Thigh Liposuction Fort Worth
Who is not a good candidate for liposuction?
If your main goal is weight loss, you are not a good candidate for liposuction. Liposuction is safest and most effective when it ™s used to remove small amounts of fat. Even though only small amounts of fat are removed, your body contour can improve significantly. Liposuction is not a treatment for obesity or a substitute for diet or exercise. It also is not an effective treatment for cellulite or loose skin. Liposuction is often performed in concert with other surgeries, especially if a large volume of fat is removed. A breast reduction or breast lift, tummy tuck, or face lift can improve the final result of liposuction by tightening skin and muscle in the target area.
What are the risks associated with liposuction surgery?
Side effects (symptoms following surgery but usually not permanent) can include bruising, swelling, scarring, pain, numbness, and limited mobility. As with any surgery, liposuction carries the associated risks of infection, skin and nerve damage, bleeding or scarring. Risks more specific to liposuction include uneven contours, rippling or loose skin, irregular pigmentation, fluid issues, and asymmetry. In the hands of a skilled professional plastic surgeon, however, these risks are minimized. Discuss any concerns with your doctor.
What is liposuction?
Liposuction is a surgical technique that effectively improves your body contour by removing localized fat deposits. It can be used almost anywhere on your body, though the most popular target areas are the hips, thighs and buttocks, abdomen and waist, upper arms and chest area, and chin and neck.
Who is a good candidate for liposuction?
If you are bothered by localized fat deposits that don ™t respond to diet and exercise, then you may achieve the results you want with liposuction. Some people are in excellent health and keep in shape but don ™t have a body contour that reveals this fitness, perhaps due to family traits. If you have realistic and specific goals for changing your body contour, you ™re a good candidate for liposuction. You meet the initial criteria if you are: a healthy adult over 18, a non-smoker, within 30% of your ideal body weight, and in good health with firm muscle and skin tone.
