What is Liposuction?
It is a form of cosmetic surgery that is performed to improve our body’s contour or weight loss in certain areas, by removing excess fat from deposits located between the skin and muscle. New techniques of Liposuction : Tumescent liposuction, Ultrasound liposuction, Laser liposuction.
Why it is needed?
The major reason people undergo liposuction is to reshape some areas of our body, it should not be confused with ‘Obesity’ or ‘Fat Reduction Surgery’.
Liposuction is performed to cater to the following issues:
1. It should be conducted for stubborn areas which do not respond well to dieting and exercising like - outer thighs, hips, waist, back, face, neck, abdomen, back, buttocks, legs, and upper arms.
2. To remove Benign fatty tumors (lipomas).
3. To reduce abnormal enlargement of the male breasts(gynecomastia or pseudogynecomastia).
4. Lipodystrophy- slow metabolism issues in body
5. Excessive sweating in the armpit area
How it is performed?
It involves inserting a small stainless steel tube, called a Cannula inside the fatty areas through small incisions made in the skin. The Cannula is connected to a powerful suction pump which creates a suction leading to tiny tunnels through the fatty layers.