The changing face of Liposuction.......or how about we call it body sculpting!
It all started way back in 1974 when two Italian-American surgeons invented the liposuction procedure ...BUT...a lot has changed since then. YOU NO LONGER HAVE TO BOOK YOURSELF INTO HOSPITAL AND UNDERGO A FULL ANESTHETIC AND TAKE LOADS OF TIME OFF WORK! IN FACT SOMETIMES YOU CAN GO BACK TO WORK THE NEXT DAY! Do I hear a round of applause!!.
And now with Summer here and my knees and thighs heading with rapid speed towards my feet , it makes me think...mmmmmm....wouldn't it be lovely! I don't know about you but there are defintiely pockets of lumpy fat on my body that no amount of exercise or dieting is ever going to budge! So let's read on.
Forget the horror stories you might have read in the magazines and elsewhere about liposuction surgery being dangerous....there have been HUGE strides forward in this 'body sculpting technique..... I am not going to bore you with the whole medical history of lipsuction.
I didn't have to do much searching for this one, I went staright to the Taryn Laine Aesthetic medical clinic for my information .........I trust Dr Mike Henry with my face for botox and fillers...so if I was ever tempted to get rid of my muffin tops and dimply knees....he would be the only Doctor I would trust. I have also seen many pictures of the awesome results he has achieved !
Right...here it is.....all you need to know about having liposuction done as an outpatient at the very private Taryn Laine clinic in Westbourne Rd Port Elizabeth.
Happy reading!
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To view the before and after photographs log onto www.tarynlaineclinic.co.za
LIPOSUTCION :
Fat (adipose) tissue plays a major role in defining our shape/figure and thus appearance. Liposuction is best considered as internal filing or reshaping of fat, especially those pockets and areas we just cannot sort out by diet and exercise alone.
The challenge has been to do it safely, with as little downtime and pain as possible. Tumescent local anaesthesia (with vasoconstriction) of target fat allowing for extremely safe virtually bloodless liposuction under light sedation has become the gold standard worldwide. It cannot be rushed though, and requires calm quiet sterile facilities with no cost pressure on time.
We at Taryn Laine Clinic provide such a setting, performing liposuction with thin bore cannulas that are more time consuming but provide smoother results.
Postoperative pain is minimal for the first 12 to 18 hours whilst the local anaesthesia remains in the targeted fat. Thereafter orally taken medication keeps the pain well under control. Whilst wearing comforting supportive compression garments, physical activity is encouraged and depending on the area treated some have returned to work the next day; more extensive liposuction and more sensitive areas may require a few days off work.
Liposuction is not a weight loss procedure but a reshaping tool. Weight gain after liposuction will not completely negate this reshaping effect though as fat increase tends to be widely and uniformly spread rather than to preferentially reaccumulate at treated sites.
Both men and women can benefit
Areas amenable to liposuction that we treat at TLC include:-
• The abdomen, upper and lower with option of including a mini tummy tuck
• The flanks , waist, and back to produce a more voluptuos curve in women or v-shape in men
• "Saddlebags" on the upper outer thighs of women
• "Love Handles" on the hips
• The inner knees and upper inner thighs to create 'a gap'
• The upper arms and base of the breasts
• The enlarged male breast
• The ankles
