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Liposuction

Liposuction is also the name of liposculpture, liposuction, lipoplasty, and currently lipolysis. This procedure is performed with a frequency between men and women to remove fat deposits in certain areas of the body (face, neck, arms, trunk, abdomen, buttocks, hips, thighs, knees, calves and ankles).

Frequently Asked Questions

Advantages of the procedure

To remodel the body effective

Eliminates localized fat deposits in multiple areas of the body, allowing contours more defined and proportional.

Visible results and long-lasting

Provided that you maintain a healthy lifestyle, the results can be permanent and remarkable.

Versatility of techniques

Can be made with different technologies (laser, ultrasound, and infrasound), adapting to the needs of each patient.

Recovery of the natural contour

It is ideal for treating areas where the fat persists despite exercise and diet.

Increased self-esteem and confidence

To improve the silhouette of the body, many patients feel more secure and comfortable with your image.

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Before and after

    • Step-by-step Procedure

    Step 1
    Evaluation and customized planning

    The surgeon analyzes the areas with fat accumulation, and discuss the patient's expectations and defines the most appropriate technique (conventional, Vaser, laser, or Lipomatic).

    Step 2
    Surgical procedure

    Under local or general anesthesia, tiny incisions are made for where they are introduced cannulas thin. Using suction, eliminates localized fat, respecting the symmetry and natural shape of the body.

    Step 3
    Recovery and medical control

    After the surgery, he uses a strip compressive and provide specific care. The patient attends controls to review your progress and receive recommendations postoperative.

    Care Pre – Post-Surgical Liposuction

    Before the procedure

    Informs the surgeon about any disease, medication (such as contraceptives, aspirin or hormone supplements) or medical history important. Avoid smoking, drinking alcohol, and using drugs anticoagulants least one week before. Performs exams prequirúrgicos indicated.

    After the procedure

    Use the girdle post surgery on an ongoing basis to help shape the treated area and reduce inflammation. Avoid physical exertion for at least 2 weeks. Don't expose to sunlight or heat sources. Keep the skin hydrated and attend all follow-up appointments. It is possible recommending massage postoperative to improve recovery.

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    Frequently Asked Questions

    Everything you need to know

    Liposculpture or liposuction or lipolysis is a procedure where the pain depends on the trauma, that is to say between the more fat is removed and the larger the area for work, the greater the pain, also between less trauma, less fat is removed and less area is to go to work, the less will be the pain.
    The pain also depends on each person, is linked to the pain threshold of each individual. There are people who have a pain threshold is high so these people will tolerate better the pain or you may say that the pain was minimal, regardless of the areas you have worked and the amount of fat removed, while there are people with a low pain threshold so that
    at least that is the trauma (low amount of fat, and a few areas to be treated) will feel much more pain.
    The different devices that are used for this procedure as the laser, vaser, lipomatic, do not diminish the pain, they work equally well depending on the trauma. When you perform a lipolysis laser where we removed 2 liters of fat and only treated waist and abdomen, or only waist only or abdomen, the pain will be minimal. Now if we make a lipolysis laser where are removed, 5, 6, 8 liters of fat, and we back, arms, abdomen and legs, the pain will be greater.
    This procedure can be performed with general or regional anesthesia, general anesthesia the person does not feel pain, but sometimes the procedure is performed with local anesthesia, which is recommended in areas that are too small, but it is not advisable for larger areas.

    The post-operative period starts on the day following the surgery, because he started to drain the fluids that are retained after the surgery and that when withdrawn in the postoperative period the patient will feel better, lighter and with less pain. The goal of surgery is to help with the inflammation, the pain and the recovery is much faster.
    The post-operative therapy should be carried out according to the needs of the patient, there are patients who need more therapies than others, or on some occasions require the use of appliances, which is used looking for certain benefits for the recovery and results.
    The patient during the postoperative period may initially feel dizzy, so it is recommended to a very good food with an emphasis on proteins in pro enhance them and raise the levels of hemoglobin, with a patient to have a balanced diet with an emphasis on proteins are not waxen fat; then will, but if he will recover quickly.
    The end result of the surgery can be seen in its entirety about three months following the procedure, that's not to say that in the first week not to see any changes, of course that will be, but each day that passes will be better and the inflammatory process will decrease in those three months. Lose weight, and sizes, so I recommend you not to change your wardrobe before those 3 months. The disability depends on your pain tolerance and the ability of each person to recover, but in general terms, is usually of 8 days.

