Cosmetic surgeons use several techniques when performing liposuction surgery, but the surgery incision basics remain constant for each method. The surgeon will mark your body with a pen as a guide to where he will be operating. Once the surgery begins, a tiny incision less than one-quarter of an inch long will be made near the area where the fat is to be removed. Through this incision, a long thin tube, called a cannula is inserted which is continually pushed through the fat layer beneath the skin. This action breaks up the surrounding fat cells, which are then sucked out by a vacuum that is attached to the cannula.
Liposuction is a popular cosmetic surgery that is performed to remove excess fatty deposits from various parts of the body. The Greek word Lipo means fat with suction implying the sucking out or removal of fat. Superficial liposuction or liposculpture body contouring, on the other hand, refers to the refining of the contours of the human body using the adjustment and removal of fatty deposits. Liposculpture body contouring gets its name because of the similarities between the way surgeons sculpt the body and artists sculpt pieces of art and is sometimes referred to as body contouring.
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Tumescent liposuction is a technique in which large amounts of a solution, made up of a local anesthetic, a vasoconstrictor, and saline, are injected under the skin before a tube called a cannula is inserted to suck out the excess fat. As the cannula is moved back and forth by the surgeon, the injected solution causes the areas of excess fat to become swollen and firm, and creates gaps between the fat deposits and muscle tissue.