Liposuction is a surgical procedure that removes excess fat from the body. Here are the pros and cons of liposuction.
List of Pros of Liposuction
1. Fat Loss, Weight Loss
Liposuction will help you to get rid of all the excess fat that you have in your body. It could be partial liposuction targeting just one part of your body. You may opt for a more inclusive procedure that targets multiple parts of your body and gets rid of the excessive fat in those regions. As a result, you would lose weight. You can easily lose dozens of pounds through liposuction. Also, you are not really losing any muscle or lean mass. Liposuction targets the fat. It doesn’t get rid of any healthy tissues in your body. Even exercise and diet will lead you to lose some muscles or healthy mass. You don’t always lose fat when you lose weight through exercise and diet.
2. Get Rid of Fat Cells
You don’t just get rid of flab but you also get rid of fat cells. Many people don’t realize this that the body has fat cells that can become enlarged and can shrink depending on the quantum of fatty tissues in those cells. You don’t just get rid of the additional flab or fat. You actually get rid of the fat cells so you don’t put on fat again in that particular part of your body. Post liposuction, you can work out and maintain a healthy body mass index. You can develop lean mass and you can maintain your slimmer waist, thighs, arms and buttocks without much of an effort. More importantly, you would see changes in your body after liposuction and then when you embark on a healthy lifestyle. It would no longer be like you exercising and dieting with no positive developments or changes.
3. Increased Mobility
It is no secret that obesity or presence of lots of fat will render a person less mobile. The range of motion in every joint is limited. People are not only less active and have reduced endurance but most obese people are also likely to be incapable of being active. With liposuction, one would enjoy a much greater range of motion and increased mobility. One would be physically active again. Liposuction is a gateway to a healthy and active lifestyle. That is one reason why it is so popular, the other reason of course being able to get rid of fat and look more attractive.
4. Remedy for Health Ailments
Obesity is itself a disease. Morbid obesity is the worst kind. Obesity brings with it a horde of health ailments. Diabetes, high blood pressure, high bad cholesterol, joint pain, sleep apnea and incontinence are just some of the many health conditions that plague obese people. You may not get completely cured of all these diseases when you undergo liposuction. But you will certainly witness a positive change. Your blood pressure will be more manageable. It will come down after you lose weight. Managing your diabetes or blood sugar levels will be easier, so would be the case with bad cholesterol. You would see the symptoms of incontinence and the problem of sleep apnea subside. Joint pain and other inflammations of muscles and tissues will also recede. Liposuction and the subsequent weight loss can help mitigate the risks of having a heart attack. Less weight is good for your cardiovascular health.
5. Associated Advantages
Liposuction helps people to have more confidence or self esteem. This helps them to be more sociable. People who have undergone liposuction have done better in their professions. Their careers tend to become more rewarding, financially and psychologically. Most importantly, one feels good about oneself and his or her body. Many people have found the love of their life, something many feel is difficult to succeed at when one is morbidly obese.
List of Cons of Liposuction
1. Not Just a Cosmetic Procedure
Liposuction is a surgical procedure. The results may be treated as cosmetic by many but it is not a cosmetic process. Only those who are seriously obese and have failed to lose weight should consider liposuction. Many surgeons will only operate on those who are morbidly obese and not people who just want to lose a few extra pounds that have no bearing on their health, lifestyle or lifespan. The best surgeons in the field will only operate on you if you are more than a hundred pounds heavier than the ideal weight given your age, height and gender.
2. Delayed Results
You don’t appear slimmer just after the procedure. It would take anywhere from a few weeks to six months or longer than a year in some cases to observe the results.
3. Side Effects
Liposuction can lead to scarring. There can be some skin problems. The healing process may go awry, there’s swelling and the stitches must be removed, they don’t dissolve. There is a risk of anemia, rapid weight loss, blood clots and abdominal hernia. Quick unhealthy weight loss may lead to gallstones.