Liposuction or Lipoplasty is a procedure meant for slimming and reshaping specific areas of the body by removing excess fat deposits, improving your body contours and proportion, and ultimately, enhancing your self-image. Fat can be removed from any part of the body where he fat is excess.
Following surgery one is usually expected to wear a pressure garment for better results.The procedure can be done under local anaesthesia or general anaesthesia.
What will liposuction do?
Liposuction techniques may be used to reduce localized fat deposits of the following body parts:
- Thighs
- Hips and buttocks
- Abdomen and waist
- Upper arms
- Back
- Knee region
- Chest area
- Cheeks, chin and neck
- Llegs
In some cases, liposuction is performed alone, in other cases it is used alongwith other plastic surgery procedures such as a facelift, breast reduction or a tummy tuck.
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