Liposuction: Transferring The Tissue

For many patients seeking liposuction to clean up or tone a few pesky areas of their body, the decision to get the surgery is a cause for joy and anxiety. The lipo procedure, although a fairly simple one, tends to cause the patient a fair amount of concern. There are usually concerns surrounding complications and recovery.

A good surgeon should be able to easily squelch any stresses or concerns of a soon-to-be patient of a fat removal procedure. They should let them know that the chances for complications are actually very small, depending on the type and amount of fat removal. Patients also learn during their first lipo consultation about the recovery time and what length of time to expect.

Surgeons can also share good news or intriguing options that allow for patients to increase their chances for having pleasurable surgery results. These options surround the ability for fat transfers. Not all patients opt for fat transfers, removing fat tissue and relocating it to a different part of the body. Nor do all patients qualify for the extra surgery. 

For healthy patients interested in multiple procedures learning about fat transfers paired with liposuction surgery is a smart choice. A patient may learn that they cannot only tone their thighs but sculpt their butt as well. Another patient interested in breast reconstruction or augmentation can expect the happy results of lipo as well. 

Fat transfer is used in many forms of plastic or cosmetic surgery. One of the most recent and perhaps most interesting fat transfer techniques is the transfer to the balls of the feet. Patients are opting to take the fat they have removed from their thighs, butt or stomach and have it transferred to the balls of their feet. This surgery, mainly for female clients that wear heels, uses the fat tissue and creates a built-in cushion onto the ball of the foot. 

Fat transfer, also known as grafting or fat injecting, is used in a variety of other ways. Cosmetic surgeons often use fat to smooth wrinkles and age lines in the face to make it younger and more healthy looking. Others inject fat into a patients chin or cheeks to give them a fuller appearance. Doctors have also been known to use fat injections to increase penis size.

Regardless of how a patient chooses to use the fat transfer, it is important to recognize that it is an option available to them when receiving liposuction surgery. Knowing that there is an option to create an even greater amount of change to their appearance can be very exciting. Plus, the idea that the fat being removed from one part of the body can serve a purpose in another place can be appealing. 

Liposuction for some patients is the ideal cosmetic surgery. However, when patients learn that they can pair lipo with fat transfer the possibilities of improvement become endless.