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Laser Liposuction Patients Benefit From Shorter Recovery Time

2009-07-19T15:41:00.000-07:00

The great thing about laser liposuction is that it allows patients to return to their normal daily activities in a much shorter time than traditional liposuction. The recovery time is typically a day or two while patients of traditional liposuction can require the assistance of another person for several days and typically does not go back to work for at least one week.

This is largely due to the difference in anesthesia the patient receives for the liposuction procedure. General anesthesia is administered for traditional liposuction surgery and therefore requires the patient to be fully functional before leaving the hospital. Laser liposuction only requires the patient to receive local anesthesia and the patient is therefore ready to go home almost immediately after the surgery.

Any surgical procedure is serious and should be handled as such. But with less pain and quicker results laser liposuction offers an attractive option for those looking to treat small areas of the body. Most patients are satisfied with the results of laser liposuction and are extremely pleased with the low recovery time.

Laser Liposuction | Chances of Skin Irregularities

2009-07-16T15:37:00.000-07:00

Skin irregularities are a risk when undergoing both laser liposuction and traditional liposuction. However, the chances of such a problem occurring are much higher in liposuction procedures because of the scale of the surgery. Laser liposuction works to remove smaller pockets of fat around a particular area, whereas liposuction removes fat cells in larger amounts. The best practice to avoid such a problem is by removing small amounts at a time. It is always a good idea to go slowly and go back for more, rather than to remove too much too fast and run the possibility of creating such a problem.

Liposuction and laser lipo both remove fat cells under the skin. Once these fat cells are removed they cannot be replaced. It is natural to have every fat cell throughout the body as that is the way our bodies were designed. When too much is removed from one particular area during surgery, the skin will look lumpy and uneven as a result. That is why it is important to go slow during liposuction and that is why laser liposuction runs a much smaller chance of such a problem.

Laser Lipo Offers Lowered Health Risk Vs Traditional Lipo Surgery

2009-07-14T15:36:00.000-07:00

There are many health benefits to opting for laser liposuction over traditional liposuction surgery. Many of these benefits are attributed to the small scale which laser liposuction is designed for. The liposuction method using lasers cause much less physical trauma to the surrounding tissues and leaves the area with smaller risk of post surgery complications. Because the laser coagulates the blood vessels in the area, there is much less bleeding during laser liposuction than in traditional liposuction, a procedure in which heavy bleeding that requires a blood transfusion is common. This eliminates the excessive swelling that liposuction patients typically have to go through and allows for a much faster recovery time line. And because laser liposuction requires a much smaller incision into the skin, there is a greatly reduced risk of infection to the area.

Laser Liposuction Costs By Body Region

2009-07-12T15:34:00.000-07:00

There are three types of fees that determine the final cost of laser liposuction. These three charges are present across most plastic surgery procedures and include the anesthesia fee, the facility fee, and the surgeon's fee for his or her service. The price of laser liposuction depends on what region of the body is being treated. Larger areas and more difficult areas will raise the cost of the procedure.

The cost of laser liposuction in the upper abdomen can range from $3,000 to $10,000 with $4,500 being the average. For the lower abdomen the average is $3,500 but can range for as low as $2,000 to $9,000. Smaller areas like the face, chin, or neck cost $2,500 on average per treatment and ranges from $1,500 to $6,000 per procedure.

Also, most clinics like to keep their clients happy and coming back for more. To do so they will often offer lower prices for additional laser liposuction treatments as an incentive to their repeat clients.

Laser Liposuction Is Not A Weight Loss Plan

2009-07-10T15:33:00.000-07:00

There is a reason some people advocate laser liposuction over traditional liposuction and that is because laser liposuction is used to sculpt smaller areas of the body, thus giving people the right impression about all liposuction procedures. Liposuction is not for people looking to lose weight. It can complement a weight loss plan where the patient has already lost most of the weight, and is just looking to enhance the shape of their body. Some stubborn pockets of fat just won't go away with normal exercise and diet and that is where liposuction comes in useful.

It is also dangerous to gain a lot of weight after the procedure since the natural fat cell count in the body has been disrupted. Only in cases where the doctor deems the patients physical condition healthy and stable enough to sustain itself after the surgery will the patient procedure to the surgery room. If for no other reason, laser liposuction helps the patient to understand that all liposuction treatments are only for sculpting and is not a strategy to combat obesity.