Liposuction / Liposculpture

Liposculpture,

The Art of Beautiful Liposculpture There are a number of key elements to the Art of creating beautiful liposculpture: balance and harmony, the creation of slenderness, attractive flowing contours, smoothness of the skin, skin firmness and an understanding of the liposculpture. Not to mention understanding and satisfying patients desires?

UNDERSTANDING THE SCULPTURE One of the most important elements is to understand the sculpture; that is to understand and satisfy the desires of the patient. To do this the surgeon must take the time to listen to his patient and allow the patient to feel comfortable enough to express his or her fears and desires. In the end, the sculpture is only beautiful if the patient considers it is beautiful. With talent and skill from the surgeon who understands the art’s key elements, beautiful liposculpture results can be created.  

Liposuction

The Ultimate Body Sculpting Technique called Liposuction has been added to complement the traditional forms of liposuction.

What is Liposuction?

Liposuction is a surgical procedure designed to remove small  excess fat.

Liposuction complements Tumescent Liposuction. With the Tumescent technique, large volumes of saline solution, local anesthesia, and adrenaline are infused into the area being treated to cause swelling. This enables us to go more superficially under the skin. Liposuction uses high frequency sound waves to liquefy subcutaneous fat cells and facilitate low level aspiration. The ultrasonic energy acts primarily on the fat cells and has no effect on the vascular, nervous, or connective tissues. With Liposuction we can achieve smoother results, remove difficult fibrous fatty deposits and aspirate more fat.

What areas can be treated?

The most frequent areas treated by Liposuction in men are the love handles, abdomen and neckline. In women they include: thighs, hips, buttocks, stomach, knees, lower leg, cheeks and double chins. Some women elect to have their fat recycled to other parts of their body using lipo-augmentation.

Who are the best candidates for Liposuction?

There are no definite weight or age guidelines or restrictions. Most patients have localized fatty deopsits, are within thirty pounds of their ideal weight, and have been stable at that weight for years. The best candidates for body sculpting are patients who:

– Have realistic expectations of the procedure. – Have tried diet, exercise and weight loss programs.

– Are only slightly to moderately overweight. – Understand liposuction is not a weight loss program.

– Have firm, elastic skin and are in good health. – Do not expect dramatic lifestyle changes.

– Have disproportionate areas of localized fat.

What will my recovery be like?

You will wear a snug elastic dressing, girdle, or body stocking over the treated are for the next several weeks. You will go home after the procedure and rest for at least 24 hours, after which you may gradLiposuctionly increase your activity as tolerated. After 2 or 3 days you may resume non-strenous activities.

Will I need a second procedure?

Most likely one procedure will be sufficient. However, some patients require a fine- tuning procedure at a future date.

How are the benefits of Liposuction measured?

Cosmetically speaking, successful Liposuction is measured in inches rather than pounds. The weight removed is not as important as the improvement in your body’s contour. Most important is our patient’s improved self-image and self- acceptance.

How will my skin look after surgery?

Dimples, ripples and stretch marks remain unchanged. The changes following liposuction are similar to what you would expect if you could lose an equal amount of localized fat through diet and exercise alone. The use of smaller cannula allows the fibrous connections between your skin and body to remain. These connections will contract over time. As a result, excessive skin folds are so rare that many patients avoid the necessity for surgical skin excision by having excellent results with Liposuction alone.

Is the fat removal permanent?

Yes! It seems that after puberty we do not create new fat cells. When you gain weight, you expand the fat cells that you have. Tumescent liposuction permanently removes fat cells to improve your body’s contour. Should you gain weight after liposuction, it goes to the fat cells that remain in your body. The localized fatty deposits that existed prior to liposuction can no longer balloon up out of proportion to the surrounding areas.

Will Liposuction get rid of cellulite?

Liposuction is not a treatment for cellulite, although many patients do notice an improvement in the appearance of cellulite after the fat cells are removed.