Is Laser Liposuction Really an Effective Way to Remove Excess Weight?

Many women, if given the choice to change something about their personal appearance, would say that they want some extra weight removed. Fat tissue has a tendency to accumulate in certain areas of the body, such as the torso. Some of this has to do with genetics, but it more commonly has to do with lifestyle choices like eating a lot of fatty foods.

Diet and exercise are two of the best ways to get rid of excess fat, but for fat that is particularly stubborn, laser liposuction becomes an option. However, if a woman wants to have such a procedure done, she has to first understand how fat is caused, and secondly find out if she is a suitable candidate for laser liposuction in the first place.

When a woman eats foods that have a high fat content, the body takes some of the fat and uses it for the sake of its own health. However, at the same time, the body can only successfully process just so much of that fat before releasing it into the bloodstream. These fat molecules then have a tendency to build upon themselves as a layer between the muscles and the upper epidermal layers become outwardly visible.

In order to be considered a good candidate for laser liposuction, a woman must already be at a healthy weight for her body frame aside from the excess fatty areas that she would like to have contoured. This should be fat that diet and exercise alone has not been able to get rid of. Women who are significantly overweight will first need to use diet and exercise for about a year to achieve that necessary healthy weight.

Although many women decide to have laser liposuction to get rid of unwanted torso fat, this procedure can also be done to eliminate fat in the arms, chin, and thighs. Something that many women who are interested in having this procedure want to know is how long the procedure itself will take. The exact duration of this procedure varies from person to person, but in general the procedure will take anywhere from two to three hours.

What specifically happens during this procedure, anyway? First of all, the patient will be given an anesthetic. This is usually a local anesthetic to avoid the complications that occur from using a general anesthetic. Next, small incisions will be made into the fat area. The surgeon will then use the laser device to target the fat. The heat of the laser ruptures and then liquefies the fat molecules, which are drained out through the incisions.

All those who have this procedure done want to see results as soon as possible. However, it is important to be patient, because it can take up to a year before total results are seen. The reason for this is that the body needs to adjust to the amount of fat loss that has taken place. As for how long it will take to recuperate, that depends on the amount of fat that was removed, but the maximum amount of time is usually a couple of weeks.

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