Liposuction: Is It For You?

(BlackDoctor.org) — Liposuction, sometimes also referred to as lipoplasty, is a surgical procedure that reshapes the body’s contours by removing fatty deposits that may occur despite weight or physical condition.

One of the most popular methods that is widely used by surgeons is to make small skin incisions surrounding the area to be liposuctioned. A sterile solution designed to help break up the fat molecules is then injected into the slits; a cannula with a vacuum attached to one end is inserted into one of the slits. Using a back-and-forth motion, the surgeon removes excess fat cells until the desired contours are achieved, then goes to the next slit and repeats the process until the area has been completely liposuctioned. The smaller the cannula, the smoother the skin will be when the surgery is finished.

Why Lipo?

With society’s emphasis on looking young, people of all ages, races and genders are getting liposuction; it is highly likely that liposuction will become more and more popular as a technique to reshape one’s body, particularly because of dramatic technique improvements and an almost-as-dramatic drop in overall liposuction cost. Liposuction is being used to reshape hips, thighs, abdomens, ankles and virtually any other part of the body. The effects of liposuction are permanent, barring substantial weight gain.

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