After the State Food and Drug Administration urgently stopped the production and sale of more than ten kinds of diet pills containing sibutramine ingredients, liposuction became the focus again and was called the “savior” by the weight loss crowd. The correct perception of liposuction: liposuction ≠ weight loss As we age, the distribution of fat on the body will change. The fat that was concentrated on the hips and thighs when we were young will gradually shift to the lower abdomen and waist, making the curves of the body disappear and making the body look obese. Liposuction is also known as “body sculpting”, the principle of which is to suck out the excess fat from a certain part of the body through the method of negative pressure attraction, in order to achieve the purpose of rapid local slimming. Many people confuse liposuction with weight loss. In fact, liposuction and weight loss are two completely different concepts. The main function of liposuction is to improve the body shape, such as some people are not overweight, but the local fat accumulation affects the beauty, so they need to do liposuction surgery. Liposuction is not the same as weight loss, as it is for people who are overweight. What is really heavy in the human body are muscles and bones, and fat absorption does not lose much weight, but only fat volume. Therefore, the purpose of liposuction surgery is not to lose weight, but to make the body more proportional and reshape the perfect body shape. Localized obesity liposuction is more effective The two requirements for liposuction are that you are within 30% of your body weight and that you have excellent skin elasticity – not too many wrinkles on your skin and no excessive sagging. In addition, liposuction can only be considered as a solution if fat accumulation cannot be improved through diet and exercise. Obesity can be divided into two kinds: general obesity and local obesity. For people who are obese all over the body, liposuction is a good way to lose weight. There are also some beauty seekers who actually have a relatively proportionate figure, but as they grow older, certain parts of their body become increasingly fat, resulting in out of shape, which is localized obesity, and the effect of doing liposuction is quite ideal. Liposuction is safe, but there are limits Some people think that as long as there is obesity in the body, liposuction can be performed. In fact, areas with neurovascular distribution should be prohibited or cautiously liposuction, such as the areas located on both sides of the abdominal median, the longitudinal area of the anterior sheath of the rectus abdominis muscle, the intersection of the internal and external 1/3 of the inguinal ligament and the abdominal wall obliquely above this ligament, the area of the medial femur along the direction of the saphenous vein, or the middle of the upper and lower edge of the buttocks, are relatively forbidden areas. The most common areas for liposuction are the abdomen, buttocks, hips, thighs, forearms, jaws, calves and ankles, etc. In the last two years, areas previously considered inaccessible for surgery: the face and neck have also been carried out. In addition, some institutions have also carried out liposuction of the breasts such as breast enlargement and liposuction for local obesity caused by lipomas. Liposuction Myths: Myth 1: The greater the amount of liposuction, the better the result The amount of fat suction should be based on the candidate’s own situation and cannot be generalized, not the more suction the better. The more the amount of liposuction, the greater the chance of complications, so the amount of liposuction should be controlled. Nowadays, the amount of liposuction is generally controlled at 3000ml, and it can be relaxed to 4000ml for those who are heavier. 5000ml is the safety limit. The beauty seeker does not have to be in a hurry, but can achieve good body sculpting results by choosing liposuction in stages, while ensuring their health and life safety. Misconception 2: Multiple liposuction is better How many times can liposuction be done? In principle, there is no limit to the number of times you can have liposuction, but it is generally not necessary to have multiple procedures. You can see the results of a single liposuction procedure on a certain area of the body and there is no rebound. If the remaining fat cells expand afterwards and you gain weight again, then theoretically you can still perform liposuction, but the area where the surgery was performed is already fibrotic and the results cannot be achieved with traditional liposuction methods. With each additional liposuction procedure, the technique becomes more difficult.