Overview
- Liposuction is the most commonly performed cosmetic surgery procedure in the Western World.
- Liposuction Procedure is removal of unwanted fatty tissue from the body.
- Liposuction is commonly carried out on: abdomen, hips/lovehandles, thighs, buttocks, jaw line and under chin, arms, chest in male and breast in female, knees and calves.
- The main aim of liposuction is to contour and reshape some parts of the body but liposuction is not a method of weight control.
- Liposuction has a good safety record provided that adequate care has been taken to select patients, the doctor has been adequately trained and the clinic operating room adequately equipped with overall clean and hygienic environment.
- Several different liposuction techniques in use but the most effective of liposuction are:
- Power Assisted Liposuction (PAL)
- Ultrasound Assisted Liposuction (UAL)
- Water Assisted Liposuction (WAL)
- Laser Assisted Liposuction (LAL)
- Side-effects of liposuction are:
- Recovery from liposuction procedure depends on; the number of area(s) treated, volume of fat removed, total energy and manipulation carried out by the surgeon and the patient's physical and mental well-being.
- Depending on area of body and the liposuction method, support garment need to be worn for between 2 days to 12 weeks.
- The cost of liposuction depends on number of area(s) on the body to be lipo suctioned, the method of liposuction is being used, if general or local anaesthesia being used but it also seems the costs heavily depends on the doctor and hospital where the liposuction is carried out.
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- Discomfort, soreness and pain.
- Bruising an swelling
- Bleeding
- Temporary numbness.
- Drainage from the incision sites.
- Seroma
- Damage to nerves, blood vessels and other organs.
- Infection
- Burning ( laser and radiofrequency).
- Risks of general anaesthesia.
- Risks of medications used in general and local anaesthesia.
- Psychological effects of liposuction and cosmetic treatment.
- Other rare complications.
At Doctors Makeover, our cosmetic surgery clinic, is proud to be one of the few cosmetic surgery clinics in the United Kingdom to be able to offer our clients, apart from traditional liposuction, a wide range of high-tech and minimally invasive liposuction technologies including, Smartlipo, Vaser lipo and Body Water-jet procedures at a reasonable and competitive prices.
