Now’s the time to start planning for summer. If you’re having trouble creating your ideal bikini body, liposuction is a tool you can use to sculpt and shape your silhouette. This treatment removes unwanted fat cells and enhances the contours of the body.

Liposuction is highly effective for creating hourglass curves and trouble spots, but it isn’t a quick fix. It can take up to six months to see your full results.

How Liposuction Removes Fat

Liposuction manually removes fat from the body via a thin tube called a cannula, which attaches to a suction device.

Liposuction works differently than diet and exercise. When you lose weight using traditional weight loss methods, fat cells shrink across the entire body, and you look slimmer from head to toe. In contrast, liposuction removes fat cells from targeted areas. In other words, liposuction targets specific areas, while diet and exercise change the whole body. Ideally, liposuction, diet, and exercise work together to create your ideal shape.

Healing After Liposuction Takes Time

It takes time to recover from liposuction. Explore some common post-surgery effects to understand the timeline for healing. The more extensive your procedure, the longer recovery generally takes.

• Bruising: Bruising is common during liposuction recovery. It usually peaks a few days after the procedure and slowly fades over the next several weeks.
• Swelling: Some patients find they look bigger after liposuction than they did before. If this happens to you, don’t worry. Liposuction can remove pounds of fat, but right after the procedure, fluid retention and swelling are typical. These post-surgical effects are temporary and usually resolve within a few weeks. Some minor swelling can remain for several months.
• Loose skin: Extra fat stretches the skin. When you have fat removed, your skin may look stretched out, loose, or deflated. Loose skin will firm and tighten over time, but there are limits to how much skin contraction can occur. Dr. Yegiyants may recommend other treatments to tighten or remove excess skin after liposuction.
• Scars: Yegiyants will make small incisions during your liposuction procedure. Initially, these small incisions may be dark and visible. As you heal, the incisions fade, becoming imperceptible for most patients within six to 12 months of surgery.

Healing takes time, but you won’t be down for long. While you may not see your results for up to six months, most patients are back to work and daily activities in only a few days. The amount of time off you’ll need will depend on the specifics of your treatment plan, but Dr. Yegiyants can help you plan so you can schedule days off and arrange for help.

You may need to wear a compression garment for a few weeks to reduce swelling and bruising and help the skin to contract after surgery.

How Long Will My Liposuction Results Last?

You’ll have to wait to see your full liposuction results, but once they arrive, they should last a long time. Liposuction permanently removes fat cells from the body. Fat cells don’t regenerate, so once they are gone, they are gone forever.

You can still gain weight after liposuction, so keep an eye on your diet and live an active lifestyle. Maintain your weight, and you’ll enjoy your liposuction results for many bikini seasons to come.

Schedule Your Liposuction Consultation

Create your bikini body with Dr. Yegiyants. If you’re ready to schedule your liposuction consultation, call Dr. Yegiyants at (805) 682-1731 or contact us online.