From Thailand to China to Japan, and back to America where the surgery is known to be very popular, liposculpture has made it’s way into the forefront of the cosmetic surgery industry. It’s not just women either - men are getting treatments in increasing numbers, especially in Asian countries. What’s the procedure like? In this article, we will give an overview of liposculpture surgery so you can know what to expect if you considering treatment.
Let’s start off by talking about what the treatments themselves. Liposculpture was invented as an ingenious way to remove unwanted body fat from a persons body. To this end, it can be applied to diverse areas of the flesh, including the thighs, knees, arms, breasts, buttocks, waist and even the face. (It is important to note that other types of cosmetic enhancements have been shown as superior for work on the face over facial liposculpture.)
Whether we are working with the thighs or the abs, many of the bigger details are the same though, and will work the same way no matter what area is being worked on. It starts off with the patients body receiving very small cuts - called incisions - into which tools are inserted that perform the fat sucking techniques. These cuts can leave visible, if light, scarring on the patients body. Because of this, most of the time doctors are able to place them in the hidden folds naturally present in the skin.
The cannula is carefully moved through the patients body. Once positioned correctly, it disrupts the fat cells and then sucks them out! This is probably the most well know part of the surgery, and it’s not so far off a metaphor to imagine this happening similar to how a vacuum cleaner pulls dirt from the carpet. Note though that while a patient may wish it not to be true, the most fat that can be safely removed maxes out at about 10 pounds!
While that figure might not sound like a lot, note that the less advertised, post-surgery work will make things better. After removing the fat, the cannula is taken out and the doctors get to work on the skin itself, smoothing it and tightening it to improve it’s appearance. Because of this, the doctors can make it appear that more than 10 pounds of fat was removed!
As long as it stays safe and relatively affordable to the middle and upper class, cosmetic surgery is going to stick around as a mammoth industry. It’s likely that the details of the surgery might scare some people and that’s understandable. Being at the receiving end of a surgeons knife is never a pleasant experience. However, if you can focus on the outcome of liposculpture it’ll make the path towards getting there much more bearable!
If you’re interested in learning more about your cosmetic surgery options, check out the Liposculpture FAQ, a free resource on liposculpture doctors in Atlanta.