The Nordström Hospital
for Plastic Surgery
Liposuction
and Liposculpturing
Liposuction is the most common aesthetic
operation in the world. Today
attention is drawn not to the amount of fat removed but to the general
improvement of the body silhouette. This more advanced surgical
procedure is called liposculpturing and its goal is to sculpt a
more attractive body contour. Liposculpturing is a challenging procedure as it is essential to do it
right the first time as further correction can be tricky and sometimes
even impossible.
Liposuction of smaller areas is done in local
anesthesia and is a relatively easy procedure.
Liposuction
removes the stubborn areas of fat that will not go away even with
diet and exercise on a regular basis. As the fat cells in the adult
do not multiply, once fat is removed it cannot be restored. Even
if the patient gains weight after the operation, there won’t be
any localized fatty deposits or bulges that existed prior to liposuction.
Local Fat Deposits
Big
part of the fat deposits is localized in different areas of the
body, for example, under the chin, on the thighs,
hips, inside
of the knees and in the stomach area. Often
the local fat deposits are hereditary and not necessarily caused
by obesity. They won't go away with dieting and an otherwise slim
young patient can be suffering from a double chin. With age
the skin loses its elasticity and becomes loose making the appearance
of the local fat deposits even less attractive.
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Methods of Liposuction
At
our hospital we use various methods of liposuction, mostly the Superwet
or the Tumescent technique and Liposculpturing.
Usually we use the Superwet- or the Tumescent
-techniques that cause very minimal bleeding that is crucial for
the patient's safety. The liposuction earlier performed with so-called
dry technique caused considerable blood loss of up to 30% of the
amount of the removed fat. Fat
sculpturing is performed with a small cannula suctioning away the
unwanted fatty deposits at different layers. In some cases a so-called
oscillo-cannula is used to speed up the procedure.
At our unit we also use the
most recent advancement in this field, the oscilating liposuction.
At the Nordström Hospital for Plastic Surgery we have a long-term
cooperation with the inventor of the Superficial Liposculpturing
professor Marco Gasparotti and with the pioneer of the Ultrasound
Liposuction professor Michele Zocchi.
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How much fat can be removed?
In
one operation 4-5 l of fat can be safely removed. Larger amounts
of fat can be removed in several operations. Performing liposuction
in several sessions helps to avoid metabolic disturbances and hence
the related operative risks.
Operation
Liposuction
is usually performed in local anesthesia. If the liposuction is performed
on a big area, it is done in general anesthesia. During
the operation one or several tiny incisions are made in the skin and
a cannula is inserted through them to infuse large volumes of saline
solution, local anesthesia, and adrenaline into the treated area to
cause swelling. Fat sculpturing is performed with a small cannula
suctioning away the unwanted fatty deposits at different layers.
The tiny incisions are usually closed with one stitch that does not
need to be removed.
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