Enduring Pain for Beauty: Liposuction Surgery

If you have made the decision to undergo liposuction surgery, do know that the actual procedure is just one part of the battle for morphing your body the way you want it to be. Recovery is the second part of this battle.

Here are the basic steps and procedures in liposuction surgery:

Physical Evaluation

Before anything is done, the surgeon has to evaluate you physically. This requires blood tests and a physical examination. The doctor will determine if you are healthy enough to endure the surgery, and if your expectations for the procedure are within reason. The best candidates for liposuction surgery are those who are healthy, within normal weight, but have a few ungainly areas.

Liposuction Surgery

The actual surgery is a day’s procedure and is done in a standard hospital operating room. The surgeon will put you under anesthesia, numbing the area of operation. He will make an incision, exposing the fatty area. He will then insert a vacuum-like instrument which will push and pull the fat loose before sucking it out.

When this is completed, the surgeon will bandage the area with an elastic-like garment that will help mould the area in the shape it needs to be in.

Post-Surgery

After the liposuction surgery is completed, your surgeon will advise you not to do any major physical activity for at least a month. You may experience a bit of pain, swelling and drainage from the area but you will be prescribed antibiotics to keep from getting an infection. After 10 days, the stitches will be removed or they will fall off on their own.

Procedure time	30-90 minutes
General / local anaesthetic	General
No of nights in hospital	Normally one
Time off work	2 weeks
Sensitivity period	2 weeks
Scar tissue healing time	(swelling) 1 month
Back to normality / sports etc following liposuction	4 weeks

End Result

For months after liposuction surgery, you will notice less fatty deposits in the area of operation. Your surgeon may suggest that you continue to exercise and eat right to keep the fat from developing in the area again. Staving off fat will keep your body toned, healthy and beautiful.  The best advice is to keep your expectations within realistic limits and continue living a healthy lifestyle with diet and exercise.

No one really likes going under the knife, but if your body is important to you, you will make the choice to do what is right for yourself.

Liposuction surgery should really be your last resort in the quest for an excellent body.

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