Liposuction Surgery: What to Expect Before, During, and After the Surgery

In addition to that, if you are considering liposuction surgery, continue reading this blog to know what to expect before, during, and after the surgery. 

Are you daydreaming about achieving your desired body shape? Are you tired of strenuous exercises and still can’t remove the stubborn and unwanted body fat? Take liposuction surgery into consideration. It is a popular invasive cosmetic procedure performed for addressing bulky waistlines, saggy and loose skin, unwanted body fat, pre-pregnancy body for women, and many more. The surgery generally involves the surgical removal of unwanted fat from different parts of the body. Targeted body areas can be hips, buttocks, thighs, lower back, upper back, whole back, lower abdomen, bra line, waistline, love handles, saddle sacks, calves, ankles, arms, whole abdomen region, etc. The surgery helps you achieve a toned, contoured, and flatter physique. People seeking liposuction are highly recommended to get it done by Dr. Sandhya Balasubramanyan. The surgeon is regarded as the best plastic surgeon in Hyderabad. In addition to that, if you are considering liposuction surgery, continue reading this blog to know what to expect before, during, and after the surgery. 

What To Expect Before The Liposuction Surgery?

Once you have considered the liposuction surgery, you expect:

  • Consultation and Planning: It includes a discussion about the surgery, procedure, and duration of the surgery. 
  • Evaluation: Your medical history is evaluated to rule out any underlying disease or disorder. You are medically assessed, taking notes of your weight, height, blood pressure, and other basic assessments. 
  • Expectations and Goals: Your surgeon will discuss your expectations, desired results, and realistic goals. 
  • Outcome Discussion: Your surgeon will also discuss the possible outcomes and realistic goals of the surgery. 
  • Pre-surgery Instructions: Before the surgery, your surgeon will ask you whether you smoke or drink alcohol. If you do, you will be instructed to quit smoking and drinking to avoid the risk of delayed recovery and bleeding out during the surgery. 

What To Expect During The Liposuction Surgery?

During the surgery, you can expect:

  • Comfort and Relaxation: On the day of surgery, if you are feeling nervous, the doctor and their team will relax you and ensure you are comfortable and not anxious. 
  • Pre-operative Markings: During the surgery, pre-operative markings are made to mark the targeted area using a surgical pen. This is done to guide the surgery at the targeted site. 
  • Anaesthesia Discussion and Administration: To ensure painless and comfortable surgery, you are administered a sedative called anaesthesia. Now, an anaesthesia specialist or anaesthesiologist will discuss the type of sedative you will be induced with. The type of anaesthesia depends on the extent of the surgery. 

What To Expect After The Liposuction Surgery?

Once, the surgery is performed successfully, you will be transferred to a recovery room. However, you can expect the below-mentioned points in detail right after the surgery:

Immediately after the Surgery: In the recovery room, you can expect:

  1. Wearing off of Anaesthesia: In the recovery room, you will be monitored as the anaesthesia wears off and you start to regain consciousness. 
  2. Pain and Discomfort: As the anaesthesia starts to wear off, you will start experiencing pain and discomfort. This is the well-expected aftermath of any surgery. However, you will be given certain medications to help ease pain and discomfort.
  3. Compression Garments: Right after the surgery, you are provided with compression garments. These garments are made of elastic bandages to help reduce swelling and avoid fluid retention. 

Post-Op Instructions:

  1. Prescribed Medications: You are prescribed antibiotics, painkillers, and inflammatory medications to ensure ease and comfortable recovery. 
  2. Compression Garments: You are expected to continue wearing compression garments to help reduce swelling and help take over the new contours.
  3. Avoid Strenuous Activity and Limit any Physical Activities. You are expected to avoid any strenuous activities and any physical activities. For instance, swimming, gym, cardio, weightlifting, or any other contact sports. 
  4. Avoid Smoking and Drinking: While recovering from the surgery, you are required to strictly avoid smoking and consuming alcohol. This is because smoking and drinking may increase the risk of bleeding, haematoma, pooling of blood, and delayed and poor wound healing.
  5. Consume a Healthy Diet and Drink Plenty of Water: You are expected to consume balanced diet and stay hydrated to support tissues repair and wound healing. 

Post 24-48 hours the surgery:

  1. Swelling and bruises 
  2. Fluid drainage 
  3. Discomfort 
  4. Limited movement
  5. Draining fluid (in the case of tumescent liposuction)

The past few weeks after the surgery:

  1. Limited physical activities 
  2. Follow-up appointments 
  3. Continued wearing compression garments 
  4. Pain and discomfort 
  5. Swelling and bruises 

Past few months after the surgery:

  1. Reduced swelling and bruises 
  2. Results visible 
  3. Tightened skin 
  4. Visible contours 

Post 6-8 months  of the surgery:

  1. Permanent results 
  2. Swelling, bruising, and pain clear up completely 
  3. Final contours and desired body shape are achieved successfully 

Get In Touch With A Leading Cosmetic Surgeon For Liposuction Surgery In Hyderabad!

Those looking for a skilled surgeon to achieve maximum results with liposuction can consult Dr. Sandhya Balasubramanyan. She is the leading cosmetic surgeon in India. She is a highly recommended surgeon for liposuction surgery in Hyderabad. The surgeon holds 19 years of extensive experience in performing a wide range of cosmetic surgeries. The specialist has performed more than 2000+ cosmetic surgeries and is best known for liposuction surgeries with guaranteed desired and satisfactory results. 

The surgeon performs liposuction using various methods, namely, smart lipo, traditional or manual liposuction, VASER liposuction, and power-assisted liposuction. If you are looking for an effective way to achieve a toned and contoured body. Get in touch with Dr. Sandhya Balasubramanyan and get your dream body for more information.


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