Down with fat and stereotypes: 5 myths about liposuction


Fell asleep, woke up, and the excess fat is gone! Well, not a dream? Understand what have to pay for snap and how many rational grain in the rumors about liposuction.

Myth 1: the surgery can remove excess weight

Without much harm to health on the operating table can be removed 4-6 liters of fat, not more. Otherwise you will lose a lot of blood, and the rehabilitation will be very hard. The following operation can be done only in a year.

Therefore, liposuction is not a method of weight loss, but rather it is an opportunity to correct problem areas. It is suitable for those who are in General happy with her figure, but would like to lose weight locally: remove the sides, belly or “ears” of the hips.

Myth 2: after liposuction, the results are visible immediately


After the surgery will have at least a day to lay in the hospital so the surgeon made sure that everything went well. Another 3-4 days you will probably feel so-so: may have a fever, it will be difficult to move the site of the surgery will hurt.

2-3 weeks to be fully back to normal. By this time swelling and bruising will go, but within a month you’ll have to wear a compression garment.

As for the final result, then evaluate it will be possible after 3 months.

Myth 3: liposuction spoils the skin

A lot depends on the patient. If he is young, and his skin is in good condition, the process it will have no effect.

But the skin of elderly patients, unfortunately, may need to lift the soft tissues.

Myth 4: liposuction so many types, and they are all so different!


Liposuction do in different ways, but the essence is the same: through a special cannula from the body remove excess fat. Here’s how they differ:

  • The classic liposuction is performed under General or local anesthesia. The fat cells are disrupted mechanically and then pumped with a vacuum.
  • Laser liposuction is more gentle method. In adipose tissue the cannula is introduced a special solution. The fat cells are heated and destroyed, and the skin is tightened. This type of liposuction is suitable even for the face and neck from his body loses less blood, and the laser also seals damaged blood vessels.
  • Ultrasonic liposuction is the most popular but most expensive method. As the name implies, fat is destroyed by ultrasound and removed by vacuum. This allows not to damage the blood vessels, reduces blood loss and does not injure the skin.

What to choose? It all depends on your preferences and physiological characteristics of the skill of the surgeon, equipment of the clinic and of course from the price.

Myth 5: liposuction is not considered surgery

It’s simple, but still operation. Before liposuction is necessary to pass the examination, and it has contraindications: diseases of internal organs, diabetes, varicose veins, poor blood clotting, cancer and cardiovascular disease.

Much more dangerous than regular liposuction the reverse procedure: buttocks lipofilling. Why shouldn’t “sculpt” the ass of the fat read the article “Lipofilling of the buttocks: why you should not increase the ass surgeon”.