Liposuction is perhaps the most popular Plastic Surgery in existence today. Lipo surgery is often performed as a standalone procedure. Plastic Surgeons also perform it during other surgical procedures, like a tummy tuck or a mommy makeover.
But while the number of people opting for liposuction keeps increasing every year, there’s still a lot of misconceptions surrounding this surgical procedure.
What is Lipo Surgery?
Liposuction (also known as Lipo) is a method of fat removal that first became popular in the 1980s. During Lipo surgery, a Plastic Surgeon removes excess fat from the body through a hollowed tube known as a cannula
The Plastic Surgeon moves the cannula through the area of the body that’s being operated on. The cannula with a powerful suction sucks out the excess fat cells. This method allows the Plastic Surgeon to sculpt a specific area of the body in a way that’s desirable to the patient.
While it seems like a lot more work than non-invasive fat removal treatments, lipo surgery is far more effective in the long run. Here’s how:
It Helps to Reduce Cellulite
Cellulite is a kind of ‘dimpled’ appearance that you find on the skin. It happens when fat deposits push through the connective tissue on the skin. Cellulite can occur even in those people who aren’t overweight. It depends on the way in which fat cells, muscle, and connective tissue are distributed throughout the skin.
However, cellulite occurs most commonly in those who are overweight. People who have it find it extremely difficult to get rid of through diet and exercise. Even non-invasive surgery procedures like Coolsculpting and Zerona cannot completely eradicate cellulite from an area of the body.
Lipo surgery’s advantage is that it can get rid of cellulite formations on the body along with the fat deposits.
Lipo Surgery Also Improves Body Contour
The biggest advantage of liposuction is that patients have total freedom in the way they want their bodies to look after the cosmetic surgery. On the other hand, non-invasive surgeries tend to be a lot more limited when it comes to body contour.
Getting rid of fat deposits is one thing, and any fat-removal procedure can do that. But shaping the body into a much slimmer, more attractive version of itself can only be achieved through lipo surgery. With this procedure, patients can determine along with their Plastic Surgeon how they want to look after it. Then the Plastic Surgeon can sculpt the body to better suit the patient’s requirements.
It Fights Obesity Effectively
Liposuction removes the fat cells from the body, but most non-invasive fat-removal procedures only release them, which is why weight gain can reverse the effects of these treatments.
The solution? Lipo surgery, of course. Through liposuction, a Plastic Surgeon can remove up to 6-8 pounds of body fat in a single session. Therefore, liposuction works wonders for those looking to slim down and turn their lives around in a single sitting.
Promotes Even Weight Gain
Thanks to liposuction, patients can sculpt out the body type they’re looking for. Aside from the aesthetic benefits, this also allows the patient’s body to put on weight more evenly in the future. As the shape of the body is already defined, when the patient does put on weight, it tends to be distributed evenly throughout different areas of the body.
Most other fat-removal procedures tend to focus on a single area of the body without taking the entire physique into account. As a result, patients can end up gaining weight in the same areas that were treated in the first place.
Liposuction Is Done in a Single Session
The first impression is that liposuction may cost slightly more than other fat-removal plastic surgery procedures. However, the advantage is that the entire operation happens in a single session and the fee is only one time.
Fat-removal procedures such as Coolsculpting, Zerona, and others require the patient to return for additional sessions. This is time-consuming and stressful as patients need to arrange their schedules in a way to ensure that they have enough time for these treatments. In the end, depending on the number of sessions required, the price can match or exceed the fee of a lipo procedure.
It May Boost Self Confidence
Any fat-removal surgery may give you a surge of self-confidence once you’ve recovered completely and looked at your body in the mirror.
The only difference is that with liposuction you get to decide on what kind of contours you want and how your entire physique looks post-surgery. This can be a lot more satisfying than simply getting rid of excess fat deposits from the body.
Choose Wisely
While liposuction has many advantages over other fat-removal surgeries, it may not be the ideal surgical procedure for you at this moment in your life. Assess your situation and talk to your Plastic Surgeon about what you’re looking for. Then, he can give you a clearer picture of the type of surgery you require.
If you just want to get rid of a few fat deposits then a non-invasive procedure isn’t a bad idea. Just be sure to make an informed decision so that you’re happy with the results.
Dr. Rosso is one of the leading Plastic Surgeons in the South Bay and performs a large number of Lipo surgeries, Tummy Tucks and Mommy Makeovers in his state-of-the-art Surgery Center or at the local Hospitals. He has been voted 2018 Daily Breeze South Bay’s Favorite and 2017 Best of the Beach and the Peninsula Plastic Surgery doctors and staff have been awarded the 2018 Spectrum Award for Customer Service Excellence.