Liposuction is the process of removing fat accumulated in some parts of the body from the body with a medical technique and giving the body a proportional appearance. Liposuction is a cosmetic surgical operation that is frequently performed worldwide. However, it can also be used in the treatment of some medical complications, breast reduction and gynecomastia operations.
Liposuction, also known as lipoplasty or Body Shaping, offers functional solutions to people by reducing the number of fat cells that have grown as a result of weight gain and removing them from the body. Liposuction is usually applied to the following parts of the body:
- Abdominal area
- Hip
- Butt
- Upper arm
- Chest and back area
- Chin and jowl area
- Leg / inner leg
In liposuction operation, which is a surgical operation that can be applied to many regions, regional fat is removed from the body with the help of a strong vacuum, and the fat cells in the body are permanently removed. However, the number of fat cells that can be safely removed from the body is also limited.
Who Can Perform Liposuction?
People over the age of 18, who do not have general health problems and have been approved by the doctors, can undergo liposuction. In addition, it is important that the person who wants to have this procedure does not have any problems with blood pressure and immune system. The physician will give more detailed information by examining the individual characteristics of the patient.
The person’s skin having a loose and sagging structure can adversely affect the results of this operation.
The majority of people who want to have liposuction are close to their ideal weight. However, there is regional fat in their bodies. For this reason, fat removal operation is not an obesity treatment method used for the purpose of slimming the overweight.
Liposuction Techniques
Liposuction techniques vary depending on the operation, techniques can be classified as following:
- Tumescent Technique:Fat removal methods differ according to the purpose of the procedure to be performed. These methods are as follows:Tumescent – Blowing technique (Tumescent liposuction):In the tumescent technique, which is the most commonly used technique, the process starts with the injection of a special liquid obtained by mixing various chemicals into the area to be taken. In this way, the area to be treated is disinfected. After this procedure, fats are removed from the body with the help of a cannula.
- Ultrasound Technique: This technique, which is especially effective in the intake of fat in the hard parts of the body, is very effective at the point of shaping the body. While this process is being carried out, the fats in the body are rapidly removed from the body by breaking with utrosonic energy with the help of a metal rod placed in the body by the physician. The new generation UAL is called Vaser.
- Laser Liposuction: In the laser-assisted liposuction method, high-intensity laser beams destroy the fats and help to remove them from the body. This method is generally used with the tumescent method. LAL, also known as laser lipolysis, is preferred when it is aimed to remove medium and light fat alone. When used with the tumescent method, it provides successful results in large-scale fat intake.
- Power-assisted Technique:In this method, a vibration-supported cannula is used. This cannula enters and exits under the skin at certain intervals under the control of the physician and the body fat is removed quickly. This method, which enables the removal of fat more easily and painlessly than many other methods, is used especially when the amount of fat to be taken from the body is high or the patient has had a similar operation before.
- Suction-assisted Technique: With this method, the thin cannula connected to the vacuum device is inserted through an incision in the body and moved back and forth with slow movements. Thus, the broken fat is removed from the body.
- Radio-waves Technique: Radio frequency supported liposuction, which is the most up-to-date technique in liposuction applications, helps the body to tighten by heating it with radio frequencies after traditional fat removal.









