Liposuction

In the more hidden parts of the body (such as the groin, navel, etc.), a hole of about 1 cm is created. Surgery is performed with liposuction instruments. Sometimes water jet-assisted liposuction and ultrasonic liposuction can be used to help the operation.

• Before liposuction, the mixture of normal saline solution, vasoconstrictors and anesthetics is perfused into the adipose tissue which is scheduled to be sucked out. When fat cells expand, the doctor will insert instruments via the incision and use them to suck fat out.
• Liposuction involves various parts of the body where fat accumulates—the lower abdomen, waist, inner and outer thighs, buttocks, medial knees and upper arms.
• Non-cosmetic liposuction: For large lipomas, gigantomastia, and hypertrophic skin flaps used in reconstruction surgery, liposuction can provide convenient adjuvant treatment.
• Liposuction is not a surgical procedure for overweight people. Overweight people need to lose weight before they can undergo body contouring surgery.

Water jet-assisted liposuction

The liposuction tube used in conventional surgery can easily damage the nerves, blood vessels and fibrous connective tissues under the skin. The difference between SVF-gel water jet-assisted liposuction and conventional liposuction surgery lies in that surgeons can, by means of hydraulic adjustments according to different parts, use fan-shaped jets of water to gently disperse fat, retain nerves, blood vessels and other tissues, and that the recovery time after operation is shorter than that of traditional liposuction.

There are exclusive fat harvesting canisters for SVF-gel. The use of precipitation without centrifugation can limit the damage to fat, and fat can be filled after filtration.

Surgical sites

The bingo wings with more than 2cm fat in the inner arm, the abdomen and annular part of the thigh where fat accumulates, buttocks with poor shape, the waist, thigh, calf, back, abdomen, enlarged male breasts (gynecomastia), etc.

Precautions before and after surgery

• Do not take anticoagulants (aspirin, etc.) one week before liposuction; otherwise, you shall inform your doctor. Do not take nutritional supplements (e.g. Antrodia cinnamomea, Ginkgo biloba, vitamins, fish oil, etc.) either, and reduce intake of foods, such as ginseng, that promote blood flow.
• Wearing close-fitting garments immediately after surgery can reduce hematoma. The condition being stable after 3 months indicates the operation is effective. Tight-fitting clothes should be worn within 3 to 6 months, and good surgical results can be maintained if they are worn continuously. Regular return visits should be made with doctors to track changes in the affected areas.
• Take a sponge bath rather than a shower within one week after operation. If you need to take a shower, please put on waterproof tape and change dressings thereafter to prevent wound infection and inflammation. Please use normal saline solution to clean the affected part and then apply ointment as directed by the doctor.
• Bed rest: People undergoing liposuction on a small scale can still go to work while those receiving the surgery on a large scale may take a 2-or-3-day rest at home and resume work a week later, with vigorous exercise recommended after 4 weeks.
• Postoperative skin sensation is dull, because suction of fat may also damage some skin sensory nerve fiber endings, which will gradually recover in about 3 to 6 months.
• Do not drink, smoke or breathe in secondhand smoke after surgery to avoid affecting wound healing.
• Massage the affected area: Massaging the affected part two weeks after the operation can help reduce swelling and improve the uneven skin surface, which will gradually disappear in about 3 months to half a year.