Liposuction

In some cases, liposuction of the buttocks is performed on an outpatient basis under general anesthesia, but most often a local anesthesia under sedation will suffice. The choice of the technique will be made between you, your anesthesiologist and your surgeon.

A consultation with your anesthesiologist will take place a few days before your procedure.

Your surgeon will adapt his or her surgical strategy to your particular case in order to obtain the best possible result. The surgeon sucks out the fat cells using fine cannulas with rounded tips introduced into the areas to be treated through discreet and very short incisions.

Deep fat is thus removed in a harmonious way. The cannulas used should always be as fine as possible to avoid irregularities and to obtain the best possible skin retraction.

Bleeding and bruising are limited thanks to a vasoconstrictor and anesthetic solution.

The incisions are minimal and concealed at the hip level and measure 4 millimeters. They are located at the level of the elastic of the panties. Thus the scars are almost invisible from a distance.

At the end of the operation, a shaping compression aimed at limiting postoperative oedema is usually carried out using an adapted panty or elastic bands.

The duration of the intervention depends on the quantity of fat to be extracted and the number of locations to be treated. It can vary from 20 minutes to 3 hours (on average 1 to 2 hours).

It should be noted that the time required to recover from liposuction is proportional to the amount of fat extracted. In the post-operative period, ecchymoses (bruises) and edema (swelling) appear in the treated areas.

The pains are variable, but they are generally not very important, thanks to the use of very fine cannulas. Fatigue can be felt the first few days, especially in the event of significant fat extraction.

Normal activity can be resumed 2 to 10 days after the intervention, again depending on the importance of the liposuction and the type of professional activity. The bruises resorb within 10 to 20 days after the operation.

Wearing an elastic compression garment is recommended for 2 to 4 weeks. A resumption of sports activity can be expected 3 weeks after the operation. The operated areas should not be exposed to the sun or UV rays for at least 3 weeks.

Manual lymphatic drainage from the first days, followed by drainage by Endermologie® will accelerate the resorption of edema and optimize healing.

It is only after 3 weeks, and after the resorption of this edema, that the result will begin to appear. It will take approximately 3 to 6 months for the skin to adapt completely on the new shape of the body.

The final result can be assessed after 6 months.

Liposuction of the buttocks thus offers a radical and definitive correction of excess fat. The goal of this surgery is to bring an improvement and not to achieve perfection. If your wishes are realistic, the result should give you great satisfaction.