Now that the breast special is over (just so you know, our usual price for saline implants is still the rock bottom price of $3800!) we're going to wear out the liposuction for a while.
"Lunch time" liposuction.....what the heck is that? Most people see liposuction as a very violent and traumatic experience, right? Here is a brief history of liposuction compliments of liposuction.com:
Liposuction has become one of the most commonly performed cosmetic surgeries in the United States. In 1974, Dr. Giorgio Fischer, a gynecologist from Italy invented the original form of liposuction. French physicians Illouz and Fournier further developed liposuction around 1978. By 1980, liposuction was extremely popular in the United States but was confronting negative publicity due to patients experiencing excessive bleeding and undesirable rippling of the skin after surgery.
In 1985, Dr. Jeffrey A. Klein, a California Dermatologist, invented the tumescent technique for liposuction, revolutionizing liposuction surgery. His “Tumescent Technique” allowed patients to have liposuction performed totally by local anesthesia using much smaller cannulas. Patients could now have liposuction surgery without the fear of excessive bleeding and undesirable skin depressions.
Here you can see the tumescent fluid (numbing medicine, saline or salt water, and a vasoconstrictor) being injected into the fat layer. This provides anesthesia for the area and helps to minimize bleeding. Of course, there is a limit to how much lidocaine we can use based on the patients weight and this limits the number of areas we can do at any given time. Even though larger areas can be done, we do them all the time, smaller areas are perfect for this technique.
We also use some sedation when doing larger areas to limit the amount of discomfort while the fluid is being injected. We then allow some time to pass so the fluid has time to work. Once the local anesthetic takes hold, we start the procedure. For most cases, we use the Cool Touch laser to break up the fatty tissue and warm the skin.
Warming the skin promotes new collagen formation, causing the skin to contract to its new position and tightening it.
We then use hollow cannulas to remove the liquified and non liquified fatty tissue.
This is a picture of a selection of cannulas in different sizes or diameters. The fat is suctioned out of the body, into a cannister, and discarded.
Once the fat is removed, it takes a few weeks for the swelling to go down and a few months for the skin to contract to its new position.
How painful is it?? This is everyones fear of course. For small areas, the discomfort is minimal, usually only putting in the tumescent fluid causes a minor amount. For larger areas there is some pinching around the edges usually and this is why we use sedation. People walk in and walk out, usually going home to rest after. After treatment of small areas, most people can return to work the next day and for larger areas, patients return to work after a few days or a week at most. You will be sore (like you did a very vigorous workout) for a few weeks and of course, the more you move around, the shorter the sore period is.
What you do after consists of a few things....first, exercise. Opinions differ but I like for patients to start stretching and massage after a week or so and resume normal exercise after about 3 weeks. Personally, I like for patients to wear a "spanks" for a month or so after large area liposuction.
I think it really decreases discomfort and bruising. Most people complain of an itching feeling on the skin over the treated areas as the nerves recover. My feeling is that the compression helps this sensation as well.
That's all for this week! Make sure you look at our liposuction offer...it is really a good one. If you have saddle bags, fluffy inner thighs, or any other area you simply cannot get rid of, give us a call today to schedule your complimentary consultation. Our pricing is the best.
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