Liposuction is a cosmetic surgery employed to remove excess fat from body parts. It is also called lipoplasty, suction lipectomy, liposculpture or fat suction.
Generally the fat is removed from thighs, chin, buttocks, lovehandles (abdomen), breasts and stomach for women and chin, waist, breasts and buttocks for men.
This surgical procedure is not an alternative to exercise and dieting and should be used only [...] Continue Reading…
Another very popular cosmetic treatment to remove excess fat is liposuction; the use of this treatment is not designed to curb excess weight. Whilst at first this seems like an ideal fat removal method, the downside is that it often returns; unfortunately this usually occurs in a different area – one that was possibly fat free before!
Tumescent and Ultrasonic are the two most commonly used [...] Continue Reading…
Another very popular cosmetic treatment to remove excess fat is liposuction; usually in the thighs, buttocks and abdominal areas, although it is not a weight loss treatment. An unwanted and peculiar side-effect is the fat that’s removed can sometimes reoccur; but not necessarily in the region it was originally taken from.
The two most common methods to get rid of it are the tumescent technique and [...] Continue Reading…
There are three major techniques of liposuction, involving different kinds of suction equipment.
Tumescent Liposuction
Developed about 15 years ago, this is the most common, and safest, method of liposuction. The term “tumescence” refers to the swelling and firming of fatty tissues by the means of infusing fluid into the tissue. After tiny incisions are made where the patient’s skin covers fatty tissue, the area is soaked [...] Continue Reading…
Liposuction is a way to remove fat quickly and can help sculpt your body. Specific areas may include the abdomen, hips, buttocks, thighs, knees, upper arms, chin, cheeks and neck. Although no type of liposuction is a substitute for dieting and exercise, it can remove stubborn areas of fat that do not respond to traditional dieting and exercise.
Over the last 10 years, surgical liposuction (also [...] Continue Reading…