Liposuction in 10 Questions
“NO”S OF LIPOSUCTION
An old Turkish saying goes; “a dirham fat covers a thousand shame”. The indispensable tissue of our body is adipose tissue. It is the layer that protects the most important organs in our body and should be present in certain proportions in a healthy body. However, in some cases; immobilized life, unbalanced nutrition or genetic reasons due to excessive accumulation in certain parts of our body both impair visuality and threaten our health. Liposuction has been performed for a long time as a very effective method applied when an image that makes us unhappy due to excessive fat accumulation in places where it should be in our body. You can find the points of interest in this process clearly in this article.
- Is liposuction a weight reduction surgery?
NO. The purpose of liposuction surgery is to give the body a natural form just like a sculptor and to reveal the characteristic lines of male and female bodies..
- Is it necessary to stay away from social life for a long time after liposuction?
NO. Although this procedure varies according to the technique used, it is a daily operation and the patient can return to his / her daily life and work and social life within 3 days.
- Are the devices used in liposuction operation the same?
NO. In line with the advances in technology, there are different devices developed for melting and removing oils. Initially, although the surgeon uses his own arm force to break down fat, there are now methods that use ultrasound energy, laser energy and vibration energy (infrasonic).
- Is liposuction a very painful procedure? Is there swelling and bruising afterwards?
NO. Pain, swelling and bruising vary with the technique and device used. In methods using vibration energy (infrasonic energy), which is less traumatic when breaking down adipose tissue, bruising and pain are minimal.
- Should I get general anesthesia for liposuction operation?
NO. Depending on the width of the area where the oils will be taken, it is sometimes performed with regional anesthesia. In this way, it is possible to leave the hospital on the same day without hospitalization. In fact, aside from feeling pain in infrasonic liposuction, which is known as laughing liposuction, endorphins are secreted due to the vibration in the patient's body.
- If we gain weight after liposuction operation, do we develop imbalance and deformity in our body?
NO. After this operation, it is important to drink as much water as possible, to pay attention to our diet and to eat a healthy and balanced diet. The most important feature of fat cells do not increase in the number of existing cells expand in volume, so we reduce the number of liposuction with the number of areas you lose weight will accumulate less fat. In today's advanced technology, a balanced procedure with increased sensitivity techniques results in a proportional change in your body even if you gain weigh.
- Is liposuction a life-threatening procedure?
NO. As with all surgical procedures, the surgeon's experience, the suitability of the device used, and the necessary precautions to be taken with regard to the patient is a very safe operation as long as the operation is performed and the basic surgical principles are adhered to.
- Is there any gender restriction for liposuction operation?
NO. Desired body forms in women and men are different. In females, it is possible to reach a thin waist and curved body lines and proportional legs with the procedure done on the legs. In men, liposuction to the belly and chest area provides more fit lice appearance.
- Is there any scar in our body after liposuction?
NO. This is done by moving a few millimeters of fine cannulas into the fat tissue under the skin. Therefore, there is no trace from the outside.
- Does the fat taken in surgery always go to waste?
NO. Fat taken by liposuction are very valuable. In order to give the shape we want to be in the body, it is possible to give the body the form we want it to be by giving it to the face, sometimes to the butt and sometimes to the thin calf regions.
Yes, you didn't read it wrong, dear reader. With liposuction you can reach the butt and face you want with the fat taken. Are you wondering the details of this process? So what do you say we meet again next month in this corner?
Stay lovingly, don't forget to smile at the mirrors.…
Doç. Dr. Gülsüm TETİK
Aesthetic Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery Specialist
