Super-wet lipo is similar to tumescent lipo in that a sterile saline solution is injected into the target areas. However, this technique usually requires you to be sedated to make you drowsy or put under general anesthesia to ensure that you are asleep and pain-free. UAL, or ultrasound-assisted, lipo is a relatively new lipolysis technique. This method harnesses the precise power of ultrasonic vibrations to liquify the fat cells. Once these cells are liquified, they are far easier to suction out.
This treatment can be performed externally via a special soundwave emitter or internally with the help of a tiny, heated cannula. This method is ideal for fat removal in dense, fibrous body parts, such as the upper back and enlarged male breast tissue. This technique may be used in conjunction with the tumescent technique in areas which require extreme precision or in follow-up procedures. Like the tumescent technique, ultrasound-assisted lipolysis takes longer than super-wet lipolysis.
LAL is the abbreviated form of laser-assisted liposuction. Like UAL, it uses precisely targeted energy to liquify fat cells. The difference is laser-assisted lipo uses light energy to achieve the effect of liquefaction. With this method, the fat cells can be drained out through cannulas or suctioned out. A major advantage of this technique is the cannula used are much smaller than those used during traditional lipo.
Thus this technique is ideal for confined areas like the face, jowls and chin. Collagen is the fiber-like protein responsible for maintaining the structure of your skin.
There are several factors that affect how long after lipo you can expect to see results. When tumescent lipo is performed, you can expect to see the results of your procedure after only a week. This is because this method involves the least amount of post-op swelling. If you wear your compression garment exactly as instructed, you can expect to see the final results after only one month. While super-wet lipo can be performed in approximately one-third of the time of tumescent lipo, there will be more swelling afterwards.
It may be two or three weeks before you start seeing results. Then, it can take between six weeks and three months before you see your final contours. How much fat can safely be removed depends on your body mass index. For larger individuals, five liters 11 pounds of fat can be removed safely. However smaller individuals may only be able to have 10 pounds of fat removed safely.
During your initial consultation, we will calculate your BMI and let you know exactly how much fat we can remove safely. When considering the results of this procedure, there are two essential things you need to remember.
First, temporary fluid retention may occur, causing you to look bloated. The second thing you must understand is that liposuction is a body contouring procedure rather than a weight loss procedure. A weight-loss procedure changes the physical structure of your gastrointestinal organs, helping you lose weight quickly and keep it off permanently.
Sometimes, however, it is not possible to remove five liters. Some of the reasons to stop liposuction before removing five liters of fat include:. It can be hard to predict in advance how much fat will come out. Sometimes it is possible to remove a very large amount of fat from relatively lean individuals.
Conversely, it can sometimes be surprisingly difficult to remove fat from an individual who looks like they have enough to reach the five-liter limit. This one is impossible to predict. You should see a reduction in fatty tissue in the area treated, but whether or not this translates into a drop in clothing size cannot be predicted in advance. Consequently, no guarantee can be made as to what size clothing you will wear after the procedure.
Although you will have a reduction in the amount of fatty tissue in the treated area, the skin itself that remains will often only tighten up minimally, if at all. Liposuction does not treat excess skin. Only surgery to remove excess skin tummy tuck, arm lift, thigh lift, etc. When fat is removed from an area of loose or hanging skin, this can sometimes make that area look worse.
I tell patients to imagine removing the water from a water balloon. Depending on the quality of your skin, the same thing can happen after liposuction. Instead of looking trim and toned, post-operative swelling may cause you to look as though you are retaining water.
Although there are things you can do to manage the severity of the swelling — such as wearing your compression garment as advised, staying hydrated and avoiding sodium-heavy foods — most of the swelling is out of your control and simply has to run its course. Liposuction only removes fat; it does not treat the skin. When fat is removed, the overlying skin needs time to retract and tighten up in the treated area.
This does not happen overnight. The amount of time it takes for the swelling to subside and skin to retract varies by patient. Some patients are able to see their final results three to six months after surgery; others observe the results continuing to improve for a year. The best thing you can do to speed up your recovery is to follow all of your post-operative instructions from Dr.
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