Liposculpture,
2. Creating the Right Curves
Cannulae Using fine cannulae and micro cannulae the surgeon has greater control in the way fat is removed. It is possible to remove just as much fat, if not m ore, with a small cannula because there is greater control, said Dr Rastogi. The motorised power cannula and ultrasonic cannula help the surgeon smoothly remove more stubborn, fibrous fat found in areas such as the back and also m en. Combining the most advanced techniques with an artist s eye for beautiful form helps the surgeon achieve the best result for each patient. A surgeon should have the technical skill to produce smooth form s and the artistic ability to understand qualities of balance and shape and how to blend contours to create a pleasing figure, concluded Dr Rastogi. Someone who is both an artist and a surgeon creates beautiful liposculpture. ACSM
Someone who is both an artist and a surgeon creates beautiful liposculpture.
A surgeon should have the technical skill to produce smooth forms and the artistic ability to understand qualities of balance and
Who Is Suitable?
What Areas of Fat can Be Removed? How Much Fat To Remove?
FAQs
People who have prominent fatty bulges, reasonably good skin tone and good general health. To d ay the types of suitable patients go far beyond what used to be the case. This is because improved techniques and finer instruments allow better skin retraction. People with significant heart, lung, liver or kidney problems, severe diabetics and people whose bulges are due to loose muscle and skin rather than fat are not suitable. Virtually any part of the body is am enable to liposculpture. The most com m on areas in a woman are outer and inner thighs, knees, hips, lower abdomen, arms, ankles and chins. The most common areas in a man are love handles, tummy and chest. This depends on two factors: how big the bulge is and the size and health of the patient . As a general rule, more than six litres at one
Realistic Expectations
Complications time increases risk of complications. Larger volumes are possible, but need careful consideration by the surgeon and patient . It is easy to dream of how you would like your perfect body to look, but doctors must work within the constraints of the body they are presented with, and this includes the patient ’s skin character and form. The doctor will discuss what results are likely to be achieved with each individual case in a pre-operative consultation. Liposculpture is a straight forward procedure and complications are rare. However it is still a significant procedure and must be treated with the sam e respect afforded all other surgery. Complications usually relate to the cosmetic result. Serious life threatening complications are very rare. Common complications may include: irregularities in the skin, too much or too little fat rem oval and infection.
'>Sydney cosmetic surgeon DR ANOOP RASTOGI explains to Tara Casey how to achieve a great liposculpture result.
The key to a good liposculpture is body balance. Rem fat in such a way as to create a feminine figure, rather than just a bulk reduction is how Dr Anoop Rastogi approaches liposculpture. "Liposculpture is about a surgeons ability to sculpt the body and not just remove the flab," explained Dr Rastogi. "If a surgeon only takes out a pocket of fat, the result is the patient will appear thinner in their clothes but when they are undressed they m ay not have a flowing form ." Creating a flowing, three dimensionally balanced form is possible with modern liposculpture instruments and techniques. These include the tumescent technique, superficial undermining, fine cannulae, the power cannula and ultrasonic techniques. The Tumescent Technique Popularly used all over the world, the tumescent technique revolutionised liposculpture. It produces results with less post-operative pain and less swelling and bruising. The surgeon infiltrates the area to be treated with tumescent fluid which contains an anaesthetic and vasoconstrictor for minimising blood loss, and in turn bruising. Superficial Undermining Superficial undermining dramatically increases the skin's ability to contract after liposuction. Removing fat closer to the skin's surface or superficial undermining, has greatly increased the number of people who are suitable to have liposculpture. "The skin has an enormous ability to contract, but to do so it must be released from its underlying fat," explained Dr Rastogi. Traditionally about 2cm of fat was left intact under the skin's surface; now with superficial undermining the skilled surgeon can leave just 4m m of fat under the skin. This allows greater skin retraction even in older patients whose skin tends to be looser and less elastic.
Cannulae Using fine cannulae and micro cannulae the surgeon has greater control in the way fat is removed. "It is possible to remove just as much fat, if not m ore, with a small cannula because there is greater control," said Dr Rastogi. The motorised power cannula and ultrasonic cannula help the surgeon smoothly remove more stubborn, fibrous fat found in areas such as the back and also m en. Combining the most advanced techniques with an artist s eye for beautiful form helps the surgeon achieve the best result for each patient. "A surgeon should have the technical skill to produce smooth form s and the artistic ability to understand qualities of balance and shape and how to blend contours to create a pleasing figure," concluded Dr Rastogi. "Someone who is both an artist and a surgeon creates beautiful liposculpture." ACSM
Someone who is both an artist and a surgeon creates beautiful liposculpture.
A surgeon should have the technical skill to produce smooth forms and the artistic ability to understand qualities of balance and
Who Is Suitable?
What Areas of Fat can Be Removed? How Much Fat To Remove?
FAQs
People who have prominent fatty bulges, reasonably good skin tone and good general health. To d ay the types of suitable patients go far beyond what used to be the case. This is because improved techniques and finer instruments allow better skin retraction. People with significant heart, lung, liver or kidney problems, severe diabetics and people whose bulges are due to loose muscle and skin rather than fat are not suitable. Virtually any part of the body is am enable to liposculpture. The most com m on areas in a woman are outer and inner thighs, knees, hips, lower abdomen, arms, ankles and chins. The most common areas in a man are love handles, tummy and chest. This depends on two factors: how big the bulge is and the size and health of the patient . As a general rule, more than six litres at one
Realistic Expectations
Complications time increases risk of complications. Larger volumes are possible, but need careful consideration by the surgeon and patient . It is easy to dream of how you would like your perfect body to look, but doctors must work within the constraints of the body they are presented with, and this includes the patient ’s skin character and form. The doctor will discuss what results are likely to be achieved with each individual case in a pre-operative consultation. Liposculpture is a straight forward procedure and complications are rare. However it is still a significant procedure and must be treated with the sam e respect afforded all other surgery. Complications usually relate to the cosmetic result. Serious life threatening complications are very rare. Common complications may include: irregularities in the skin, too much or too little fat rem oval and infection.