Before you receive a liposuction procedure, your plastic surgeon will carefully outline the areas of bulging fat that are to be suctioned. Your surgeon will then draw a detailed line of your contour in order to further define the shape and contour characteristics of the fat deposits. Cosmetic surgeons will use the “tumescent technique” in which there will be a large amount of fluid initially placed to swell the area. This technique will allow for fat to be removed in a very smooth, safe, and symmetrical manner. The fluid is able to help loosen the fat while providing a local anesthesia for operative and immediate post-operative discomfort. It will also be able to provide epinephrine which is capable of decreasing bleeding.

In a tumescent lipoplasty, small incisions will be created and small suctions tubes will be inserted to the proper depth of the fat deposit. This tube, or cannula will then be passed back and forth until an appropriate amount of fat has been removed. The cannula will then be moved over about half of an inch, and again several passes will be made until fat is removed. The entire bulging area will be treated in this fashion. The cosmetic surgeon will carefully remove small amounts at a time, constantly checking the contour and thickness of the fat as this suctioning proceeds.

After this suctioning is completed, the opposite side will be treated the same way. Your cosmetic surgeon will compare the two sides and adjust the contours to match. After this, the incisions will be carefully closed, and an elastic dressing or garment will be placed to put a gentle pressure on the skin. This will prevent excess fluid from accumulating in the area which has been suctioned. All of the incisions are carefully closed with stitches placed beneath the skin. This will make it so that there is no chance of “railroad” looking scars, but rather very fine line scars will appear. Immediately, you will be able to bathe or shower. None of these sutures will need to be removed, they will simply just dissolve.

Following a liposuction, many patients will have very little pain, but rather they will experience such things as tightness, soreness, or fullness. To minimize to collection of swelling and fluid in the areas treated, your cosmetic surgeon will request that you wear an elastic garment which will be provided for two weeks or more post-surgery. The amount of time will depend on the extent of your procedure. The treated areas will likely feel sore for up to 72 hours, and the soreness will resolve over the next two to three days. You will likely be prescribed medication by your cosmetic surgeon. Bruising may develop, but will subside with time.

Dave Stringham, the President of LookingYourBest.com offers information on plastic surgery in Houston, Texas and plastic surgery procedures like houston liposuction, tummy tuck, face lift, breast augmentation, and brachioplasty.

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