Liposuction surgery

With your permission, let’s start with who is not. The surgery is not suitable for people who are very overweight (suction of a large amount of fat is dangerous for health) or who are in the process of weight loss that has not yet ended. 
We want to highlight what was said earlier: Liposuction surgery is designed to sculpt, and shape selected body areas, but certainly cannot replace maintaining a balanced weight, a healthy diet and, of course, physical activity.
In addition, it’s preferable to undergo the procedure when the skin in the designated liposuction area is still flexible enough to recover successfully and reach the desired outcome. Mostly these are people in younger ages (40-50 at the latest), but you can definitely come for a consult at any age – who knows, perhaps your skin is still elastic enough, even if you are older.

If we said that the main goal of liposuction is to create a more correct proportion for the body (or face), then it’s usually true for the areas of the body that do not respond to diet or exercise – the waist, abdomen, thighs, as well as the neck, chin, arms, or chest. 
The rule of thumb says: Liposuction is done in the focal areas where fat deposits that could not be eliminated with any other means remain.

The advanced techniques available today certainly minimize the duration of the liposuction recovery process, and are certainly designed to reduce the swelling, pain and discomfort accompanying any surgery. 

Of course, the doctor’s surgical skills have a decisive weight also on the recovery process.
Quite a few of our patients return to their daily routine after a few days only, while following the surgeon's instructions (compression dressing, avoiding physical activity for a short period, etc.).
In many cases, the scars too will become almost invisible about a year later.
Basically, it's up to you and it's a good thing. Important to understand: Fat cells removed from the body will not return. But – and this a big BUT – Weight gain (certainly a big gain, but also a small one) can lead to accumulation of fat deposits in other locations of the body. And then you might find yourselves with no abdominal fat, but with fat deposits on your back.
If you maintain a healthy weight and body – your outcome will keep.
There is some pain, but it’s tolerable, and mostly feels like muscle cramps in the operated area. If the pain becomes stronger, you can always ask us to prescribe stronger pain killers.
Most patients report sensation of heaviness, swelling and discomfort. Most of these will be gone in a few weeks.

In practice there is very little in common between the two surgeries.
In fact, these are very different surgeries. Liposuction surgery usually targets reducing the amount of fat deposits in the body. During such surgery – which takes less time than a tummy tuck – the fat is sucked from the body.
Tummy tuck surgery, on the other hand, is done by tightening the muscles. It’s true that liposuction is usually performed during tummy tuck procedure. However, the goal is not the same and certainly nor are the techniques performing the procedure.
By the way, many times a tummy tuck surgery is performed following liposuction surgery to complete the picture and remove excess skin left after the suction.
This is a good question, since the final look is not obtained immediately after surgery. You can see general contours after a few weeks, while the final outcome is fixed usually after 3 months.
Scars may take longer to heal, though it very much depends on the skin type, the patient's age, and the treatment of the scars after surgery.