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Maintaining results after liposuction :

  • If you have had Liposuction, adopting lifestyle modifications is a must.
  • One of the most important changes you can make is to exercise regularly. In the early postoperative period, it is best to avoid vigorous exercise while you're recovering from your liposuction procedure.
  • Patients are recommended to walk as much as possible in the days and weeks following your surgery. Not only will this help prevent blood clots and other complications, it can help getting you feeling back to normal quicker. Once you've fully healed from the procedure, a regular exercise regime is required.
  • An important adjunct to a regular exercise schedule is eating healthy. It is true that most of the visible benefits of exercise are complimented by a healthy diet. Incorporate more fruits, vegetables, whole grains, and lean protein into your diet, while reducing the intake of sugars, simple carbohydrates, and saturated fats. Eating several smaller meals throughout the day will help maintain your energy levels and keep you from feeling deprived between meals. Drinking a sufficient amount of water during the day is also important. Staying hydrated helps control hunger, maintains a healthy metabolism, and aids in digestion.
  • Although liposuction can dramatically improve the contours of your body, it is not magic. You can still gain weight after liposuction, albeit in different areas of your body. It is an invasive procedure that costs time and money

General Procedure

In general, fat is removed via a cannula (a hollow tube) and aspirator (a suction device). Liposuction techniques can be categorized by the amount of fluid injection and by the mechanism in which the cannula works.
In all liposuction methods, there are certain things that should be done when having the procedure:

  • The candidate and the surgeon will agree ahead of time on exactly which area(s) will be treated and both will discuss what outcome to expect
  • A consent form is signed on the day of surgery An antibiotic will be given about an hour beforehand, or afterwards The targeted areas are marked on the body while the candidate is in a standing position. Sometimes photos will be taken of the area to be treated, so the patient will have before and after photos. In the operating room, a sterilizing solution, such as Betadine, is applied to the relevant areas
  • If under local anaesthesia, local anesthetic is injected and the patient may be given a sedative, either orally or through an IV injection. Incisions are small, about a quarter to a third of an inch.
  • There will probably bean IV fluid line, since he or she will be losing fluid with the fat and the fluid balance must be kept intact
    There will be some monitoring devices attached to the body to keep track of the blood pressure, heart rate, and blood oxygen level
    The patient will feel only a scraping or rasping sensation from the cannula movement
    Usually the patient can get up, walk around, and go home the same day if he or she did not receive general anesthesia.

    The basic surgical challenge of any liposuction procedure is:

    • To extract the right amount of fat
    • To cause the least disturbance of neighboring tissue, such as blood vessels and connective tissue
    • To leave the person’s fluid balance undisturbed
    • To cause the least discomfort to the patient
    As techniques have been refined, many ideas have emerged that have brought liposuction closer to being safe, easy, less uncomfortable, and effective. The marketing that goes on makes it hard for the consumer to determine truth from exaggeration.