Liposuction is the surgical removal of body fat. Also called lipoplasty, body shaping, and body contouring, liposuction can remove excess fat tissue on many body areas. Liposuction surgery removes excess deposits of fat to sculpt an improved shape to a patient’s body.
Liposuction permanently removes fat cells, altering the shape of the body. However, if the patient does not lead a healthy lifestyle after the operation, there is a risk that the remaining fat cells will grow bigger. The area’s most commonly treated include the hips, abdomen, thighs, and buttocks.
Liposuction can help you to be more confident, reverse the signs of aging, achieve a fat loss goal, or fit into clothing better. You may require fat removal surgery on a single area of the body, or desire a more comprehensive body transformation. As we are specialists in a variety of modern liposuction and fat removal methods, Dr Monisha Kapoor Aesthetics provides you with a tailored treatment plan.
Who is a good candidate for liposuction?
Both men and women undergo liposuction every year to achieve a variety of different goals. The ideal candidate for weight loss surgery is in good overall health and maintains a healthy life, but has one or more problem areas with unresponsive fat deposits. It may be of benefit to you if have trouble shifting excess fat through exercise and diet alone. The ideal liposuction candidates, therefore, include those who want to:
- Shift stubborn body fat
- Improve their body contour
- Treat gynecomastia (male breast enlargement)
- Increase their self-confidence.
- Body shape alteration
Common treatment areas for Liposuction include:
- Thighs
- Arms
- Hips
- Buttocks
- Face and Neck
- Abdomen and Flanks
- Back
- Neck
- Chest
Why is liposuction performed?
When you gain weight, body fat cells increase in size and volume. In turn, liposuction reduces the number of body fat cells in a specific area. Liposuction is normally done for cosmetic purposes, but it is sometimes used to treat certain conditions.
- Gynecomastia-
Sometimes fat accumulates under a man’s breasts. - Lipomas–
These are benign, fatty tumors
- Lymphedema-
A chronic, or long-term, a condition in which excess fluid known as lymph collects in tissues, causing edema, or swelling. The edema commonly occurs in the arms or legs. - Extreme weight loss after obesity-
A person with morbid obesity who loses at least 40% of their BMI may need treatment to remove excess skin and other abnormalities.
Types of Liposuction
There are many different liposuction techniques available to surgeons today. The main difference between each type of liposuction is the technology they use to assist the fat removal process. At Dr Monisha Kapoor Aesthetics we generally perform Vaser liposuction, which can be completed in a short period of time. It offers a solution for body fat removal and fast recovery with minimal discomfort. It offers a fast recovery with minimal discomfort. The technique involves the injection of a tumescent local anesthesia formulation prior to suction.
Tumescent Liposuction:
Large volumes of fluid – sometimes as much as three times the amount of fat to be removed – are injected in the tumescent technique. There is minimal bleeding during and after surgery as a result of the widespread blood vessel constriction caused by the epinephrine in the anesthetic solution. This is a major improvement in the liposuction technique compared to the older methods that simply use general anesthesia.
Ultrasound-Assisted Liposuction
Ultrasound-assisted liposuction uses a special cannula that vibrates very rapidly and gives off ultrasound energy. The ultrasound energy heats targeted fat cells. Thermal energy disrupts cell walls, breaking up fatty tissue for easier removal. Since fat is essentially melted, it can be eliminated with gentler suction and a smaller cannula for minimal tissue trauma
Laser Assisted Liposuction
Laser assisted liposuction helps to melt fatty tissue for easier removal. This results in a less aggressive, quicker procedure which may lead to a shorter recovery time. This technique has the advantage of simultaneously offering better skin retraction for patients with mild elasticity issues along with fat reduction.
Liposuction Procedure in Delhi
Before Surgery:
Liposuction is a procedure that addresses exactly that – contouring of the more prominent areas where fat has accumulated by removing excess fat cells. The result is more even distribution and smoother body contouring, ultimately helping to achieve a more aesthetically desirable body shape.
Preoperative test
You will only get clearance done once these tests are normal. Date of your liposuction surgery would be given to you
Date of Surgery
You need to come fasting (No water or food) for minimum of 6 hours before the procedure
- Check with the doctors about any medication you were taking prior of the procedure.
- The nurse will get some forms filled in before surgery and after all financial clearance you would be assigned a room.
- In the room, the nurse would put the I/V cannula and do all premedication and sensitivity testing (to know if you are allergic to any of the medication during surgery).
- Photographs of the area without your face (to hide identity) would be clicked and this is very important as to keep a follow up of your progress.
- Anaesthetist doctor will examine you from his point of administering anaesthesia.
- Dr Monisha Kapoor will walk into the room to understand your aesthetic requirements and mark circles and lines on the areas of your body to be treated to create the desired contour, she spends a lot of time doing preoperative marking as she thinks it’s the most important step of the procedure. This will range from 30 min to 1 hour.
- Make sure you remove all jewellery (including tight rings and bands before surgery) as it may interfere with your blood circulation after the surgery when body swells up.
During the Procedure:
- You would be shifted to the OR (Operation Room) with a nurse for a proper handover. Depending on the type of liposuction you are having, it may be performed as an outpatient procedure at Dr Monisha Kapoor Aesthetics.
- In the OR (Operation Room) you would be greeted by an anaesthetist (we have one of the more experienced teams from whole Delhi/NCR) and Dr Monisha Kapoor. Here in OT (Operation Theater), you would be put off to sleep and would not remember anything after anesthesia is administered.
- The body would be prepared for the procedure by applying the antiseptic solution (Povidone Iodine) 3 times and covered with sterile sheets to prevent any infection, this would take close to 30-45 minutes.
- Dr Monisha Kapoor would scrub in her sterile gowns and start the procedure of body sculpting.
- She will finish the liposuction surgery by closing the incisions. You should expect to have a minimal scar, but they’ll be thin and very less noticeable, since Dr Monisha Kapoor will deliberately make them in discreet areas.
After the Procedure & Recovery
- You will be kept in the recovery room till you have recovered from the anaesthesia and all your clinical parameters are stable
- You will be kept under the observation of experienced nurses for at least one day.
- You can feel common side effects of the procedure include mild swelling, bruising and discomfort in the treated area.
- Dr Monisha Kapoor will prescribe medication to help control the pain and antibiotics to reduce the risk of infection.
- You will be provided compression garments or elastic bandages can be used to help reduce swelling while healing takes place.
- If a small area was treated, you may be able to return to work within a few days. If it was a large area, you may need up to 10 days off work to recover.
- After 4 to 6 weeks have passed, you should be able to resume all sports and activities including heavy lifting and contact sports
Recovery time depends on the specific type of liposuction, the amount and areas of fat removal, your general health, age, and other factors. It is important to consider what the recovery process will be like after you have your procedure. Dr Monisha Kapoor will give you specific and individual instructions that you must follow. The instructions include timeframes for when you can return to work, driving, and exercise. You can, however, find general guidelines for your liposuction aftercare that are listed below.
Frequently Asked Questions:
The cost of liposuction varies based on the extent of your surgery and the cost of any additional surgery. At Dr Monisha Kapoor Aesthetics the average cost of liposuction is 200,000 to 600,000 (depending upon a number of areas to be treated).
The simple answer is this: Yes, the results achieved with liposuction can be permanent, but only if a relatively healthy lifestyle is maintained after the procedure. At Dr Monisha Kapoor Aesthetics, we offer most advanced Vaser liposuction techniques, which can provide excellent, long-lasting results for the right candidates.
