Lipoplasty

Liposuction is a surgery done under general or local anesthesia and sedation. During this procedure, adipose tissue is removed from the body using special instruments (liposuction cannulas).

The goal of this surgery is to shape the body of the patient; it is not a treatment for obesity: adipose tissue is removed only from the areas that are most important to the patient; that is to say, it is not removed from all over the body, only from some parts. In fact, due to this, some doctors decided to call it: lipoplasty, which gives a better definition of this surgery because the goal is to “sculpt” the patient’s body, removing adipose tissue from the waist, hips, the inner and outer part of the thigh, meaning the areas that are frequently affected by undesired accumulation of fat. It can also be “re-injected” in the needed areas, for example, buttocks.

Lipoplasty and liposuction must be performed in people who are aware of the fact that they are not a cure for obesity. At most, 10% of the patient’s total weight can be removed in liters. So, if the patient weighs 80 kilos, only 8 liters can be removed. In some cases, liposuction can be performed to reduce centimeters in the waist or hips to obtain a better appearance that will encourage the patient to eat fewer foods that could lead to obesity.

This surgery can be carried out at any stage of life, from youth up to mature age. The approach changes when the woman has had all the children she wanted to have and she uses a definite contraceptive (tubal ligation or vasectomy), since the ideal would be to combine lipoplasty with a tummy tuck .