, and you can often take a walk or something for about a week after surgery, which can speed up blood flow and promote recovery.
What else can liposuction be used to treat?
In addition to body contouring and weight loss, liposuction can also be used to treat breast enlargement, male breast enlargement, parastomastia and to assist in scar repair. Because liposuction is simple, safe, and reliable, in addition to small skin incisions and inconspicuous scarring, the older patients with gynecomastia and parastomastia are willing to undergo liposuction and have achieved satisfactory results.
What is the effect of liposuction?