The liposuction is a surgical operation that allows the removal of unaesthetic adipose accumulations resistant to diet or physical
exercise. Surely the result depends on the departure conditions, but the surgery can considerably improve the line of the body and also
in case of a weight increase, the distribution of the fat will be more uniform without accumulations in specific zones.

Pre-operative evaluation

The first visit consists in estimating the interested body districts, the thickness of adipose panniculus and the conditions of ruggedness
and elasticity of the skin. Localization of such accumulations is different in men and the women relatively to the various hormonal
status: in women they are more frequent in the hips, outer thighs, gluteus, inner thighs, legs, face and neck. In men the more frequent
areas are the thorax, the abdomen, the hips. Typical men is the so-called pseudo-gynaecomastia that is an unaesthetic increase t of
volume of the male breast for excess of adipose, no glandular, accumulations. In this case the liposuction finds its precise indication. The
operation of liposuction is performed in general anaesthesia, while for limited zones also in local anaesthesia in day hospital. According
to the extension of the dealt zones the hospitalization can vary from 1 to 2 days.

Operation

The operation is performed using thin cannulas introduced through microincosions, which allow the aspiration of the fat in excess. This
aimed removal allows to obtain a more harmonious body profile.
The zones that show a remarkable thickness of the adipose woven together with an anomaly of the cutaneous surface can be dealt by means of the use of special cannulas that can untie the skin of the adipose plan eliminating in great part these unaesthetic depressions.

Postoperative course

The day after the surgery the patient is able to walk and carry out a reduced activity. The patient comes discharged with a girdle that allows the perfect adaptation of the skin to the new contour and a reduction of the ecchymosis. The compression must be maintained for the first month after the operation. The small stichs are removed after 7 days. Checking ambulatory controls after a month and after 4-5 months are necessary to estimate the obtained reshaping and the eventual necessity to proceed to some adjustments in local anaesthesia in order to perfect the final result.