Liposuction is clearly the most popular form of cosmetic surgery worldwide. Everyone, of all ages knows what liposuction is - well, at least most of us know what it is?
Basically, everyone knows that liposuction is a cosmetic surgical extraction of fat from the patient's body to get a better and slim figure. Because of its popularity, liposuction has been an intrinsic part of celebrity culture this time, resulting in some exaggerated perceptions that often can do more harm than good.
The first and most important misconception about liposuction, which must be corrected in the perception of mass, is that liposuction is a substitute for diet and exercise. This is simply not true and grossly exaggerated. Liposuction is a procedure to sculpt the body rather than a process to loss weight .
This means that liposuction is for those problem areas just will not disappear no matter how much you diet or exercise. A field of these problems is the chin and neck. In some cases, especially among the elderly, the fatty deposits become impossible to remove from these areas in spite of all the diet and exercise. In cases like these, liposuction is practical.
Liposuction is done in almost any area of the body that is identified by the patient as something they want to correct. This means that the person may already be in their ideal weight, and suffer because they want to correct or sculpt a particular field or two to achieve the desired figure they always wanted.
Women are more likely to undergo liposuction than men and popular areas for liposuction are the abdomen, hips and thighs. Fat tissues are extracted from the patient's body, essentially making a small incision in the area to be. Fat tissues are extracted from the patient's body, essentially making a small incision in the area that will be treated.
In this incision, a hollow tube is inserted and the tube is in turn connected to a suction device. The cosmetic surgeon then moves the tube in, on and around areas where fat has to be extracted. Since this is surgery, great care must be taken in considering such a procedure. It must also consult and work with only one certified plastic surgeon for liposuction procedures, otherwise there may have disastrous consequences that may even lead to death.
There are only limited amounts of fat that can be extracted from one individual at a given time. No more than the maximum allowable fat should be taken out as it could cause dangerous health risks otherwise. In addition, during the procedure itself, there is a chance that if done by a plastic surgeon without a license, vital organs and other tissues may be accidentally punctured or injured by the tubes used in liposuction.
In addition to all the risks that come with regular liposuction surgical procedure as with all others, a patient must deal with some discomfort after surgery. Bruising and muscle pain occurs and the patient will also need to take time off for recovery, depending of course on the scope and extent of work done.
For example, if you've had liposuction of the abdomen and combined with a tummy tuck, this procedure may lead to a lot of pain and discomfort for some time after the procedure. In some cases, it will take at least six months before the swelling goes down and make one to be able to get the appreciate for the figure achieved as a result of liposuction.
