Don't Fall for These 10 Liposuction Misconceptions
Liposuction is one of the most incredible advances in cosmetic surgery ever made. The ability to remove unwanted fat deposits from your body without long scars has transformed the lives of millions of people around the world.
Despite the fact that liposuction is one of the most popular fat-removal cosmetic procedures in the world, many people have misconceptions about it that can lead to unfounded fears and unrealistic expectations. The best way to increase your chances of success with liposuction is to do your research and ward off all of the myths about it.
We are here to bust those misconceptions and bring you the brighter side of this amazing fat-removal treatment so that you are able to make an informed decision.
What is Liposuction?
Liposuction is a fat-removal cosmetic procedure that removes excess fat and targets fatty deposits. Liposuction is capable of removing fat from any part of your body. The abdomen, thighs, hips, chin, and knees are common target areas.
Misconceptions surrounding Liposuction
#Misconception 1: Liposuction Procedures Are Used to Lose Weight
Fact: Liposuction procedures are used for body sculpting rather than weight loss. Most liposuction patients lose only two to five pounds. To be an ideal candidate for liposuction in Dubai, you must be at or somewhere near to healthy weight and have concentrated areas of fat to target.
Patients interested in weight loss surgery should first consider other options, such as gastric band surgery, before considering liposuction for body contouring to refine their results.
#Misconception 2: Fat may come back even after Liposuction
Fact: Liposuction permanently removes fat cells. When you gain or lose weight through diet and exercise regimes, your fat cells do not disappear; instead, they expand and contract.
Fat cells store lipids, which serve as the body’s energy reserves. When you lose weight, your body uses lipids from your cells to generate energy. The cells, however, remain. As a result, fat cells can increase in size by up to 50 times their original size. Furthermore, because the role of fat cells is to store lipids or energy, when weight levels fall, the body’s appetite increases.
#Misconception 3: It’s impossible to gain weight after liposuction
Fact: Although liposuction permanently removes targeted fat cells, the remaining fat cells can still keep growing and expanding. Patients who have liposuction, thus, must strictly abide by a healthy and well-planned diet and exercise routine to avoid regaining weight.
#Misconception 4: Liposuction and Tummy Tuck are similar procedures
Fact: Liposuction only reduces fat. A tummy tuck also known abdominoplasty in Dubai is far more invasive than fat removal surgery. Tummy tucks repair abdominal muscles and remove excess skin. While some patients choose to combine liposuction and a tummy tuck, the procedures are not
#Misconception 5: Cellulite can be treated with liposuction
Fact: Cellulite is more than just an irregular pocket of fat. It occurs when subcutaneous fat pushes and puts pressure on the connective tissue bands beneath the skin, causing the dimples and bumps that are so common. Because liposuction only removes soft, fatty tissue (without affecting the skin or other tissues), the fibrous connecting bands that cause cellulite are not altered.
#Misconception 6: Liposuction is not for aged people
Fact: Weight loss surgery liposuction can be performed safely on any patient who is in overall good health and comes out with a positive medical examination. A loss of firmness and elasticity (both of which typically decline with age) may impair the skin’s ability to re-drape over newly slimmed and reshaped contours. One of the main contraindications to liposuction is poor skin quality.
#Misconception 7: Liposuction will tighten loose skin.
Fact: A double chin or a heavy tummy may be accompanied by sagging skin with reduced elasticity as well as excess fat. In such cases, your surgeon may advise you to have a skin tightening procedure instead of (or in addition to) liposuction, as liposuction alone can result in a deflated appearance.
#Misconception 8: Liposuction is an easy alternative to diet and exercise
Fact: Liposuction is not a weight loss procedure. You should be considering it as a substitute for diet and physical workouts. In fact, you will be expected and required to maintain a healthy lifestyle to retain the ideal postsurgical results. Liposuction is only intended to streamline and contour localized areas – ideally, in a healthy weight range.
#Misconception 9: Liposuction is risky
Fact: While every surgery has some risk, liposuction techniques have become more sophisticated. Liposuction can prove to be a safe and successful surgical procedure if performed by an experienced and board-certified plastic surgeon. The patient is also expected to follow all the appropriate post-surgical instructions.
#Misconception 10: Liposuction surgery is only opted by women
Fact: Many believe that liposuction surgery in Dubai is only for women. But the truth is male liposuction surgery, too, is quite common. It is an effective procedure that can be beneficial for both men and women of any age. Liposuction is, in fact, one of the most popular procedures requested by men in order to target excess fat pockets in the body areas such as their chest, stomach, and thighs in order to become more toned and ripped.
Are your myths busted? Hope so!
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