How to Get the Best
Results From Liposuction
By David A. Newman, M.D.
One of the most amazing discoveries
in the history of Plastic
Surgery is that fat can be
literally vacuumed from our
body. Though improvements
have been made, time has proven
this to be a very safe and
effective technique. In fact,
liposuction is not only one
of the safest of all surgeries
performed by all specialties;
it is the safest procedure
among cosmetic surgery alternatives
for patients considering body
contouring. Liposuction
is so versatile that it can
be performed by itself or
in conjunction with other
body contouring procedures.
Significant improvements can
be made when liposuction,
or lip sculpture, is performed
by itself. When combined
with other procedures, results
can have a great impact on
the torso from the synergies
between suction and skin removal
procedures. Suction is very
commonly performed with tummy
tucks and can also be done
with arm and leg sculpting.
One should think of the effect
of liposuction as “taking
down the bumps”. In other
words, suction can flatten
out areas which stick out
in certain patients. This
smoothing out of the body
leads to a narrowing of the
body and the creation of a
“straight line effect.” The
straight line effect results
when one can draw a straight
line down the edges of the
body. This effect contributes
to the svelte, trim look of
youth. So liposuction takes
down the bumps resulting in
a trim and youthful appearance.
But is liposuction safe?
The best way to understand
the answer to this question
is to understand how liposuction
is performed and to compare
it to other types of plastic
surgery. In most plastic
surgery procedures, as in
a tummy tuck, an incision
is made, a space is created
under the skin and the skin
is pulled down and the excess
skin is removed. The excess
skin has been removed but
the blood supply to the remaining
skin is diminished. With
time, the blood supply to
this skin increases to normal.
The exact opposite occurs
with liposuction.
During a liposuction procedure,
a very small opening is made
in the skin and a thin hollow
wand is inserted beneath the
skin in the area of fat excess.
The wand is attached to a
medical device which creates
suction. The wand is drawn
back and forth, and, as it
moves through the area of
fat, it follows the path of
least resistance. This tissue
is composed of fat and blood
vessels which course from
beneath and come up to the
skin. The path of least resistance
for the wand is the fat and
so the suction removes only
the fat and not the blood
vessels, thus preserving the
entire blood supply to the
skin. So compared to most
procedures where the blood
supply is diminished, the
blood supply in a liposuction
surgery is not decreased,
thus preserving nutrition
and oxygen to the healing
tissues. Liposuction is therefore
safer than other forms of
body contouring plastic surgery.
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