subject: Can I Use Liposuction To Get The Body Of My Dreams? [print this page] It seems like a large percentage of Americans today are unhappy with their bodies. When they look in the mirror, they see all of their imperfections--sags, wrinkles and bulges. Then, when they watch TV or go to the movies or even see magazines at the grocery store, they see pictures of people who seem to embody physical perfection.
Many people have a dream of looking better than they currently do, and one of the most common things that people wish is that they could lose fat. This is one of the reasons that the cosmetic surgery liposuction (also known as lipoplasty and suction lipectomy) is so popular. Lipoplasties provide a way to physically remove fat from the body. During the surgery, excess fat from one or more target areas on a patient's body is literally suctioned away and out of the body.
While the surgery is relatively pricy, it is less expensive than a number of other varieties of cosmetic surgery. Most lipoplasties cost more than $1000 but less than $10,000. The number varies widely because a number of factors including geographical region and the difficulty of the surgery affect the price. The surgery typically has a low recovery time; patients can frequently return to work within just a couple of days, and they can often return to their full scale of normal activities after just a few weeks.
As to whether the surgery will give someone the body of their dreams, well, that depends a lot on what a person's individual dream is. If a person simply wants to streamline a few problem areas on their bodies, whether that be their abdomen, their hips or their thighs, then yes, the surgery will probably do a lot to help that person. If, however, a person's dream body involves suddenly gaining flawless skin, losing twenty to thirty pounds, increasing two cup sizes and changing the bone structure of their face, then they will probably be disappointed with the results that lipoplasty can offer.
The surgery tends to be good at what it does, but it is important that people keep realistic expectations. If you did not enter the surgery with a perfect body, there is very little chance that you will leave like a perfect body. However, there is a very good chance that you will leave with an improved body. If you can be happy with an improved body, then you will likely be happy with your surgery. If you demand perfection, you're setting yourself up for disappointment.
