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Nick Messe
You may have heard of liposuction, also known as lipoplasty or simply lipo, and are wondering if the procedure would be right for you. The answer of course depends on many different factors like your age, your medical history, and your ability to loose weight on your own without surgery. Liposuction is a kind of surgery that involves fat being removed from the human body. Typically this fat is removed from the arms, abdomen, back, buttocks, hips, thighs, or neck. Liposuction can be performed to combat serious health issues relating to obesity. However, most often liposuction is performed as a kind of elective cosmetic surgery that people undergo in order alter their bodies to closer match a perceived aesthetic of beauty. In this case, this aesthetic is one of a thinner, less corpulent appearance. This surgery can take a number of forms and can be implemented through a number of different techniques. The most well known version of liposuction is suction-assisted liposuction. During a suction assisted liposuction, an incision will be made somewhere on the body. Next, a tube referred to as the cannula will be inserted into the incision. The cannula will be attached to a powerful vacuum. The cannula will then be pushed through the fat layer under the skin. The vacuum attached to the tube will then break up deposits of fat by sucking the fat out of the body. This is where the suction part of the name liposuction comes from. Not everyone will be a candidate for this kind of surgery. Good candidates for liposuction are individuals over the age of eighteen who are in good health. That candidate must have already tried to loose weight though more traditional methods such as diet and exercise. Only if pockets of fat remain after methods like diet and exercise have been exhausted is it suggested that liposuction can be considered as an option. Other people who are generally not eligible for this surgery include people with heart disease and diabetes. The elderly are also usually not eligible for liposuction due to how skin loses its elasticity with age. Recovery periods after the surgery can vary depending on the specific procedure that has been performed. People will generally be able to return to work anywhere from two days to two weeks after surgery. However, bandages and compression garments around the affected areas may have to be worn for as long as four weeks. Pain is also a side effect of liposuction and can be treated with over the counter pain medication. If you do think you sound like a possible candidate for liposuction, you may want to set up a consultation. During the consultation, you will speak with the doctor who may be overseeing your surgery. Things you will discuss will include what you want to achieve with the surgery and what you can realistically expect to accomplish by undergoing liposuction. The doctor will want to look through your medical history, and he will discuss with you your weight gain and weight loss history to find out if the surgery will actually be beneficial to you. After your consultation and after some serious thought regarding whether or not you actually need the surgery, you can make a decision.
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