    Liposuction does not remove cellulite, remove the fat, thereby improving a little, but don't remove it at all.
    The best way to improve cellulite is by having a proper diet, drinking lots of water and exercising regularly. If the liposuction we add these three factors, we obtain a very high percentage of the improvement of cellulite.

    Liposuction can be performed even with inferior vena varice, the important thing is to classify the degree of varice that you have to likewise identify the risk and to know if it is better to pre-treating your vascular problem.

    You can lose two, three or sizes that the bone structure of the person allows it. And also according to the change of eating habits and exercise after surgery. After the surgery you lose more sizes that weight, that is why there is talk that the end result is three months, which is when the person is stabilized both in size and in weight. From that point, the patient can continue losing weight and size depending on how you start your new life-style.

    Liposuction involves removing fat from the body including the legs, for this reason the work on the legs, these look thinner when you remove the fat in this area. We do this taking into account the quality of the skin so you don't reach to let the legs without fat, but with the skin hanging down. After liposuction the last thing that is next are the legs by the law of gravity, as the effect is that the inflammation is going to accumulate in the lower part of the body, i.e. legs, with which the legs to accumulate the inflammation of themselves more the inflammation of the rest of the liposuction, but in the end the result will be a full three months.

    The patient for liposuction should have an evaluation with a plastic surgeon who analyzes several factors such as the quality of the skin, the body mass index, general health status and the patient's expectations. Subsequently, the patient performed the laboratory tests ordered by the plastic surgeon so that they are evaluated by he and the anesthesiologist in the query preanesthesia. If necessary check-ups, examinations or assessments of other medical specialty, the patient should have them, and then deliver the results to the anesthesiologist and surgeon plastic.

    The recommendations after a liposuction are in first as you follow the instructions given by the treating physician in regards to food, massage, post op, beginning of the year, use of the belt, be careful with the sun and taking medications. After liposuction, you lose blood, electrolytes, and proteins and other substrates that if it is lost gradually, nothing happens, but if you are lost in a surgery 3 to 4 hours the patient decompensation, which must be replaced with a suitable food, such as beef, chicken, liver, lentils, spinach, vegetables, fruits, juices, water, non-carbonated beverages.
    You should start an exercise routine, it is recommended to start after the first month of the surgery, to have a healthy habit, and so to maintain the result of your surgery.
    The massage started on the day following the surgery in order to reduce inflammation quickly and having a rapid return to normal activities.
    The belt should be worn during a month and a half, 24 hours a day and then only required to use it for a month and a half for 12 hours, either in the day or in the evening, at the option of the person.
    It is advisable in front of the sun is to avoid it during the first two months since the exposure to this can discolor the skin. Finally, it is advisable to take the medicine sent by the doctor such as analgesic, anti-inflammatory and antibiotic.

    It is a procedure in which a tube emits waves of heat calls laser breaking the adipocyte (fat cells) and by means of the heat also stimulates the collagen to be reorganized, achieving a better retraction of the skin, then with a cannula conventional extracts the fat settles.

    Liposuction involves removing fat from the body including the legs, for this reason the work on the legs, these look thinner when you remove the fat in this area. We do this taking into account the quality of the skin so you don't reach to let the legs without fat, but with the skin hanging down. After liposuction the last thing that is next are the legs by the law of gravity, as the effect is that the inflammation is going to accumulate in the lower part of the body, i.e. legs, with which the legs to accumulate the inflammation of themselves more the inflammation of the rest of the liposuction, but in the end the result will be a full three months.

