What Is Liposuction?

Liposuction is an aesthetic surgery procedure that allows you to get shaped body contours by removing fat tissues, which have accumulated at various points on a person’s body, by vacuuming. Thus, a more proportionate and healthy image is acquired physically. Contrary to popular belief, liposuction is not a slimming method, it is a contour correction operation.

The success of the operation during the process depends on the patient’s skin elasticity, weight and expectations. Liposuction should not be considered a miraculous method of weight loss. After regular exercises and strict diets, there will be a decrease in the volume of the fat cells in the body, while there will be no decrease in their number. As a result of fat removal, their number decreases by removing fat cells from the body.

Which Areas Can Liposuction Apply To?

The hips, waist, abdomen, arms, ankle, knee, breast, face and jawline are the body parts that can be removed with liposuction

Who Can Have Liposuction Operation?

The most suitable group of patients for this aesthetic operation is those who are close to the ideal weight or slightly above the ideal and also people who have accumulated fat deposits in some parts of their body (in particular, thigh, abdomen, waist, hips, etc.) that cannot be eliminated through exercise or diet. The results will be affected by the person’s lifestyle and conditions such as having flexible and tight skin or being a smoker.

Is Liposuction Permanent?

This depends on the patient’s behaviour, maintaining the weight is necessary. Despite this, even if there is weight gain after the surgery, regional fat accumulation will not be as intense as before.

How Long Does Liposuction Surgery Last?

The duration of liposuction surgery varies between 1 to 3 hours depending on the region and volume of the procedure performed. Depending on the condition of the area where the fat removal will be performed, the operation is performed under general or local anaesthesia.

How Is Liposuction Surgery Performed?

This operation is performed using vacuum devices in which cannulas of different diameters are used. Since millimetre incisions are made in the size that cannulas can fit, it is not possible to leave any obvious traces.

There are various techniques in the liposuction process such as ‘vaser liposuction’, ‘laser liposuction’, ‘ultrasound liposuction’, ‘wet liposuction (with liquid use)’ and ‘dry liposuction (without liquid use)’. In our hospital, the ‘vaser liposuction’ method is preferred for people who will undergo the procedure.

What Should A Patient Be Careful After Liposuction?

After surgery, there is not much pain in the area where the procedure is performed. Mild pain may occur and it can be removed with painkillers. Patients can usually be discharged on the same day or a day later. Employees can return to their work in several days.

After the operation, some bruises, rashes, edema may appear. They pass in two weeks. But it takes six to twelve months for all the swellings to recover in the treated area and get the desired shape. During this period, the body can be massaged and some other treatments aimed at accelerating recovery can be applied for support purposes.

In order for liposuction surgery to give an effective result, it is recommended to use a corset for a month after the procedure. Again, during several weeks after surgery, it is necessary to pay attention to the exercises and diet program. If the habit of overeating continues, it is necessary to know that fattening up may occur in other parts of the body, although not as much as before, it may occur on the parts that have been operated on. Nevertheless, if the body is fattened up again, the areas that have been operated on and the areas that have not been done will gain weight proportionally.

What Possible Complications Can Occur After Liposuction?

‘Fat embolism’ may be observed even if it is rare in liposuction. ‘Early mobilization’ is recommended to the patient after surgery in order to prevent this condition, which poses a life threatening risk as a result of the clotting of fat and entering the circulatory system.

The most important of the long-term complications are dimples, bumps and even sagging skin of liposuction areas. It should be known that these are problems caused by excessive or irregular fat removal or insufficient skin elasticity.