You may be a candidate for liposuction or tummy tuck if you have excess subcutaneous fat, which is resistant to diet and exercise.
Liposuction may also be desirable if you wish to change the contours of your body. Commonly involved areas are the anterior part of the neck (under the chin), upper arms and armpits, male chest/breasts, trunk, abdomen, waist, hips, thighs, inner knees, calves, and ankles. Most patients are near normal weight and desire permanent contour changes.
Improved techniques now allow larger amounts of fat removal. Liposculpture can be useful to heavier persons as well.
Liposuction is intended to produce a permanent improvement in the contour and proportion of the treated areas. A more flattering figure or physique, in or out of clothing, is another goal of liposculpture.
Liposuction is done on an outpatient basis under sedation, and local or general anesthesia. The patient goes home with a compression garment (or tape) covering the treated areas. Compression is advised for about a month as it helps reduce swelling after liposuction.
Once pain and soreness decrease, it is frequently more comfortable to wear lycra or spandex exercise pants. Initial discomfort is easily controlled with oral medication. Bruising and swelling usually subside in 2-4 weeks. The final result takes shape over 2-3 months.
Liposuction is considered cosmetic and therefore is not covered by insurance. The patient is responsible for payment. The specific risks and the suitability of liposuction for a given individual can be determined only at the time of consultation. All surgical procedures have some degree of risk. Minor complications that do not affect the outcome occur occasionally. Major complications are rare.
If you have loose or sagging abdominal wall skin frequently associated with abnormal relaxation of the anterior abdominal wall muscles (frequently secondary to multiple pregnancies or prior surgery), you may be a candidate for an abdominoplasty.
You may also be a candidate if you are unable to tighten abdominal wall skin with exercise. The procedures is intended to give the patient a smoother, flatter abdomen.
The procedure is usually performed under general anesthesia with a one night hospital stay. (Mini and modified abdominoplasties are similarly performed as outpatient procedures.) A mini-abdominoplasty tightens the lower abdominal wall skin only (shortest scar).
A modified abdominoplasty addresses conditions where just the muscle wall or just the abdominal skin requires repair. Standard abdominoplasty tightens all of the abdominal wall skin and muscles (standard scar).
An abdominoplasty can be one of the more uncomfortable plastic surgery procedures and probably requires more time consuming and limiting recovery. You will be encouraged to be moving and walking within 1-2 days. Light activity is comfortable in 10-20 days. Sports will not be comfortable for about 6 weeks.
A tummy tuck is considered cosmetic and therefore is not covered by insurance. The patient is responsible for payment. The specific risks and the suitability of an abdominoplasty for a given individual can be determined only at the time of consultation.
All surgical procedures have some degree of risk. Minor complications that do not affect the outcome occur occasionally. Major complications are unusual.
Author Resource:-
Dave Stringham, the President of LookingYourBest.com writes about plastic surgery in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania and cosmetic surgery procedures such as philadelphia tummy tuck , liposuction, breast augmentation, rhinoplasty, facelift, and arm lift.
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