subject: Plastic Surgery To Remove Fat [print this page] Contrary to what many people may think, women are not the only ones who are subconscious about their weight and figure, men too are starting to look in the mirror and not like what they see. Plastic surgery does not just have to be solely for the purpose of cosmetics, however, it can also be used to improve health.
A form of surgery for weight loss is a gastric band, placed on the stomach, reducing its ability to intake food. The band is placed in such a way that the individual feels full after eating only half of much food as they usually do; and less food equals less weight.
The surgery has grown in popularity and has proved as an alternative "diet" that allows people to lose weight more naturally, and since the band can be permanent its placement is more of a lifestyle. It has had so many successful users that even some health insurance policies recognize it as a health related surgery and provide coverage for it so users don't have to pay for it out-of-pocket.
Though the band is very effective, it is typically only used on obese individuals who are more than 100 pounds over-weight. Most doctors also require their patients to try traditional diet and exercise before placing the band, and look to use of the band as a last resort when nothing else has worked.
If individuals are not obese, but have small fat deposits that won't go away even with exercise, there are other, less drastic forms of plastic surgery. The least invasive being laser fat removal.
Laser fat removal is a non-invasive procedure, not requiring the patient to go under the knife, be put to sleep, or need recovery time. Instead the area is targeted by a laser which is absorbed by the fat; the fat then breaks down and is channeled out of the body.
There are many benefits to this type of surgery, including no recovery time, scars, or people knowing about your procedure. Laser surgery is relatively new however, and the shedding of fat is not guaranteed, and users of it require several sessions to break down the fat.
Another form of fat removal surgery is liposuction. In this procedure, a doctor makes an incision in the skin and inserts a hollow tube attached to a vacuum. The tube sucks out the deep layer of fat as the doctor guides it around the targeted area.
This type of procedure does require patients to be put under, may leave a scar, and typically requires some recovery time. The most common areas of fat removal are the abdomen, buttocks, breasts, hips and waist.
If there is only a small layer of fat that needs to be removed, the recovery time is usually shorter and the scar less noticeable. If liposuction is used to remove a lot of fat, however, the patient may be left with some extra skin that is sagging and not conforming to the shape of the body.
This may be very unsightly for individuals, and may prompt them to also receive a tummy-tuck in addition to the liposuction. A tummy tuck is a procedure where a plastic surgeon cuts the skin, pulls it down so it conforms to the body, removes the extra skin, and stitches the pieces back together.
This procedure may leave a scar, but doctors usually stitch the skin up low enough so that the scar is unnoticeable, even in a swim suit. The tummy tuck is especially useful for women after a pregnancy when their belly was stretched significantly and left with stretch marks and extra skin.
When removing fat from the belly area, doctors may also make a horizontal incision at the very bottom of the abdomen, cut out the fat and pull the skin back down. This is a more invasive type of plastic surgery, but serves as a fat removal and tummy tuck in one procedure.
Individuals should consult with a doctor in order to determine which type of plastic surgery (if any) is best for their body.
by: Terry Daniels
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