Liposuction may help men and women who are otherwise healthy find they have localised pockets of fat that remain resistant to diet and exercise, reshaping these areas to provide more attractive body contours and proportions, says our plastic surgeon in India.
Thigh lipo surgery can be an excellent solution for those struggling with stubborn thigh fat. The procedure produces impressive results that only get better over time.
What is liposuction?
Thigh liposuction is a surgical process to eliminate unwanted fat deposits from the body for cosmetic reasons, often used when diet and exercise are insufficient to alleviate localized areas of excess fat accumulation.
Your doctor will make small incisions in your fatty area to insert a long metal instrument called a cannula into it, moving back and forth during treatment to break up or liquefy fat before vacuuming away for disposal. There are multiple types of liposuction including dry (without using a saline solution), power assisted, ultrasound assisted and laser-assisted liposuction procedures available.
How does liposuction work?
Liposuction may be performed in either an office-based facility or surgery centre on an outpatient basis, or it can also take place within a hospital depending on its extent. Your surgeon will administer local/regional anaesthesia or general anaesthesia depending on how extensive the procedure will be. Before beginning the process, they’ll numb the area using medicines called local/regional anaesthesia or general anaesthesia – whatever best fits the extent of surgery being conducted.
Practitioners make small incisions in the skin and insert a thin tube known as a cannula into each incision, and move it in a controlled back and forth motion, loosening and breaking up fat cells as they go. Finally, they use either a surgical vacuum or a large syringe attached to their cannula to suction away these broken-down fat cells through suction or suction removal devices attached to their cannula.
There are various techniques for liposuction available today. Dry liposuction involves extracting fat directly from the surface of the skin without using liquid solutions; power-assisted (when an oscillating cannula moves rapidly back and forth); ultrasound assisted (which uses sound waves to break apart fat cells); your physician will recommend which method best fits you.
How long does liposuction take?
Liposuction in Mumbai is a minimally invasive surgical procedure that typically does not require hospitalization; however, if more than a small area needs treating or general anaesthesia is used during the operation it could take several days or more for your body to heal from surgery.
As part of your recovery, you will be prescribed antibiotics and painkillers to prevent infection and ease discomfort. A compression garment will also be worn to help the swelling subside; swelling and bruising in the area where fat was removed are common but should subside within six to eight weeks.
After your surgery, you can anticipate being back at work and other normal activities within several days or weeks. Keep the bandages and compression garment in place until your surgeon removes them at a follow-up appointment; any temporary contour irregularities caused by uneven fat removal or low skin elasticity could require further cosmetic procedures to tighten loose skin if required.
What are the risks of liposuction?
Liposuction removes fat from both inner and outer thighs to achieve a slimmer, more attractive physique. As swelling subsides over the weeks following surgery, your results will become evident. Liposuction is considered permanent but, with weight gain comes new fat cells developing elsewhere on your body – so continued exercise could potentially reverse any improvements made through this procedure.
Liposuction is a safe treatment when performed by a board-certified plastic surgeon and has been used safely for decades to reduce large quantities of fat from the body.
One of the risks of surgical treatments includes bleeding, infection and an adverse reaction to anaesthesia. You can lower these risks by carefully preparing for surgery and avoiding alcohol and OTC medications with anti-inflammatory agents.
Conclusion
This procedure may be an ideal choice for men and women genetically predisposed to store excess fat in their thighs. While not a weight loss solution, this procedure may help achieve inner-thigh gapping with diet and exercise alone.