At Capio Private Hospital, we can perform liposuction on the specific areas of your body where you have unwanted fat that cannot be reduced by exercise or dietary changes. Our plastic surgery specialists are ready to provide you with a professional and safe treatment, and they have the same high expectations for a great result as you do.
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At Capio Private Hospital, we meet many people who have unwanted fat deposits that they cannot get rid of, even though they have tried exercise and weight loss. This is because these are often hereditary fat deposits that you can't do anything about yourself. In cases where fat deposits are a major hindrance to an individual's enjoyment of life, liposuction can make sense. For example, liposuction can reduce an unwanted pot belly, breeches thighs or unwanted fat deposits on the hips. However, liposuction is not a method to minimize excess weight.
We expect good results from liposuction in both men and women. The best results from liposuction are achieved if your BMI is below 26 and your skin still has good elasticity, as loose skin will have a hard time contracting after the procedure.
There should always be at least one week between your preliminary examination and surgery. This ensures that you have had plenty of time to consider your decision on an informed basis, so you feel comfortable having the surgery.
Contact your department to find out more about the treatments they offer. At Capio's hospitals, we perform liposuction of:
The surgery itself
Liposuction is performed using a so-called wet technique, where a large amount of saline mixed with local anesthetic and adrenaline is injected into the fatty tissue, whether under local or general anesthesia. The adrenaline causes the small blood vessels to contract and keeps the local anesthetic in the area.
The fat is removed by passing a suction cannula (slightly thinner than a pencil) through one or more small incisions in the skin. These incisions are less than a cm long and are made to be as invisible as possible. The cannula is connected through a tube to a suction device and, with the help of the surgeon, the unwanted fat cells are sucked out until the thickness of the fat deposit matches the surrounding area.
We usually perform liposuction as a PAL (Power Assisted Liposuction), which makes the liposuction cannula vibrate with very small and very fast movements, up to 5000 vibrations per second. This makes liposuction easier and gives a more even result.
Antibiotics are usually given in connection with the surgery.
Anesthesia during surgery
Liposuction can be performed under local or general anesthesia, depending on the extent of the liposuction and the patient's preference. You can read more about the different types of anesthesia in our patient information.
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