Opting for a fat removal treatment is relatively a newer and rapidly growing trend in our society. Various procedures are used worldwide to get rid of body fats. One significant reason behind an increasing number of people opting for such treatments is perhaps our eating habit. Now we rely more on fast food and less on home cooked meals. Slowly but steadily, it gathers fat tissues that become a part of our structure, and we do not find any choice but to opt for a treatment. Here are some other reasons that play behind the popularity of fat removal treatments.
- They help you in getting rid of fat accumulations that are just resistant to exercise and dieting.
- They are good procedures to reduce localized accumulations like fat in arm and a fatback.
- They show quick results and are suitable for people who cannot take a reasonable amount of time out of their busy routines to go for a walk or to a gym.
Liposuction is a popular fat removal treatment. It is also known as lipoplasty, or simply lipo. It is a cosmetic surgery procedure that removes localized fat accumulations from abdomen, thighs, buttocks, arms, neck and other sites.
The modern concept of liposuction was put forward by a French surgeon in 1982, who performed a suction-assisted lipolysis. After a nonstop research for over 30 years and amazing improvements in the procedure the treatment was become available with more advantages like more amount of fat can be removed with less blood loss, less discomfort and less risk. And now the removed fat can also be used to be re-injected in an area of body where it would develop a better contour.
How much fat liposuction removes
It is a difficult question and the answer varies with each patient. There are several factors that determine the amount of fat that can be removed safely through liposuction in a single session. However, reports have claimed up to 50 pounds of fat removal through liposuction. Removing too much fat has its own downsides. Usually dents appear in skin of those who are over-suctioned.
Safety of the procedure
Liposuction is performed using general, regional or local anesthesia. Safety of the treatment is dependent upon the amount of fat tissues removed, type of anesthesia used and the health of the patient.
Lipo is best suited to people who have an excellent health and do not smoke. Smoking is needed to be quit several months prior to the treatment.
A suitable candidate for liposuction
You must not take liposuction as an alternative to dieting and exercising. It does not aim to reduce weight rather to give your body a desired contour and a better silhouette. Although there is no legal age for liposuction, a suitable candidate should be over 18 with a good general health and must not have any diseases that may cause risks or complications during or after treatment like diabetes (that may cause infection and blood circulation problems). Diet and exercise must be carried on in addition to the treatment. Young people with more elasticity of skin make good candidates because their skin readily tightens around the new shape. Liposuction must not be combined with a tummy tuck because of higher risk of mortality and complications.
Non-surgical fat removal treatments
Apart from liposuction there are other treatments that are also used to get rid of localized fat deposits. Among all those treatments, non-surgical procedures are often liked due to their benefits. Each treatment has its own set of advantages and disadvantages and your surgeon is the right person to decide which fat removal treatment is good for you. Non-surgical procedures for fat removal are ultrasound, cryolipolysis and laser. Benefits of these procedures are
- They are non-invasive in nature.
- They do not need incisions.
- They offer minimal discomfort.
- They give minimal to no downtime at all.
- They involve only minimal skin injury.
- They have a short list of potential risks and complications.
Fat removal treatments, surgical and non-surgical both, aim to give your body a desired shape. They must not be misused and the choice of the procedure that would suit you the best must be left upon the surgeon’s discretion.