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Liposuction slims and reshapes specific areas of the body by removing excess fat deposits, improving your body contours and proportion, and ultimately, enhancing your self-image. Some people may have a body with disproportionate contours due to localized fat deposits. These areas may be due to family traits rather than a lack of weight control or fitness.
Liposuction techniques may be used to reduce localized fat deposits of the thighs, hips and buttocks, abdomen and waist. Other areas that can be treated are the upper arms, the back, inner knee, chest area, cheeks, chin and neck, and the calves and ankles. Liposuction is not a treatment for obesity, nor is it a substitute for proper diet and exercise.
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LIPOSUCTION*
(Suction-Assisted
Lipectomy)
| Procedure: |
Improve body shape
by removing exercise-resistant fat
deposits with a tube and vacuum
device. Can be performed using the
tumescent technique, in which
targeted fat cells are infused with
saline containing solution with a
local anesthetic before liposuction
to reduce post-operative bruising
and swelling. Common locations for
liposuction include chin, cheeks,
neck, upper arms, above breasts,
abdomen, buttocks, hips, thighs,
knees, calves, ankles.
For larger volumes of fat or for
fibrous body areas,
ultrasound-assisted lipoplasty (UAL)
may be used. UAL is a new technique
in which a ultrasound probe is
inserted beneath the skin to
"liquify" the fat before it is
suctioned. |
| Length: |
1 to 2 hours or
more. UAL: 20-40 percent
longer than traditional liposuction. |
| Anesthesia: |
Local, epidural, or
general. |
| In/Outpatient: |
Usually outpatient.
Extensive procedures may require
short inpatient stay. |
| Side Effects: |
Temporary bruising,
swelling, numbness, soreness,
burning sensation. Tumescent:
Temporary fluid drainage from
incision sites. UAL: Larger
incisions for cannula. |
| Risks: |
Asymmetry. Rippling
or bagginess of skin. Pigmentation
changes. Skin injury. Fluid
retention. Excessive fluid loss
leading to shock. Infection. UAL:
thermal burn injury caused by the
heat from the ultrasound device. |
| Recovery: |
Back to work: 1 to
2 weeks. More strenuous activity: 2
to 4 weeks. Full recovery from
swelling and bruising: 1 to 6 months
or more. Use of tumescent technique
or UAL may decrease post-operative
bruising and swelling. |
Duration of
Results: |
Permanent, with
sensible diet and exercise. |
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