LIPOSUCTION

The fat removal surgery, which is known as ‘’lipoplasty’’ or more generally as ‘’liposuction’’, is the procedure of removing fat from target sites, and reshaping your body by slimming these sites.

The fat removal surgery may be performed to remove excess fat from various regions of your body, as the abdomen, thighs, hip, butt, inner knee, chest, cheek, chin, calf, and the wrist. In order to obtain better outcomes, it can be applied concomitantly with the reshaping operations as the abdominoplasty or face lift.

IS LİPOSUCTION CONVENIENT FOR ME?

The fat deposition in body might have developed as a result of nutritional habits, age, genetic status, and many other factors. If you have trouble getting rid of fat deposited in your certain sites in spite of a regular diet and exercise, liposuction may be a convenient choice for you.

Liposuction is not a method of losing weight; it rather aims to improve and shape the present status of your body. This operation can be applied to both women and men.  However it’s preferably demanded to provide the following criteria:

To exist in your Ideal Body Weight (your Body Mass Index, ie. your body weight/square of your height being below 25).

To be keeping your ideal body weight constant.

To possess a good quality of elastic skin that’ll permit recovery.

Prof. Kamburoğlu will explain you if liposuction surgery is a convenient choice for you, by taking into consideration your expectations you’ve mentioned.  As it is the case in all other operations, liposuction is also considered to be favorable for individuals possessing no serious medical problems and having good general health.

THE COURSE OF LIPOSUCTION TREATMENT

Liposuction surgery for small regions (for instance, around umbilicus only) may be performed under local anaesthesia. However for larger areas, the general anaesthesia is more convenient for the patient’s comfort.  When starting the procedure, serum is administered interiorly in order to maintain the fluid-electrolyte balance and control bleeding.  The ‘super-wet’ or ‘tumescent’ technique may be preferred according to the patient’s status and the technique that’ll be used.

Three different liposuction techniques have been being used today.

The Classical Suction (Vacuum)-Assisted Liposuction: This is the most ideal technique, and the most preferred one in the young patients with good quality of skin possessing a favorable elasticity.  At first step, the target site is entered via holes smaller than 1 cm, and fluid is administered interiorly; at second step, the fat at the target site is sucked out. The incisions are preferred to be made at the sites as umbilicus or bikini area which are less likely to be seen, if the distance to the site of fat removal is convenient.

Laser-Assisted Liposuction: This technique consists of 4 steps. The 1st and the 3rd steps are completely the same with the classical vacuum-assisted liposuction.  At the 2nd step of this technique, fats are sucked with the laser energy.  At the 3rd step, they are sucked out with the classical vacuum-assisted liposuction. At the last and the most important step, laser is used for tightening skin and subdermal tissues. It’s a more convenient choice for the patients with lower skin elasticity.

Ultrasound-Assisted Liposuction (VASER): This technique consists of 3 steps. At the first step, serum is administered internally as in the other techniques. At the second step, fats are melted with the ultrasound energy.  At the last step, fats are sucked out with the vacuum-assisted liposuction system.  This method may be preferred in the patients with low skin elasticity.

HOW IS THE COURSE OF RECOVERY FOLLOWING LİPOSUCTION?

The duration of a complete recovery depends on the size of the area from which fat has been removed.  If fat has been removed from a single site, you may usually return to your normal professional life within 2 to 3 days.  If fat has been removed from more than one regions, you may need a resting period of about one week.  It’s suggested to use a corset generally for one month.  You’re recommended to care about healthy nutrition and sports for the persistence of your outcome for a long time after surgery. You may perform any type of sportive activity one month after the operation. On the other hand, if you gain weight, it does not exist at the sites of fat removal, only. The weight gain exists similarly at all sites of your body.  In other words, your previous regional fat distribution does not emerge again.

Although liposuction is not a method of losing weight, it’s a quite successful method for the women and men who want to get rid of excess fat existing at their certain body sites.  It reduces the excess fat especially existing at problematic areas such as abdomen, thigh and hip, and thus helps you feel better regarding your body image. 

You may directly communicate with us for more information about the Liposuction in Ankara.

We wish you healthy and happy days.