Liposuction is a surgical process used in plastic and cosmetic surgery whereby the features of the body can be reduced and remoulded, even after more formal methods of exercise and dieting have failed to produce desired results.
Used as a means of removing excessive fatty deposits, which are usually located in areas around the chin, lower neck and chest, stomach, and thighs, Liposuction surgery is a procedure that can also favourably alter and re-sculpt the contour’s of the body in the area requiring attention.
The plastic surgery involves the insertion of a thin tube, or cannula, into the area containing excess fat, through a microscopic incision. This tube is then guided through these fatty deposits, gradually breaking up the fat cells so that this waste can then be drawn out of the body by a vacuum pump process or syringe.
The point of insertion for the cannula is selected in order to minimise the risk of any visual scarring, and fluids are given intravenously to the patient to reduce shock risk and replace the natural fluids present in the removed excess fat.
Though some bruising or swelling may result from the Liposuction plastic surgery, particularly if large masses of fatty tissue have been removed, recovery is usually made within a few days, and patients are generally allowed to begin gentle exercise again after two weeks or so.
The only inconvenience may be that supportive elastic may have to be worn for up to six weeks, or until the repair is complete.