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Bags:
Let Cosmetic Surgery Help Your Thighs
You have dieted, lost a lot of weight, and
you feel great! Your clothes feel looser and more comfortable,
and your friends compliment you every time they see you. You
exercise religiously and you are proud of your toned body,
except there is this one problem area that no amount
of dieting and exercise seems to be able to eradicate: your
thighs. Known
as “saddle bags,” this area is most resistant to shed its extra
fat and has become the bane of existence for beauty conscious
women across the globe. Fortunately, there are procedures that
can help shed the unwanted fat and shape the thighs to be as
beautiful as the rest of you. The magic word is “liposuction”
and it allows surgeons far and wide to allow cosmetic surgery
to help those in need of that extra edge. Other terms used
for this procedure are “lipoplasty” and “suction lipectomy.”
Liposuction
is not a new process, yet it has become widely improved. Essentially, the physician will insert a high pressure
vacuum nozzle and vacuum out the fat cells that leave those
unsightly deposits. While vacuuming out these cells, lidocaine
and epinephrine are injected to decrease bleeding, and increase
the amount of fat cells that may safely be removed in one session.
While removing fat cells, there is also the risk of removing
too much naturally occurring fluids in the body, and therefore
the physician will have you receive intravenous fluids during
the surgery as well as immediately afterwards. The latter will
also reduce the amount of bruising you will experience. A new
technique, commonly referred to as “Ultrasound-Assisted Lipoplasty”
adds precision to the operation since the ultrasonic energy
it utilizes serves to explode the fat cells and then liquefies
the content which is then vacuumed up. This technique does
require a longer time on the operating table, but it also offers
an enhanced amount of precision which may be vital in fibrous
areas of the body.
Since this surgery does require a long lasting anesthesia,
it is desirable to not have to undergo another session any
time soon. After the surgery, there may be some swelling and
tenderness for a few days, but these symptoms usually subside
quickly. To head off any potential disasters, it is imperative
to only use a surgeon who has extensive surgical training as
well as specialized training in the art of body contouring.
The latter will guarantee even results and the avoidance of
unsightly lumps or dents under your skin. Additionally, although
rarely discussed, specialized surgical training is needed since
your surgeon will be removing more than five liters of fat,
which may present risks if done by an untrained novice. You
also need to remember that the more treatment sites you request
to have done, the larger your risk of infection at any one
of those sites. Other possible complications include the dreaded
blood clots, or even fat clots, which may find their ways to
the lungs and cause sudden death. Additionally, excessive fluid
loss, if not properly monitored and replenished during surgery,
may cause shock, while fluid accumulation may require drainage
post-operatively.
Fortunately, these occurrences are rare and with proper post-operative
care many risks can be minimized or even avoided. Bruises should
disappear within the first two to three weeks, and swelling
should have gone down in a similar amount of time. The stitches
will have dissolved within the first two weeks, and any drainage
that will need to happen will also occur in the first couple
of weeks. As you can see, “saddle bags” and other hard
to shed pounds no longer have to be the bane of your existence and
preclude you from showing off your body you worked so hard
to get. While liposuction will never replace the benefits of
diet and exercise, they can greatly help in the hard to reduce
areas that no amount of exercise seems to be able to touch
and that appear all but impervious to your dieting attempts.
As a matter of fact, this surgery can go a long ways in not
only improving your outlook on life, but also in helping you
master the temptations that may assail you and almost tempt
you to throw caution to the wind and jump off the diet plan
you have followed for so long so faithfully. Don’t let “saddle
bags” rob you of your success!
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: 2006
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