    The results of liposuction can be permanent according to each patient. Liposuction allows us to return a patient to a format that body right, from this point depends entirely on the patient if we take care of your diet and your physical activity with which the results can be better and permanent. But if on the contrary there is no care, the results can be fleeting, to such a point that they can only last for three months and return to its previous state, or in some cases to a state less favourable than that it had when it was committed to the surgery.

    Liposuction involves removing fat from the body including the legs, for this reason the work on the legs, these look thinner when you remove the fat in this area. We do this taking into account the quality of the skin so you don't reach to let the legs without fat, but with the skin hanging down. After liposuction the last thing that is next are the legs by the law of gravity, as the effect is that the inflammation is going to accumulate in the lower part of the body, i.e. legs, with which the legs to accumulate the inflammation of themselves more the inflammation of the rest of the liposuction, but in the end the result will be a full three months.

    Liposuction can be performed at any age, ideally in the elderly and patients that they have enough awareness of what it means to submit to this procedure, both the risks, as well as by economic factors, and not take it sportingly from an early age, in the which they see as a unique solution to your overweight liposuction.

    Liposuction is not used to remove the skin of orange, ideally, you should check what is the cause of the skin of orange, in order to proceed to make the appropriate treatment.

    By using liposuction can eliminate localized fat that is found in the neck (double chin). We have to identify if only it is fat or if you also have sagging, since if the latter exists the single fat reduction would not be sufficient to improve the appearance of the neck. If there is sagging, in addition to the liposuction of the jowls, we need to make a facelift or (stretching) of the neck.

    Is a person who does not feel happy with your body contour that you want to shape proportionally, his body taking into account the basis of the body mass index which allows us to classify people between overweight, obesity, type 1, obesity, type 2 and obesity, type 3, these parameters indicate that a person can perform liposuction with the lowest possible risks in addition to the physical state in which your body is performing correctly.
     Before the procedure it is necessary to perform laboratory tests, electrocardiogram, assessment and the anesthesiologist, and if necessary with any other specialty, which allows us to know exactly the condition of health of the patient and thus lessen the risks of any surgical procedure.
    From the psychological point of view must be mature enough to be able to understand the changes that are going to be present in the body, as well as understand the possible limitations that we can have in the result. Also, the patient should be prepared psychologically to withstand the pain and post-operative care, where the first days requires help from other people.

    Scars of half a centimeter, which will always be located in strategic places, in the natural folds of the body in order to not be noticeable. The scars are the result of the small incisions where the cannula is introduced to extract the fat. The scars have a process of maturation of six months in which to change color and texture with the passage of time will make it more clear and soft.

    In the first visit to the specialist opens the clinical history of the patient took your personal data and any information about your health, then carried out a conversation with the surgeon who asks about their expectations and their state of health in general. It happens to the examination area where the surgeon looks at the contour of the body, the areas to work making emphasis on the weight and size to get the index of body mass, which we will indicate the status of overweight or obesity, and whether this is suitable for the surgery. In the physical examination also assessing the quality of the skin, the quality of the muscle wall to highlight if there is any type of hernias that may contraindicate the surgery. Subsequently, the physician requests the tests paraclinical (labs, ekg, imaging, diagnostic), and informs the patient of the costs of your surgery and what it includes.

    It is a procedure in which is introduced an apparatus of vibro liposuction which has movements of rotation and displacement at the same time, in a process nutacional which can stimulate the collagen of the skin for better retraction of the same; by the middle of the process nutacional is a process of lipo selection in which injured the least amount of glasses possible by which the patient bleeds less, and also extract the fat quickly and safely.

    It is a procedure in which is introduced an apparatus of vibro liposuction which has movements of rotation and displacement at the same time, in a process nutacional which can stimulate the collagen of the skin for better retraction of the same; by the middle of the process nutacional is a process of lipo selection in which injured the least amount of glasses possible by which the patient bleeds less, and also extract the fat quickly and safely.

    Depends on the quality of the skin, if you have had liposuction earlier and also depends on the method with which the surgeon is most comfortable with, and get better results. These methods are the aid of the surgeon, but not shape the body of the patient, as the surgeon is in charge of body sculpting.