Liposuction is an increasingly popular cosmetic procedure used to rid patients of unwanted fat and create more sculpted physiques. Yet many individuals question if liposuction can actually benefit their overall health in other ways.
Reduced levels of triglycerides can lower the risk of cardiovascular disease and other health conditions. Furthermore, this approach helps decrease inflammation-linked conditions like arthritis and diabetes.
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Reduces fat
Liposuction can help to target areas of body fat like the chin, back, arms and neck where fat accumulations exist. Furthermore, liposuction may remove lipomas or enhance features like breasts and buttocks.
Keep in mind, however, that liposuction surgery does not replace fat cells but only improve your body shape. Therefore, to maintain results through diet and exercise programs.
Studies have demonstrated that liposuction may actually have positive impacts on metabolism. Such benefits include improvements to insulin sensitivity, inflammation balance, lipid oxidation and adipose tissue distribution (Davis et al.).
Reduces triglycerides
Liposuction is a cosmetic surgery procedure used to extract fat deposits from various parts of your body through an expandable cannula, typically to slim your stomach, thighs, arms and buttocks or enhance features such as your face or breasts.
Triglycerides, or blood fats, have long been thought to increase risk for heart disease, stroke and diabetes. By lowering them through this procedure, one may potentially reduce triglyceride levels that raise this risk even further.
Study of 322 liposuction patients showed a 43% reduction in triglyceride levels following liposuction procedures, with white blood cells linked to inflammation in the body shrinking by an average of 11% as well.
Reduces inflammatory cells
Liposuction can reduce inflammation in your body and lower your risk for cardiovascular disease, improving overall health by decreasing risk and mitigating risk.
Liposuction surgery has been proven to lower leukocyte counts, leading to decreased inflammation. This can provide improved glycaemic control and lower your risk for cardiovascular disease.
Resisting, a cytokine produced by fat cells and linked with insulin resistance and metabolic syndrome/diabetes69-70. Liposuction may reduce levels of resisting while increasing insulin sensitivity – ultimately benefitting your health in a number of ways.
Reduces pain
Liposuction may be less invasive than other surgeries, but it still involves irritation to nerves and blood vessels which causes direct pain; injury to small vessels results in the release of blood which enacts an inflammatory response causing further discomfort.
Liposuction generally results in less intense discomfort than other body contouring procedures and is typically managed using over-the-counter medication. However, bruising and ecchymosis may still occur and peak 7-10 days post-surgery before subsiding gradually over 2-4 weeks.
Staying hydrated after liposuction surgery will help minimize swelling and discomfort after your procedure, so it is essential that you remain well hydrated during recovery. Reduce salt intake to ensure adequate hydration, increase protein consumption to aid wound healing and regrowth, as well as eating foods rich in vitamins and fibre to speed up recovery time.
Reduces swelling
Swelling is a common side effect of liposuction and typically lasts a few days post procedure. But, swelling is part of the natural healing process and should gradually subside over time says our plastic surgeon.
Diet, water intake, exercise and limiting salty food consumption may help the healing process and decrease swelling after liposuction. Limiting salty foods may further help decrease swelling.
Some patients experience painful lumps and bumps that tend to dissipate within several weeks, though manual lymphatic drainage massage may help alleviate them and speed up healing time. Massaging the affected area with lymphatic drainage massage is an effective way of both improving these lumps and hastening healing time.
Conclusion
After surgery, it’s essential to follow post-procedure instructions carefully in order to reduce swelling and pain. Drinking plenty of water, wearing compression clothing and taking any prescribed medications may all go a long way towards helping minimize swelling after liposuction.
