If your belly fat won’t budge despite diet and exercise, it may be time to consult with a surgeon about surgery as a solution, says our plastic surgeon.
Liposuction can help remove stubborn fat deposits from hips, thighs, buttocks, and abdomen. Sometimes this cosmetic procedure is combined with others such as tummy tuck or breast lift procedures for additional effects.
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Liposuction
Liposuction is a body contouring procedure used to remove stubborn fat deposits in specific parts of the body. This treatment option may be beneficial to people who have tried dieting and exercising but still have stubborn pockets of fat that refuse to shrink or disappear, even with attempts at diet and exercise.
Before going through liposuction fat removal surgery, it’s essential that you’re healthy and in possession of firm skin. Loose skin or reduced collagen levels could require extra surgeries from your surgeon in order to achieve satisfactory results from your procedure.
At maximum effectiveness, liposuction usually produces its most dramatic results by extracting no more than five litters (approximately 10 pounds) during one session of liposuction.
Liposuction involves injecting a combination of numbing medicine (lidocaine), intravenous salt solution for bleeding control, and epinephrine into certain areas prior to suctioning out fat deposits.
Your doctor then uses small incisions to insert a hollow tube known as a cannula into the fatty areas. The cannula then breaks up fat deposits, before being suctioned out through its cannula by an internal vacuum pressure unit.
Tummy Tuck
If you are at a healthy body weight but are bothered by loose, protruding skin or stretched abdominal muscles after major weight loss or pregnancy, tummy tuck surgery could be an ideal way to address them. By tightening abdominal muscles and eliminating stubborn fat deposits that don’t respond to diet or exercise alone, this procedure may provide much-needed relief.
For optimal results, your cosmetic surgeon will tailor a fat removal surgery plan including a tummy tuck procedure specifically to you and your individual needs. It typically entails making an incision between pubic hairline and belly button through which extra skin can be removed while any weakened abdominal muscles can be strengthened back up again.
Tummy tuck surgery can remove up to 10 pounds of fat and skin from your abdomen in one procedure. However, it’s important to keep in mind that extracting too much fat could result in an unattractive result or pose risks such as blood clots.
Abdominoplasty
If you have excess skin and fat in your abdomen, an abdominoplasty could be the perfect solution. This procedure tightens muscles while eliminating up to 10 pounds of excess fat for a firmer and toned look in your waistline.
Appointing an experienced plastic surgeon in abdominal surgery will lead to natural-looking results. Furthermore, you should look into his or her track record in treating other patients who share similar goals as yourself.
How much belly fat you can have surgically removed will depend on your body size, shape and condition. In an ideal world, your weight should already be near to ideal before starting this process.
Women who have had multiple pregnancies frequently opt for abdominoplasty to help tighten loose abdominal skin and fat. While diet and exercise may help, often surgery alone will produce the best results for achieving a flat stomach.
Conclusion
Procedure typically lasts about 3 hours and can be performed either in a hospital or clinic setting, with recovery usually lasting a week after that, including wearing compression garments to help minimize swelling.
