Liposuction in abdomen is one of the most sought-after areas, both in men and women. This is a large area and is often associated with pendulous sagging.
In women, there may be a lot of stretch marks, operation scars after cesarean section, sagging of skin resulting from a previous pregnancy, and flabby skin.
In men, particularly those who exercise vigorously, the tissue may be fibrous and therefore difficult to remove. Liposuction is a simple procedure that helps remove this excess fat to achieve the desired shape.
Liposuction in abdomen
Session details
In many men, for those who consume alcohol, a bulging belly may be because of fat inside the abdomen, not in the skin. In heavily built people, one session may not be enough to remove all the fat. A second session may need to be done after two weeks.
Likewise, fat located at the back may also need a separate session. In those with sagging skin and stretch marks, skin tightening can be achieved by Laser machines and abdominal muscle exercise after surgery.
Abdominoplasty results at the Venkat Center Bangalore | Bangalore plastic surgery
Wearing a pressure garment is particularly important in all cases of liposuction and should be worn for 2 weeks. As skin tightening is done with a laser, long-term use of pressure garments is unnecessary.
It is important to note that the flat appearance of the abdomen results from three components:
- Tight skin
- Muscle tone
- Fat
Of these components, liposuction addresses the issue of fat and to a lesser extent skin tightening; tighter skin further needs skin tightening machines, and muscle tone needs exercise.
The abdomen is the most common area for which liposuction is sought. It is also one area, wherein results make a huge impact cosmetically – patients are able to wear dresses of lesser size (usually the loss in inches is 3-5 inches)., At Venkat Center, we rely on Awake Liposuction, where the liposuction procedure is done under local anesthesia
Why Awake Liposuction is recommended?
Awake Liposuction is the concept of doing the liposuction procedure while the patient is awake & not unconscious. For Awake Liposuction, local anesthesia is used instead of general anesthesia. Under general anesthesia, the patient will be completely unconscious. Local anesthesia is the technique of giving anesthesia to that part of the body where the surgery is being done. Only the area where the anesthesia is given becomes numb. Due to this, the patient is conscious and awake during the procedure.
Traditionally, local anesthesia could only be given for small areas such as removing a small swelling. However, the advent of a newer technique called tumescent local anesthesia, allows this to be given for a large area. This makes Awake Liposuction possible and also a safe method while compared to Liposuction under general anesthesia.
