What Is Mini Liposuction?
Liposuction can help you get the body of your dreams. Let us face it, there are some people who have been trying to lose their excess weight and despite all their best efforts, they cannot seem to eliminate that last little paunch. Enter liposuction to the rescue. Advances in cosmetic surgery have enabled surgeons to sculpt the body by eliminating these excess stores of adipose tissue (or fat). This is true of people who are generally thin but have neck fat or knee fat but then undergo liposuction and eliminate these final spots of worry. In these cases, mini liposuction is used.
What Is Liposuction?
Liposuction is a cosmetic surgery procedure where the surgeon uses a cannula and a strong vacuum to remove fatty deposits from areas underneath the skin in order to provide a more smooth looking contour. This procedure can be performed when a patient has alot of fat. However, if a patient only has a minimal amount of fat to remove, then mini liposuction is considered.
Mini liposuction is exactly what it looks like. It is exactly like liposuction but only on a smaller scale. The cannulas used are smaller and the areas of fat to be sucked out are smaller as well. Patients with a small amount of fat in certain pockets or fat in traditionally tough areas will typically have mini liposuction performed. The final advantage of mini liposuction is that it only requires a local anesthesia rather than general anesthesia which means you will be awake during the surgery and the risks are minimized.
What Patients Are Eligible For Mini Liposuction?
Liposuction is usually only performed on patients 18 years of age or older. These patients should be in generally good physical condition. If they are smokers, they will not be allowed to smoke for at least two weeks before the surgery. The reason for this restriction is that smoking constricts blood vessels. Open blood vessels will be needed after the surgery in order to deliver blood to the areas that were disturbed during the surgery.
What Areas Of The Body Are Targeted With Mini Liposuction?
This type of liposuction can be performed anywhere on the body that has a small amount of fat deposited under the skin. The neck, ankles and under the arms are perfect places for mini liposuction to be performed. The surgeon will be able to help you identify the areas that should be targeted with this type of liposuction.
Talk To Your Surgeon
Meet with your surgeon to discuss your suitability for the procedure as well as discuss your expectations for a successful surgery. You should expect to give your full medical history so the surgeon can identify and conditions that may cause an issue and preclude you from consideration. During this time the surgeon will go over your spots you want reduced along with the risks and limitations of the surgery.
Mini liposuction and its traditiona cousin, liposuction, can help you get the body you’ve always wanted. If you do your research and work with your surgeon to establish a gameplan and expectations for a successful surgery, you will be happy with the outcome.