Plastic Surgery In Sweden
Liposuction is in the top 3 of the most requested and practiced cosmetic surgery procedures in Sweden. It is indeed an effective technique to redefine or correct its silhouette by eliminating fatty deposits in certain areas of the body.
Liposuction in Sweden
Liposuction is a surgical technique in Sweden that involves sucking out fatty deposits that accumulate under the skin. The objective is to reshape the body and firm up the silhouette by eliminating bulges. Different areas of the body can be treated with liposuction: thighs, calves, buttocks, and the famous saddlebags, stomach, back, arms, breasts.It is not intended for weight loss, nor the elimination of orange peel, but the harmonization of the body.
While the first attempts at liposuction took place in 1920, the first successful operation dates back to 1974. Giorgio Fischer, an Italian dermatologist, implemented the cannula aspiration technique and thus minimized side effects. But it was under the impetus of a French surgeon, Doctor YG Illouz that liposuction took off. In recent years, the diameter of the cannulas has decreased and made it possible to reach larger areas.
Indications: why and when to do liposuction in Sweden?
Many studies have shown that the number of fat cells (adipocytes) stabilizes after puberty. In support of food rebalancing before a slimming diet, liposuction eliminates the usual storage areas of the body. These fatty areas do not renew themselves. The results of the intervention are therefore visible in the long term provided that you adopt a correct lifestyle. Otherwise, fat will accumulate in new areas.
If you can no longer lose weight and you are tired of diets, liposuction can help you. Indeed, by acting as a psychological starter by modifying your silhouette, it will allow you to have the motivation to radically change your lifestyle, rebalance your diet and avoid the consumption of fast sugars.
The skin must have a good tone to be able to appreciate the results. If this is not the case, additional plastic surgery is necessary to stretch the skin. Finally, like any surgical procedure, the only contraindication is too poor a state of health.
For lighter liposuctions (one area in general), pure local anesthesia can be performed, and an evening outing even as an outpatient is offered.
How is liposuction performed in Sweden?
Before liposuction in Sweden
The planning of the liposuction is carried out over several weeks in Sweden. At the first appointment, the surgeon evaluates the BMI (body mass index) and the overall silhouette of the patient. He also studies the medical history to determine if the intervention is possible.
Prior consultations are also necessary to present the different stages of the operation as well as the risks involved, even if they are minimal today. All this information will allow you to make the right decision.
It is recommended to stop smoking and alcohol several weeks before the procedure. These two factors make healing more complicated.
When the areas to be aspirated are determined, a meeting with the anesthetist is scheduled. The operation takes place under general, epidural, or local anesthesia depending on the areas to be treated.
During liposuction in Sweden
Liposuction sometimes takes place on an outpatient basis, but in the hospital as soon as the liposuction is important in Sweden. When you arrive at the clinic, you will meet the intervening team before taking up residence in your room.
Once in the operating room after the usual procedures, the areas to be aspirated are drawn in pencil, as is the location of the small incisions where the cannulas will be inserted. These small tubes are thin from 2mm to 5mm in diameter and feature a rounded tip to minimize aggression. The cannulas are connected to a suction machine which is responsible for regularly sucking up fatty tissue. Precise gestures make it easier to peel off the skin.
After Liposuction in Sweden
It is necessary to wear a compression garment to hold the skin in place on the muscles that support it in Sweden. It must be worn for a month to consolidate the healing of the connective tissues. This tight fabric also prevents the formation of edema and accelerates the toning of the skin. This garment also has an analgesic role.
The pain caused by liposuction is comparable to stiffness after a long sports session. It can be alleviated by taking painkillers. Generally, this pain disappears after 4 days to a week.
The first control visit takes place 2 months in Sweden after the operation to analyze the results, which are 70% visible. Regular visits are then scheduled for up to one year after the surgery.
The results of liposuction in Sweden
The final result is visible 2 to 3 months after the operation. We can nevertheless have a first visible result from the first 3 weeks. Liposuction removes subcutaneous fat permanently. If dietary deviations start again, excess carbohydrates will again be stored as body fat in untreated areas, where fat cells are available.
The duration of liposuction in Sweden
The procedure lasts between 30 minutes and 3 hours in Sweden depending on the extent of the area to be treated. The bruises induced by the operation disappear after approximately 3 weeks.
The cost of liposuction in Sweden
A liposuction act varies from 3500 euros to more than 6000 euros in Sweden depending on the extent of the intervention and the areas to be treated. For small areas such as the chin or part of the abdominal belt, the price of liposuction can go down to around 3000 euros.
Answers to your questions about liposuction
What areas are accessible during liposuction?
Nowadays, almost all areas of the body are accessible for liposuction. The most common are: saddlebags, inner thighs, knees, stomach, and hips. More rarely: the arms, the ankles, the rolls of the back, the calves (“post legs”), the thigh on its front side (“the front of the thigh”).
What is the maximum amount of weight that can be removed?
It is possible to remove up to 6 liters of fat in single liposuction. This has been made possible thanks to progress in anesthesia and resuscitation, which during the intervention compensates for what is removed by liposuction.
Beyond these quantities, the procedure can be dangerous due to excessive blood loss and therefore the risk of blood transfusion. If removals of larger quantities of fat are necessary, it is preferable to consider carrying out two operations that can be done a few months apart.
What are the Surgical risks associated with liposuction?
You should first know that liposuction has the lowest complication rate of all cosmetic surgery procedures, hence its extreme popularity and its title as the most performed procedure in the world. The possible risks are infection (this complication is exceptional and is practically invisible when liposuction is performed under strict and rigorous aseptic conditions) and phlebitis (this complication is also exceptional and its treatment is essentially preventive, based on an early postoperative rise as well as the prescription of preventive anticoagulants).
