Laser liposuction
How is laser liposuction performed? What are its benefits and what are its harms? Is it a safe process or is its risk overwhelming its potential benefits? The most important information and details in the following article.
Let's get acquainted with the laser liposuction process below.
What is the laser liposuction?
Laser Liposuction is a type of liposuction that may be used to localize lipids in areas of their accumulation in the body using lasers.
However, although the word “suction” is used in the name of this purification, it does not include doing strong suction as in the traditional liposuction process.
As a special laser device is inserted through a small incision in the skin into the area of fat accumulation after the patient is subjected to local anesthesia, then this laser is activated to begin to break up the fats and convert them into a liquid, then another small tube is inserted to suck the liquid and get rid of these fats.
Usually, this type of liposuction is used to suction relatively small amounts of fats to make the features of certain areas of the body more visible.
There are several different types of laser liposuction, and the difference is usually due to the type of device that is inserted through the skin into the fat accumulation areas.
Categories not suitable for laser liposuction?
Laser liposuction is not for everyone, so the following categories should avoid this process completely:
Pregnant or lactating women.
Women in the menstrual period, especially those whose periods are profuse.
People with one of the following diseases: cancer, heart disease, liver disease, sclerosis, diabetes.
People who have had a pacemaker implant.
People who are more likely than others to have abnormal growth in some types of tissues in their bodies, such as scar tissue.
People whose bodies contain blood clots.
Patients taking medications that may make their bodies sensitive to light sources.
People who have recently had surgery.
The results of the operation and recovery from them
The results of the operation begin to appear almost immediately, then these results become more clear after the suction area recovers from any swelling that may have been caused by the process, but in most cases it may take a few months before the final results of the operation appear in their full and final form.
The recovery period from the laser liposuction process is relatively short, often estimated at a week, but in general it is often recommended that the patient surgeon refrain from practicing certain activities that may impose any kind of pressure or tension on the operation wound until the wound has fully recovered, which may take 6 Months.
The advantages of laser liposuction
This type of liposuction technique may have some advantages and benefits compared to traditional liposuction, and here is a list of the most important ones:
A relatively fast recovery time, as the patient is often able to return to normal activities within a few days.
Reduced chances of some complications in the postoperative stage, such as: fluid retention, pain.
Reduced opportunities for tissue in the liposuction area to be damaged, damaged or bruised.
The appearance of the skin in the area from which the liposuction was noticeably tightened.
Cons and side effects of the laser liposuction
This type of liposuction technique may have some drawbacks, such as:
Laser liposuction is not feasible for aspiration of large amounts of fat, but some doctors may consider it a complementary process to complete sculpting certain areas of the body some suction of large amounts of fat from it.
This type of liposuction technique can cause some complications, such as: thermal burns, bruises, blood pooling under the skin, and anaphylactic shock.
In very few cases, laser liposuction may cause the following complications: scars, infections, skin irritation, blood clots.
