Body Contouring-What does it involve?

While diet and exercising remain the best option to remain healthy and maintain the perfect figure, there are some types of fats which cannot be removed by hitting the gym and working out or ensuring you have a proper diet.  For example, you may notice the persistence of stubborn love handles, fat along thighs, hips and belly which have not disappeared despite exercises and diet.

One way of getting rid of those stubborn fats and giving your body the perfect shape and contour that you desire is through the use of non invasive fat removal technologies.  Advancement in the medical field has given rise to new fat dissolving and skin tightening procedures for body contouring like the lipodissolve (mesotherapy).  Lipodissolve is all about inserting phosphtidylcholine into the fat layer to dissolve the fat.  However, opting for mesotherapy does not go without risks.  Patients who have chosen lipodissolve complain about some side effects like skin discoloration, skin indentation and infections.  The reason why lipodissolve remains a risky surgery is because each surgeon seems to be using a different substance to dissolve the fat thereby explaining the difference in rates of success among different practitioners.

An alternative to mesotherapy is the Coolsculpting machine which destroys the fat cells by freezing the target fat at very cold temperatures.  Various benefits have been acclaimed with this new technology like it is a non surgical treatment which is pain free and has limited side effects, it is also suitable for localized treatments like love handles and no hospitalization is required.

However, in terms of surgical options available for body contouring, tumescent liposuction is the best alternative.  This technique is particularly suitable to remove large amounts of fat and generally it is a one day procedure whereby the patient is allowed to go home after the surgery.  The body contouring technique proceeds by inserting tumescent fluid into the fat before removing it, lignocaine is used to make the area numb, normal saline is used to remove the fat while adrenaline is used to stop the bleeding.

Cannulae are inserted through small holes in order to sculpt the area and these holes are left open for 24 hours to let the fluid drain out.  This has been found to be beneficial since it decreases the risk of infection.

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