Body parts: saddlebags, hips, abdomen, interior of the thighs, interior of the knees, arm, double chin, among other body areas.
Recommended age: after adolescence, when growing ceases.
Anesthesia: local (in most cases) or epidural.
Duration of the surgery: about one hour.
Stay in the clinic: between 8 and 24 hours.
Scar: as the incision is small (less than one centimeter), the scar usually hides itself in a natural body fold.
Preoperative preparations: routine laboratory tests.
Postoperative care: the dressing protecting the scar must be used for one day. Depending on the case, it is necessary to wear restraint garments (elastic belt).
Recovery time: five-day rest, being possible to resume light physical exercises in 30 days. But everything depends on the area the liposuction was performed.
You have probably heard about liposuction and liposculpture, but what is the difference between the two techniques? Liposuction consists in removing the located fat. In the other hand, liposculpture is comprised of two procedures: at first, the plastic surgeon will suck out the fat, and then he will use part of what has been sucked in order to fill out the depressions of the body contour.
Currently, liposuction is one of the most requested methods by those who are in need of a quick "dry" in his/her appearance. It removes located fat in a quick and efficient way. It can be performed in the saddlebags, hips, abdomen, interior of the thighs, interior of the knees, arms, double chin, among other body parts. Liposuction is performed under local or epidural anesthesia and it takes one hour on average. As the incision is small (less than one centimeter), the scar hides itself in a natural body fold. After the treatment, you stay in the clinic for one day and then you are allowed to go back home. The postoperative period requires relative rest for five days. That is, the patient can work from the third day of recovery. After 30 days it is already possible to resume physical exercises and in three months you are allowed to sunbathe. In addition, it is recommended to wear restraint garments (elastic belt) for two to three months. A complimentary treatment with lymphatic drainage allows to accelerate the recovery and improves the state of the circulatory system thus reducing the edemas.
In the liposculpture you can remove that 'extra fat' that is bothersome in the saddlebags and place it in the buttock, for example. Or yet, you can use the removed fat to fill out the furrows of expression that are formed around the mouth, also known as Chinese moustache. Is not it wonderful being able to harmonize the body at your own will? The best thing of this technique is that the grafted fat is in great part absorbed by the body. The absorption varies according to the patient, but the procedure can be repeated until the desired result is achieved.
It is common that a person elects to have more than one liposculpture because it is a "natural" manner to shape the body. The postoperative period requires relative rest for five days, what it means that the patient can work from the third day of recovery. It is necessary to have a very special care with the grafted areas in order to prevent pressure and minimize the effects of the reabsorption. After 30 days it is already possible to resume physical exercises and in three months you are allowed to sunbathe. Scars are minimal. Sizes vary from 5 to 8 millimeters and for them to be little or not visible at all, the plastic surgeons use to hide them in natural body folds.
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