Liposuction is also known as lipoplasty (“fat modeling”), suction lipectomy (“suction-assisted fat removal”) or liposculpture and is a form of body contouring. Alternatively put fat is removed from different parts of the body in an attempt to achieve a desired shape. Liposuction has been around since the 1960’s but it is only since the nineteen nineties that it has increased in popularity. Before then the techniques employed were not as successful, and the results were diverse. It was during the nineteen nineties that ultrasound was incorporated into the liposuction technique, which made it less difficult to remove larger amounts of body fat. This was achieved by first liquefying the fat.

It is not uniquely women who consult liposculpture surgeons but men also. 20 years ago this was hardly ever heard of, but today men are frequently having the exact same beauty treatments as women. Men frequently wish to have specific areas of the body contoured, for example, male breasts, abdomen and flanks, women often wish to target such places on the body as the thighs, abdomen and hips. Whichever place one chooses to have contoured it would be wisest to keep in mind that all plastic surgery carries certain risks. Unfortunately there are negative aspects to having liposuction, if an incredible large amount of fat is removed, the area can often be lumpy, or appear to have rifts in the skin.

One incredibly important fact about liposuction, which must never be avoided, is that it is not a low-effort alternative to exercise and diet. There are numerous contraindications to liposuction and one of them is being grossly overweight. A plastic surgeon will usually refuse to perform liposuction on anyone who is morbidly or severely obese. This is not discrimination, but purely a medical decision based upon proven facts. Patients who are obese are usually rather unfit and generally not in good health, both of which nullify one’s eligibility for the treatment. There are also risks with anesthesia if folk are overweight. The best candidates for liposuction are those patients who are in generally good shape and healthy, and who do not smoke tobacco.

Liposuction is performed either; under general anesthesia, local anesthesia, or local anesthesia with sedation. at the start of the operation the surgeon will make very small cuts in the skin at the places where the fat is to be removed. Often the fat is removed via an aspirator (a hollow tube and a suction device) and a cannula During the surgery, several points are considered which can have an effect upon the amount of fat which can safely be removed. The safety issues are not only related to the amount of fat removed, but also to the overall health of the patient being operated upon, and the chosen anesthesia used.

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