Let’s take a closer look at why liposuction is the best fat removal method and in what cases patients may experience less than optimal results after the procedure.
The Benefits of Liposuction
Liposuction is a surgical procedure that involves breaking up and removing excess fatty tissue from areas such as your abdomen, hips, thighs, arms, neck, or chest. It can help you achieve a more toned and sculpted physique. The benefits of liposuction include the following:
- Quick Recovery Time: Patients who undergo liposuction typically experience a speedier recovery than other body contouring procedures. Most people can return to normal daily activities within just a few days after surgery.
- Long-Lasting Results: While exercise and diet can help reduce fat, some areas of your body may resist change no matter how hard you work out or watch your diet. Liposuction provides long-lasting results by permanently removing excess fat cells from the treated area(s). As long as you maintain healthy eating habits and exercise regularly after surgery, your new contours should remain intact for years to come.
- Minimally Invasive: Unlike traditional methods such as tummy tucks (abdominoplasty) that involve large incisions, liposuction is minimally invasive, so there’s less scarring with this procedure. This means less risk is involved since fewer incisions occur during surgery.
Getting optimal results from liposuction requires maintaining your procedure.
In What Cases Can Patients Experience Less Than Optimal Results After Liposuction?
Although liposuction effectively removes unwanted fat deposits from certain areas of your body, it isn’t suitable for everyone. Some people may not be good candidates due to their overall health or because they have too much excess skin in the treated area (which would require another type of procedure).
Other potential risks associated with this procedure include infection, bleeding, nerve damage, uneven contours, or dimpling of the skin due to poor technique by the doctor performing the surgery.
Additionally, suppose you do not follow postoperative instructions provided by your doctor or don’t stick with an appropriate diet and exercise program after surgery. In that case, you may not get the results you were hoping for from liposuction.
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