All Posts Tagged With: "Liposuction"

Liposuction has been a popular cosmetic surgery technique for years, with new innovations such as Liposculpture cropping up in more recent times.

However a new technique known as SonoSculpt may soon radically change the face of liposuction surgery. SonoSculpt is an innovative new liposuction technique that does not require surgery. Instead, the procedure involves using ultrasound technology to melt away the fat – high energy ultrasound beams are directed into the target fatty areas and the fat starts to break down. The surrounding tissues are left unaffected by the treatment and the body will naturally get rid of the broken down fat.

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US Authorities have reportedly launched an investigation into a cosmetic surgeon who has been using the fat siphoned off from his liposuction patients for use in his car. Dr. Alan Bittner, a well known Beverly Hills plastic surgeon, has been turning the fat into biodiesel for use in his car.

Bittner has written on his website that many of his patients encourage him to use their excess fat and that by doing so, he is helping to save the planet through the use of his ‘lipodiesel.’

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The latest cosmetic surgery craze to appear is having liposuction on the shoulders to get that ‘Keira look.’

Surgeons in New York have reported a number of women coming to them for liposuction to give them more slender shoulders such as those sported by Keira Knightley. These women are requesting that as much fat as possible be taken away from the shoulder area to give them a more toned and sinewy look.

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What is liposuction?
Liposuction – it has many names and forms. The most common of these are lipoplasty, liposculpture and lipectomy. They are all the same procedure – most of these names were coined by surgeons who wanted their liposuction techniques to stand out and sound better than their competitors.

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There are a number of things you can do to prepare yourself for liposuction surgery to give yourself the best chance of the no complications, a good results and a speedy recovery.

Close measurements: Make sure your surgeon examines your problem areas closely and takes lots of measurements. Your surgeon should be making notes on your skin tone/quality, any assymetries in your body and fat deposits, and any stretch marks or loose skin that you have. These measurements will guide the surgeon during the surgery and give you the best results possible.

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Procedure: Fat deposits are removed with a tube and vacuum device to improves body shape. It can be performed using the tumescent technique where targeted fat cells are infused with saline containing solution with a local anesthetic before liposuction to reduce post-operative bruising and swelling. For larger volumes of fat or for fibrous body areas, ultrasound-assisted lipoplasty (UAL) may be used. UAL is a technique where an ultrasound probe is inserted beneath the skin to liquify the fat before it is suctioned out.
Length: 1 to 2 hours or more. UAL: 20-40 percent longer than traditional liposuction. 
Anesthesia: Local, epidural or general. 
In/Outpatient: Usually outpatient. Some people make require a short inpatient stay. 
Side Effects: Temporary bruising, swelling, numbness, soreness, burning sensation. Tumescent: Temporary fluid drainage from incision sites. UAL: Larger incisions for cannula. 
Risks: Asymmetry. Rippling or bagginess of skin. Pigmentation changes. Skin injury. Fluid retention. Excessive fluid loss leading to shock. Infection. UAL: thermal burn injury caused by the heat from the ultrasound device. 
Recovery: 1 to 2 weeks: Back to Work
                 2 to 4 weeks: Strenuous activity
                 1 to 6 months: Full recovery from swelling and bruising:  
Duration of Results: Permanent, dependent on diet and exercise