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Liposuction and Liposculpture in Family Hospital partner of Albania Doctor. Techniques of interventions and costs
Liposuction and Liposculpture. What are they, who is it for, how is the procedure performed and what happens afterwards, How much does liposuction and liposculpture cost in Albania.
What are Liposuction and Liposculpture?
Liposuction and liposculpture also known as body remodeling cosmetic surgery. It is one of the interventions that allows you to suck up and eliminate adipose tissue in different specific areas of the body and is most used in the world. The liposuction procedure or liposuctionorliposculptureit aims to selectively and definitively remove the fat deposits located on the abdomen, hips, thighs, arms, buttocks, knees, calves and neck. In males this surgery is also performed on the chest when there is excess fat in the breast called gynecomastia. The procedure allows you to better shape the outline of these areas.
Liposculpture it is a surgical operation and an evolution of liposuction which consists in the aspiration of fat cells through small cannulas 12-15 cm long and 2 -4 mm in diameter, performing a less traumatic operation. Liposition, on the other hand, makes use of cannulas with a diameter of 5 -10 mm, liposculpture allows to obtain a more precise and harmonious remodeling of the body figure.
What is the difference between liposuction and liposculpture?
Liposuction or lipoaspiration is an intervention that consists in the removal of excess fat while liposculpture consists in remodeling the body by removing only small amounts of fat using small cannulas and possibly reinserting autologous fat graft where necessary.
Liposculpture and liposuction are used to reshape the body and not as a remedy for weight loss or slimming.
Who is liposuction and liposculpture indicated for?
Remodeling surgery of the body is more suitable for people who have a moderate weight and compact skin of good tone and elasticity but have localized fat deposits in some areas of the body that cannot be eliminated either with diet or with physical exercise.
Usually in women, adiposities are more frequently located on the hips and buttocks, while for men, fat tends to accumulate on the abdomen
Another necessary condition to apply for this surgery is to be in good health and not suffer from circulation or blood flow problems, coronary heart disease and diabetes.
How liposuction and liposculpture are performed
Liposuction and liposculptureit is performed under local anesthesia with sedation, spinal anesthesia and general anesthesia. Smaller liposuctions can be performed under local anesthesia while larger ones require spinal or general anesthesia
Liposuction consists in sucking up unwanted fatty tissue through a thin metal tube called cannula connected to an aspirator, which is inserted through millimeter incisions in the most hidden areas to be treated.
The duration of the interventionit is very variable based on the extension starting from about 40 minutes while a liposuction of the hips, abdomen and thighs can last up to 2-3 hours.
Length of stayin the clinic it varies according to the extent of the operation performed and the amount of tissue to be removed. Small liposuctions under local anesthesia require an observation period of a few hours, while for more extensive operations a day's hospitalization is indicated. At the request of the patient and in the case of more extensive liposuctions, overnight hospitalization with discharge the following morning is also possible.
Thanks to these modern techniques in the medical centerAlbania Doctor , it is possible to "sculpt" certain areas of the body in a less traumatic way than with other surgical interventions.
Together with liposuction and liposcutura, other interventions of the can also be associatedplastic surgery astummy tuck,mammoplasty, face lift,thigh and arm lift etc.
What is the course after the surgery?
In cosmetic surgeryto remodel the body, the intervention of liposuction and liposculpture healing occurs gradually and progressively. While you are recovering, it is advisable to wear a compression garment to minimize swelling and encourage optimal skin healing.
In the first days after the liposuction operation, the treated area will appear more swollen than the final result, but within the following 2-3 weeks the edema and swelling will gradually disappear.
The advanced techniquesused in our medical center ofAlbania Doctorfor the liposuction they are designed to minimize swelling, trauma and discomfort and, when the procedure is performed by a qualified cosmetic surgeon, recovery from liposuction can be remarkably quick. After 4-5 days you can resume your work if not excessively tiring.
Many patients return to work just a few days after the procedures, while others require more recovery time
Starting from the third week you can gradually resume all normal activities including sports. Scars fade significantly in the months following surgery. The result, already appreciable after the first three weeks, will be definitively achieved about three months after the liposuction or liposculpture operation.
How much does liposuction and liposculpture surgery cost in Albania?
Plastic surgery interventions to reshape the body or face are actually a bit expensive, but in Albania it costs about 60% less than in other European countries. The price of a liposuction intervention and liposculpture in Albania varies greatly depending on the area of the body to be treated, the duration, the complexity, the number of areas of the body or how large the part affected by the fat aspiration and subsequent reshaping is, these are the elements that determine the costs of liposuction. It can vary between 2,500 euros and 8,000 euros, in Family Hospital partner of Albania Doctor instead it starts from a price of 2,200 euros to 4,500 euros. These prices are affordable for everyone, we use high quality materials and our health facility uses the latest generation modern equipment and machinery.
