There will most likely be other measures you will be asked to take by your doctor after the treatment. You should make sure to follow them to make the process as quick and comfortable for yourself as possible.
You will also have to deal with fluid drains for a few days after the surgery.
All in all the process might take up to 2 months. You should, however, be able to return to most tasks that constitute your daily routine within a few weeks. Rigorous tasks and extensive physical activity may need some extra time.
What the treatment is
Liposuction is a way to:
⦁ Get rid of excess fat in parts of your body.
⦁ Take a step towards living a healthy life.
⦁ Get rid of fat that might be endangering the individual’s life.
What the treatment is not
Liposuction is not:
⦁ A short cut to becoming fit.
⦁ An answer to obesity.
⦁ A way to achieve overall health.
⦁ A permanent weight loss procedure.
The results and their permanence
It is absolutely possible to gain weight back if you don’t adopt a healthier lifestyle. The fat that is sucked out is gone forever, but your body can make more in its place if you let it.
The only way to make sure that the results stay is to improve your health through a better lifestyle and exercise. This procedure is no guarantee that you will never be overweight again.
You should also not expect to achieve an even amount of weight loss all over the body. This procedure is meant to tone and contour parts of the body. The results will only be achieved where the procedure is performed.
In order to get results that cover more parts of your body and to get rid of considerable amounts of fat, you might need more than one session.
Types of Liposuction procedures
Medicine has made leaps and bounds and every surgery procedure that is devised is continually improved upon. As a result, usually there is more than one way to go about achieving a result.
The types of liposuction procedures that are common include: