Choosing Liposuction to Correct Your Body Flaws

We all have trouble spots on their bodies that have a tendency to hold fat. Often times healthy eating, diets, and exercise just don't get rid of them. Many people look to surgery to help get that perfect figure and the most popular fat reducing surgery is liposuction.

The procedure itself involves several simple steps. These are making sure that you are heavily sedated by either local anesthetic or general anesthesia, depending on the amount or size of the area that needs to be corrected. Then a few small incisions are put into the part of the body to be treated. Next the surgeon inserts a small tube called a cannula into the incisions so that the unwanted fat can be vacuumed out of the body. The incisions are then stitched up so that they can then heal.

Who is a likely candidate for liposuction? A good candidate for the procedure is one who has lost enough weight to bring them within a normal weight range and now has fat deposits that will not go away, such as the abdominal area post baby or what is referred to as "love handles". Other problem areas are the thighs, buttocks, hips, upper arms, as well as breasts. Another thing that is helpful for the right candidate is skin that stretches easily so that when the fat deposits are gone, the skin will go back to normal. However, if you have a larger amount of fat, then you may want to consider weight loss surgery or lifestyle changes instead.

Because it is a surgical procedure, there are some risks involved. They are not very common, but your surgeon should discuss these with you at your initial consultation. These risks include infection in the incision areas, blood clots from the surgery, friction burns from the instrument, and the rare possibility of internal organ damage from the cannula coming too close to them during the procedure. Having too many liposuction procedures or having too many fat deposits removed in one surgery can also cause some complications. You can reduce those risks by interviewing several and choosing the right surgeon. Doing this will help you choose the right procedure which leads to desired results.

How much your liposuction costs you depends on the type of procedure you desire, the part of the body that you want to correct, and the surgeon that you choose. Procedures range anywhere from $1,500 to $7,500, depending on how many treatments it takes to get the desired results. Most insurance companies do not cover these procedures and most surgical practices do offer financing so that you can pay for your procedure.

If you are considering having your problem areas corrected, consult several surgeons to make sure that your questions can be answered. Liposuction can work for you if you go about it in the correct way.