Liposuction Side Effects - Healios

Cosmetic and Bariatric surgery helps individuals get the body of their dreams. While bariatric surgery helps mostly overweight and obese people to lose a bulk of their weight, cosmetic surgery especially liposuction deals more along the lines of giving the last few finishing touches to the body. But all surgeries have side-effects, and cosmetic surgery isn't immune to that issue.

What is liposuction?

Liposuction is a form of cosmetic surgery that involves removal of excess fat and cellulite deposits from certain targeted areas of the body (like stomach, hips, chest, back, buttocks, waist, etc), with the help of a pressurized tube (cannula) in order to achieve body reshaping and body contouring.

Side Effects

Visit any clinic for Liposuction Treatment in Bangalore and they will tell you that liposuction is much more of a body contouring surgery, than a weight loss surgery. The ideal candidate for liposuction are people who are already at their ideal body weight, but need some minor adjustments and tweaks here and there.

The surgery has some side effects which you need to keep in mind before jumping the gun.

1. Patients suffering from chronic ailments (diabetes, hypertension) and compromised immune systems can develop severe post-op complications if they decide to go for liposuction

2. Patients who don't follow a proper diet and exercise pattern after the surgery, will probably gain back all the fat that they lost due to liposuction.

3. The major risks that liposuction surgeries pose are –

• Brain damage or seizures due to anesthesia

• Cardiac arrest

• Excessive bleeding

• Permanent nerve damage

4. Other surgical risks include -

• Infection

• Extended healing period

• Allergic reaction to medication and anesthaesia

• Fat and blood clots

• Fluid accumulation

• Friction Burns

• Scarring

• Numb skin

• Damage to nerves

• Damage to skin

Temporary Side Effects -

• Swelling

• Bruising

• Discomfort

Side Effects of Excessive Liposuction

These include -

• Dents

• Lumps

• Saggy skin

How to minimize the risks?

To ensure that you're a good candidate for the liposuction procedure, have a detailed conversation with the medical professional. Disclose your full medical history, especially any health issues you have faced in the past or are facing now, as well as all the medications that you're on.

If you're a smoker and a drinker, make sure that you don't indulge in these vices at all for at least 2 weeks before and after the surgery.