What are the risks of liposuction?

Any surgery has risks. The current risks of liposuction include: blood vessels are damaged during the liposuction process, and fat enters the blood vessels and is taken into the heart, causing vascular embolism and pulmonary embolism, causing consumers to develop respiratory distress syndrome; excessive surgical anesthesia causes consumers to breathe Sudden stop; excessive bleeding due to excessive liposuction, leading to blood circulation failure.

In addition, complications caused by liposuction include:

Postoperative infection: The infection rate of this type of surgery in regular hospitals is approximately between 2% and 5%, of which It mainly depends on factors such as the sterile conditions of the hospital, the doctor's operation, the patient's physical condition, postoperative recovery conditions, and whether preventive antibacterial drugs are used reasonably.

Necrosis of the skin flap in the postoperative area: If too much subcutaneous fat is sucked out during the operation, the blood circulation of the skin is destroyed, skin blisters or even necrosis may occur, leaving scars after the operation, which affects the appearance. At this point, , the technical level of doctors is very important.

Delayed healing of postoperative wounds: Liposuction wounds are generally several millimeters in diameter and heal easily. However, if the injury is excessive, infection, fluid accumulation and other factors, delayed healing may occur, and the small scars left after healing may be smaller. obvious.

Postoperative numbness and abnormal sensations in the surgical area: After liposuction, the skin sensation at the liposuction site will inevitably be affected, with numbness and abnormal sensations such as occasional pinpricks and ant crawling sensations occurring. Generally, postoperative Recovery gradually took 1 to 3 months.

The surgical area is not flat: liposuction is not absolutely uniform, so the surgical area will feel uneven after the operation. This mainly depends on the doctor's skills. Mild unevenness is inevitable after the operation. Wear an elastic corset and perform appropriate massage for 1 to 3 months, which can gradually smoothen the area. If severe unevenness cannot be restored after 3 to 6 months after surgery, liposuction will be required again.

Severe asymmetry of the liposuction site: This is caused by improper preoperative design and intraoperative operation.

In addition to paying attention to avoiding complications, not everyone and all parts can achieve the purpose of weight loss and plastic surgery through liposuction. People who undergo liposuction must be within 30% of excess weight and have good skin elasticity without excessive sagging or wrinkles. Elderly people over 60 years old, adolescents with immature bodies, and patients with heart disease, hypertension, pulmonary heart disease, liver disease, and kidney disease are not suitable for such surgery. Patients with the above-mentioned functional diseases are prone to serious and even life-threatening complications if they undergo liposuction surgery. Obese people with diabetes and blood dysfunction are also not suitable for liposuction. Before liposuction, the doctor will perform an ultrasound scan on the person who comes for liposuction. This can clearly show the thickness of the person's fat layer on the fluorescent screen to determine whether she can undergo liposuction. The most common areas for liposuction are: abdomen, buttocks, hips and thighs, upper limbs (upper arms and forearms), lower limbs such as mandible, calf and ankle, face and neck. In addition, such as breast hypertrophy and lipoma Liposuction can also be used to cause localized obesity. For a few areas of the body, liposuction is prohibited or cautious due to the distribution of nerves and blood vessels. They are located on both sides of the middle of the abdomen, the longitudinal area equivalent to the anterior sheath of the rectus abdominis, the intersection of the inner and outer thirds of the inguinal ligament, and the ligament diagonally upward. The abdominal wall, the area along the medial aspect of the thigh along the direction of the great saphenous vein, or the middle of the upper and lower edges of the buttocks are relatively restricted areas. The amount of liposuction should be determined according to the patient's own situation and cannot be generalized. The more the amount of liposuction, the better. The greater the suction volume, the greater the chance of complications, so the suction volume should be controlled.