What To Expect From Liposuction Surgery
If you’re like most people, you probably have some wrong ideas about liposuction. Yes, it can remove unwanted fat, but probably not as much as you imagine. Yes, it does re-contour your body, but the results might not always be as dramatic as you think – or as much as those liposuction before and after shots suggest. No, you may not get the exact same results as your friend, even if she has a body and fat deposit exactly like yours. Yes, the results of liposuction can make you look much better and might even be permanent, but you have to work to keep it that way.
In short, you, like many other people, might not know precisely what liposuction can and cannot do. We will talk about some of your concerns in this article.
Q: What are some of the realistic goals and expectations people should have before undergoing liposuction, and what are the expected liposuction recovery timescales?
A: The most realistic goal is to use liposuction to decrease a small volume of fat in an area that does not respond to persistent diet and exercise. If people are overweight from head to toe, then liposuction is not for them. But if they have a small projecting area of fat they are not able to bring down with diet and exercise, and it is in one of the common areas such as the neck, upper back, belly, hips, or thighs, then liposuction is quite possibly for them.
If someone has a problem with skin texture such as cellulite or dimpling or has unwanted depressions in the skin, liposuction will not make them better. You need to have a positive self-image, and mere also has to be some real fat that needs to be removed. If people think they have fat that has to be removed and there really isn’t any, they might have body image distortion, a psychological condition that makes people see themselves in a way that others do not see them – the condition that is linked to anorexia and bulimia in many young people.
But if you are healthy, exercise regularly, watch your diet, and just can’t get your belly to go down and you want to have liposuction for that reason, you might well be a good candidate with realistic expectations.
Basically, liposuction can remove certain deposits of fat and re-contour your body to give it a smoother outline.
Some people will drop a dress size, but others might not look dramatically different. So although the procedure does not work miracles, it can have some wonderful results.