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This 21st century has been observed as the paragon of health-freak individuals who aspire to look and feel like their favourite actors/actresses due to the increasing trends of social media and different entertainment platforms. People tend to be more focused on achieving a slim and contoured body, where liposuction comes to the rescue. Liposuction is one of the most widely utilized cosmetic surgery procedures that facilitates the removal of excess and unwanted deposits of fats from different parts of the body. It is a form of surgery that involves the mechanical removal of fat from well-defined points on the body such as thighs, hips, abdomen, lower back, upper arms, and neck. Such areas aim to be redesigned for a better body-aspect ratio.
In India, around 8 to 10 lakhs of cosmetic surgery are performed annually, which is highly attributed to liposuction procedures. The struggle of losing weight and fitting into your favourite pair of jeans is real, though liposuction is not entirely a weight-loss procedure rather it is the one in which a plastic surgeon makes use of a small, tubular, stainless steel, hollow instrument, known as the cannula. By plastic tubing, the cannula is linked up to a robust suction pump. He then operates a cannula that involves pulling the fat layer under the skin while at the same time using suction to extract the fat cells, leading to the slenderization of the area.
Liposuction surgery is the process of complete elimination of fat cells. One is that after puberty, we seem to be stuck with a predetermined number of fat cells in the body. As it is quite explained, when this happens the fat cells are just expanded to accommodate the added weight. Liposuction removes some of those cells right off the bat; the rest of them are going to have to chow down on even more of the fat circulating in your bloodstream. Less fat cells mean that the body gets used to storing fat differently, hence the longevity of the result from liposuction.
What Happens to the Fat?
The fat aspirated from the body by liposuction is a mixture of fat, blood, and remaining local anaesthetic solution together with an irrigation solution. The doctor then takes this ‘fat’ commonly referred to as graft through the suction tube, into a sterile container. Sometimes the fat is strained and washed before they put it back to the patient. When it is employed to flatten out uneven regions, it is referred to as fat grafting or fat transfer.
In most cases, the removed fat is just thrown away. It is said that the amount and weight of fat extracted may not be proportional to the alteration in the overall shape. That is because often the tissues become swollen after surgery and the injections made during surgery also supply temporary volume.
Ideal Candidates
The best liposuction surgery in Delhi is most suitable for such clients who are adults with healthy, elastic skin, within the ideal body weight range but who possess localized fat pads or body unevenness that cannot be resolved by ordinary exercises and diet. The best outcomes are obtained through liposuction in thinner skin-bearing areas of the body such as the back and the flanks.
Risks and Recovery Time
Liposuction, when performed by an experienced, reputable surgeon, is normally very safe. However, it needs anesthesia and surgery and it may pose some risks like bleeding or even the development of infection around the operation area. Uncommon side effects that affect a small number of patients include drooping of the lips, swelling of the face, tongue numbness, and drooling which may take about six weeks to heal.
Desk jobs and other light activities can be resumed in most people within a week while intense work requires 2-4 weeks to recover. Lifestyle change resolution results from body contouring surgery are permanent, provided that you do not gain weight back. However, liposuction is not one of the strategies to lose weight or fight obesity. At its healthiest and most visually pleasing, it’s the smallest part of an otherwise healthy lifestyle. To know more about the science behind the liposuction procedure book an appointment with Dr. Anup Dhir today.
