Liposculpture Louisville

Liposculpture in Louisville, Lexington, Kentucky

Indications

Excess subcutaneous fat that is resistant to diet and exercise. Most patients are at or near their ideal body weight and desire permanent contour changes. Commonly involved areas include: neck, jowls, abdomen, outer thighs, inner thighs, hips, waist, knees, calves and ankles.

Intended Results

A permanent improvement in the contour and proportion of the treated areas. A more flattering figure or physique in and out of clothing.

Procedure Descriptions

Liposculpture procedures are doneย under anesthesia at our own AAAASF Certified surgery center on-site. We commonly use a laryngeal mask anesthetic as well a tumescent local to numb the area and make the blood vessels smaller to limit bruising. With a laryngeal mask, a rubberized insert is placed in the back of the mouth whereby inhalational gases can be given to keep you asleep. Intravenous medications are also given prior to the mask so that you do not feel or remember anything. We also use a BIS monitor to measure your brain wave activity. With this technique, we can give you just the right amount of anesthesia to keep you asleep and yet wake up quickly with little hangover effect. Smaller areas can be done with the LiteShapeโ„ข technique in the office with a local anesthetic and oral sedation.

In all liposculpture procedures, a dilute solution of local anesthesia and adrenaline is placed through tiny incisions around the area to be reduced. The fat cell and the fat contained in it are removed by a gentle power assisted tube. Here, unlike the older method of thrusting the tube back and forth, a machine drives the motion of the tube and the physician simply guides it around the area. This is easier on the patient and leads to less bruising and a faster recovery.

Smaller areas are done with a syringe technique. Here, a very small โ€œmicro canulaโ€ does the fat removal with the negative pressure supplied by the plunger of the syringe.

Recovery and Healing

The areas treated with suction assisted lipoplasty will be sore and swollen for several days. Most people describe it as โ€œfeeling like a hard workoutโ€. A compression garment is worn for the first 2 weeks. Once the initial soreness subsides you may be more comfortable in spandex or Lycra exercise shorts. Bruising tends to last about 10 -14 days. Most of the swelling and thick feeling of the tissues will resolve in 6 weeks. The skin continues to contract and take up the slack of the removal of the underlying fat for about 5 -6 months.

Other Options

Additional procedures that would enhance the result are Tummy Tuck, Thigh lift, Breast Reduction, Exilisโ„ข and LipoDissolve. We will sometimes recommend a Multi-level approach to body contouring where the deep fat and contour are treated with power-assisted liposuction and the superficial cellulite component treated with LipoDissolve, Liteshapeโ„ข or Exilisโ„ข.

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