subject: If I'm Going To Get Liposuction, When Should I Do It? [print this page] You may have considered liposuction for awhile, and you might be wondering when the best time to receive the surgery will be. Perhaps you are considering having a child and are wondering whether the surgery should be performed before or after the pregnancy. Perhaps you are wondering if you should wait until you are a little bit older and perhaps less satisfied with your body. Possibly, you are wondering if you should try to lose more weight through diet and exercise first, before you receive the surgery. There will be considerations to make in each of these scenarios.
If you are thinking of having a child, or you are considering more children, you should be aware that the surgery is often less effective on women who have already been pregnant, especially if you are considering receiving the procedure on your abdomen area. Because your skin loses some of its elasticity when it is stretched in a pregnancy, the results of the surgery are sometimes not as prominent in women who have been pregnant. You should consider your plans for pregnancy. If you are not worried about the surgery making a pronounced difference then you might want to go ahead and wait if that fits in with your plans better. The surgery will still make a noticeable difference, and does not produce the same results on all women who have been pregnant.
Perhaps you are waiting until you are older to receive the surgery because you are either worried about the financial burden, or you feel you may be less satisfied with your body in the future. After the age of 30 fat distributes according to a predetermined genetic pattern. That might mean that after this age it will be much more difficult to lose fat in certain areas. Liposuction can help this. However, the older the body gets the less elasticity is left in the skin. This can make results of surgery less pronounced. The best years will probably be between 30 and 40 years, however, liposuction can produce results at any age.
If you are thinking about undergoing liposuction but you are wondering if you should try losing more weight through diet and exercise you will want to consider your weight and the fat that you want to get rid of. If you are significantly overweight then the surgery will not make a big difference in your appearance, and will not help you significantly lose weight. Only eight to ten pounds of fat can be safely removed. If you are living a healthy lifestyle and are a healthy weight, but there are areas of the body which are resistant to weight loss with diet and exercise then the procedure might be right for you. If you are still significantly overweight you will want to continue with a program of diet and exercise before you consider liposuction.
Trying to decide when the best time to get liposuction would be can be difficult, but consider your option, and your own personal preferences. You should also consider your financial situation, and any other personal aspects. These are just a few considerations you might want to make when making the important decision.
