Recovery Time: One Of The Many Advantages Of Laser Liposuction
The recovery time for Laser Liposuction has many advantages when it is compared to the standard liposuction recovery time
. Laser procedures require many alternatives that are different from the standard procedures. These different procedures allow for an easier and more economical method for removing fatty tissues from the body.
The surgeon uses a local anesthetic during the laser liposuction procedure to numb only the area being worked on. This means that the patient is not out completely under a general anesthetic but rather the desired area for fat reduction is locally numbed and operated on. Most patients will be able to recover from the procedure in remarkable timing. The out patient operation is a positive situation for both the doctor and the patent in this case.
The laser abilities available to cosmetic surgeons today allows them to target the fatty cells of the body using a focused amount of heat to melt the fatty cells in preparation to remove them. Standard procedures require larger incisions and extreme amounts of pressure to loosen the fatty cells enough to remove them. The laser recovery process is much less rough due to the smaller incisions and the ability to melt the fat instead of loosening them. Less bruising and soreness provides for a faster healing time.
Because the laser recovery can be so quick it is sometimes called SmartLipo. The pain level and soreness following the procedure is considerably better following the procedure as well. This allows patients to return to their normal every day activities as soon as a day after the operation occurs.
After the liposuction is completed a girdle or medical wrap is used in order to shape the area. This allows for the desired healing and shaping. The time in the clinic is different for each patient and each procedure according to the area of the body being worked on.
The small incisions made in order to extract the liquid fat from that body are sometimes bandaged up. Other times the surgeon will leave the incision open because the drainage is an another way to rid the body of fat cells. This also adds to a quicker recovery process, as the body tends to heal itself faster when it is exposed.
Laser liposuction is different for everyone and therefore the recovery time is also different. The incision will need to be monitored for infection. Any time the body has been through dramatic change or trauma the procedures should be monitored with caution. In general the recovery time is only a few days and patients can be back to work the next day.