Liposuction is an aesthetic surgical operation, which consists of reshaping the silhouette by sucking up fatty deposits that are resistant to diets and sports. Liposuction is performed on very specific areas (especially the belly, love handles, saddlebags and buttocks) and leaves no visible scars.
These localized fatty deposits do not, as a rule, disappear despite diet or physical exercise. On the other hand, liposuction is not a method of weight loss and its purpose is therefore not to control the weight of the patient: thus a correctly performed liposuction will not allow to save an improvement of lifestyle. Liposuction is not the treatment for obesity.
In practice, liposuction can be applie to a large number of body regions: “saddlebags” of course, but also the hips, abdomen, thighs, knees, calves, ankles, arms. , the back. Technical improvements have also made it possible to extend its action to the face and neck (double chin, oval face).
How is liposuction performed?
Before the procedure: at least a blood test, an interview with the anesthetist and an interview with the plastic surgeon must be planning. A reflection period of 15 days must be respecte between the consultation and the intervention.
In the operating room:
a small cannula connecting to a powerful “vacuum” is introduce under the skin and removes fatty deposits from different parts of the body. The incisions are small and leave tiny scars.
The procedure can last between 30 minutes and 2.5 hours depending on the area treated, under general or local anesthesia. The size of the cannulas adapts to the suctioned area. Their round, non-sharp edge does not damage nerves and blood vessels.
After this surgery, it takes one to two days of hospitalization to get back on your feet as quickly as possible. And allow 4 to 7 days to resume normal activity. If they are not resorbable, the sutures are removing around the tenth day, at the time of the postoperative control consultation.
The bruises or bruises may persist for two to three weeks. The final result is estimate after a minimum of three months.
The bruises or bruises may persist for two to three weeks. The final result is estimate after a minimum of three months.
Our plastic surgeon Dr Aimadeddine Souad is a fan of high-definition liposuction. Which eliminates excess fat by giving an athletic silhouette.