Liposuction is one of the five most demanded cosmetic surgeries in the world. It consists of the removal of fat deposits in certain parts of the body: hips, thighs, abdomen, calves, dewlap, among others. It is ideal for those people who are in shape but cannot eliminate certain localized fat; and it is that, sometimes, exercising daily and eating in a balanced way is not enough.
Liposuction, (also known as: lipoplasty, liposculpture, lipovaser, lipolaser, or assisted suction lipectomy) is one of the most effective and safest interventions. In addition, its recovery is very fast and the results can be seen in just days.
Those who question aesthetic medicine have created a whole series of myths about it. For example, liposuction is said to produce a rebound effect. That is false. When lipo is practiced, the accumulated fat adipocytes are aspirated and once aspirated they do not reproduce again. What can happen is that the patient gains a lot of weight and stops taking care of himself.
Another myth is that liposuction leaves unsightly scars. It is normal that after the intervention bruises and a certain degree of inflammation appear, but these will disappear in a short period. Likewise, any scars that may remain will become imperceptible over time. This logically, after a correct postoperative period and good practice. Hence the importance of selecting a certified and qualified surgeon.
The lipo was a boom in the 90s and since then its demand has been maintained, as well as the aesthetic criteria of beauty that refer to the thinness and slenderness of the bodies have been maintained.
And it is that liposuction – and plastic surgery in general – came to provide an answer to aesthetic ailments that may seem minuscule to some but actually impair the quality of life of others. Liposuction is a window into the happiness of those who insist on fitting into certain social standards of beauty.
Thus, as Jorge Arturo Díaz Reyes intelligently defined it in the Colombia Plastic and Reconstructive Magazine: Lipo is Culture.
