Liposuction Procedures Without Anesthesia

Posted by Darryl Pontius

Liposuction procedures are used in order to take out stubborn pockets of excess fat that will not seem to disappear no matter how much you exercise. Usually, parts of the stomach, the hips, the abdomen, the thighs, the rear, and parts of the face are the most common locations for liposuction surgery.

People who are realistic about the entire procedure are the best candidates for surgery. Let us be honest: someone who is obese cannot really benefit from liposuction, because it is only designed to remove small areas of fat. For that matter, your skin should still be firm, otherwise you will be left with saggy folds. As with any type of surgery, you need to be healthy before you can be considered a good candidate. There also needs to be a reason you need to surgery - meaning, you have tried a good diet and healthy exercise regime.

There are two different types of liposuction. Tumescent liposuction involves the injection of a solution into areas of excess fat before its removal. It contains a mixture of saline, painkiller, and epinephrine. It makes your blood vessels contract. You are relaxed, which lets the surgeon perform better. As well, the contracted vessels lessen the loss of blood. The mild sedative helps reduce pain as you are having the procedure and after.

Ultrasounds are also used in liposuction - at least, their energy is used. That energy actually causes fat cells to liquefy. This makes it much easier to remove. Laser assisted liposuction works in a similar fashion.

Before any of this happens, however, you are generally put under with anaesthesia. Depending on how intensive the surgery will be, you may have it done right in the doctor’s office. Other times, an overnight stay at a surgery center or hospital may be necessary. The application of general or local anaesthesia varies from procedure to procedure as well. After you have been anaesthetized and injected, treated with the ultrasound, or the lasers, the procedure is basically the same. The surgeon makes a set of minuscule incisions into the appropriate areas. Some of them are tiny, depending on which procedure is used.

An array of different tools can be used during liposuction surgery. Sometimes a syringe is used, sometimes it is a pump. As mentioned, ultrasounds can be used as well, as can lasers. One standard tool is the cannula. This is what is actually inserted into the incisions. It is the tool that sucks the fat out of your body.

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