Liposuction Info

Abdominal Liposuctions Are Common

The abdomen is the most common area of the body to be treated by liposuction among both men and women. Important factors that affect the success of abdominal liposuction include:

- the amount and location of abdominal fat
- history of weight gain and weight loss
- history of pregnancy
- age and the sex of the patient

Abdominal liposuction is not used as a method of weight loss. Individuals pursuing liposuction have usually tried numerous methods exercise programs and may have even benefited from these programs, but they are unable to lose the fat around their stomach.

A portion of the fat cells are permanently removed during liposuction, so that area usually will not regain weight in that area. It is important to note, however, that abdominal liposuction does not guarantee that you won’t gain weight or fat deposits in other areas of your body. Moreover, since fat cells have been removed from the treatment site but not from surround areas, this weight gain can appear uneven. It is important to maintain your weight and contour with exercise and proper diet.

Tumescent Liposuction

Tumescent Liposuction is the most common technique of abdominal liposuction. This technique only requires a local anesthesia, so the cost and risk that are associated with a general anesthesia are removed. The trauma and blood losses are significantly reduced with this technique as well.

Tumescent technique involves the use of a much diluted solution of local anesthetic which is injected where the abdominal liposuction is to be performed, numbing the area and reducing the bleeding.

How it works is the tumescent solution is injected into the fat tissue before the abdominal liposuction is performed and what it actually does is pumps up the fatty compartment where the liposuctions is going to performed therefore reducing the bleeding.

Types of Abdominal Fat

Subcutaneous and intra-abdomina are two types of abdominal fat. Subcutaneous which means right under the skin, and intra-abdominal fat. Intra-abdominal fat is located inside the intestinal loops near what is called the mesentery, this type of abdominal fat can not be eliminated by abdominal liposuction because it is inside the abdomen and not directly beneath the skin.

To test and see which kind of tummy fat you have, you can grab a roll of fat between the fingers and thumb and if you can easily move this fat up and down. the chances are that it is subcutaneous which can be treated by abdominal liposuction. Of course your doctor will ultimately determine what kind of tummy fat you have.

Abdominal Liposuction Recovery

Most people that have an abdominal liposuction are able to walk around immediately following the procedure. It is even recommended that you take a small walk the same day and that you become somewhat active rather than lying in bed.

Usually there are no prescription pains medications involved, on occasions Tylenol with codeine is prescribed but most of the time any type of aspirin for pain will suffice.

The drainage after a tumescent procedure is usually significant and continues for the next two to three days following the abdominal liposuction procedure.

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