how does liposuction works?

Description of Liposuction

• Liposuction is a procedure that is done to remove fat from an area of the body. Liposuction is formed while a patient is under anesthesia.

The Procedure

• During the liposuction procedure, the doctor inserts a hollowed out stainless steel tube into the area where the fat is going to be removed. The doctor then moves that tube back and forth within the area to break up the fat cells. After he breaks up the fat cells, the doctor then turns on the vacuum, and then sucks the broken-up fat cells through the tub and out of the body. Sometimes the doctor will inject the person with a solution that helps break down the fat cells so that they can be sucked up through the tube more easily, but this is not always the case.

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Complications

• Many people have liposuction without any major complications, but the procedure, even though there is only a small external wound visible to the patient, is a very invasive procedure that can lead to death. Liposuction can cause internal bleeding, infection and many other adverse side effects. It is also very important that a patient is committed to not gaining weight, because if the patient gains weight after the procedure is done, the weight will be gained unevenly due to the fat cells that were removed during the procedure --- after fat cells are removed, they are gone forever. This means that the remaining fat cells will get larger, but the tracks in the body where the tube removed fat cells will not get larger.