Liposuction Surgery: Removing your body fat safely
Liposuction surgery is a cosmetic procedure used to remove unwanted body fat.
It involves sucking out small areas of fat that are hard to lose through exercise and a healthy diet. It’s carried out on areas of the body where deposits of fat tend to collect, such as the buttocks, hips, thighs and tummy.
The aim is to alter body shape, and the results are generally long-lasting, providing you maintain a healthy weight.
It works best in men and women who are a normal weight and in areas where the skin is tight.
Liposuction surgery is a procedure used to remove unwanted body fat.
Why undergo liposuction?
People undergo liposuction for a number of reasons.
Here are a few:
- The removal of stubborn fat that won’t budge though exercise or dieting.
- Eliminating excess fat can improve your health. As a fat-removal procedure, liposuction can improve your health by removing your body fat.
- Boost your confidence. Many people are uncomfortable with their figures meaning they won’t wear a bathing suit or certain types of clothing.
- Liposuction removes the fat pockets that make you feel self-conscious so that you can embrace your body shape with complete confidence.
- Liposuction can remove stubborn fat deposits left by pregnancy so that you can get back to your pre-pregnancy figure and your pre-pregnancy weight.
Many people are genetically predisposed to accumulating body fat in certain areas, namely the abdomen, buttocks, hips, thighs and arms, and find it seemingly impossible to lose the fat with just diet and exercise. We can target these problem areas with liposuction to help you achieve the ideal figure you’ve always wanted.
NB.Liposuction is not an overall weight-loss method. It is not a treatment for obesity. The procedure does not remove cellulite, dimples, or stretch marks.
We can target problem areas with liposuction to help you achieve the ideal figure you’ve always wanted.
If you are bothered by stubborn fat in certain areas and want to reshape your body, liposuction may be the most effective way to get the results you want. The best candidates for liposuction are patients who are at a healthy and stable weight, and those who have good skin elasticity.
Many patients combine liposuction with other procedures such as tummy tucks. Combining different procedures can help you achieve the desired results, since liposuction is only used for a specific purpose.
How long does Liposuction surgery take?
In Mr Fitton’s practice, liposuction is usually performed under a general anaesthetic and, depending on the individual’s requirements, takes between one to two hours to complete.
Using a small specially designed cannula (hollow tube of the diameter of a straw) inserted through small incisions in the skin, fat is gently removed by attaching the cannula to a suction device.
The liposuction procedure is facilitated by using a power-assistance device which improves the efficiency of fat removal. At the beginning of the procedure a mixture of sterile saline and local anaesthetic is injected into the regions to be treated – this is known as a wet or super wet technique.
When can I go back to work or exercise after liposuction?
This can take anywhere from 5 to 7 days before you can return to work and 4 to 6 weeks before you can get back to physical activities, such as exercise. A long-term recovery typically lasts 3 months. This allows swelling to decrease.
How long is the recovery time for a liposuction procedure?
You will need to avoid strenuous activity for up to 4 to 6 weeks (but walking and general movement should be fine). The results of the procedure are not always noticeable until the swelling has gone down.
How much does liposuction surgery cost?
The investment for liposuction surgery starts at approximately £3,906. This includes your surgeon, the procedure and aftercare.
Actual costs vary depending on the provider hospital you choose to have your surgery with.
What are the the risks of liposuction surgery?
As with any major surgery, liposuction carries risks, such as bleeding and a reaction to the anaesthesia. Possible complications specific to liposuction include: Contour irregularities. Your skin may appear bumpy, wavy or withered due to uneven fat removal, poor skin elasticity and unusual healing.
Irregularity and ridges in the areas treated can occur even when meticulous care is taken at the time of the surgery. By removing the underlying fat, the skin will become lax and saggy. In young patients this will creep back in a similar way as a pregnant woman’s abdomen shrinks back after birth. But this is dependent on age and skin type as well as the degree to which the skin has been stretched before the procedure.
Other severe but very rare complications such as pulmonary and fat embolism and pulmonary oedema have been reported after liposuction. One should balance the risks with the benefits before going ahead with treatment.
Summary
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About your Plastic Surgeon: Mr Antony Fitton
MB, BS(hons)., MD., FRCS(eng)., FRCS(plast).
Mr Antony R Fitton qualified at the Royal London Hospital in 1989 with distinction in Surgery. He holds a MB, BS(hons)., MD., FRCS(eng). and FRCS(plast). (Fellowship at the Royal College of Surgeons).
He is a member of BAPRAS (British Association for Plastic, Reconstructive and Aesthetic Surgeons), BAAPS (British Association for Aesthetic Plastic Surgeons), BSSH (British Society for Surgery of the Hand).
Mr Fitton has received the Paton & Masser Award and the CM Matthews Award from the Royal College of Surgeons of England or his research in nerve injury.
Mr Fitton is licensed as Plastic and Reconstructive Surgeon by the GMC.
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