Body Contouring
If you aspire for a better-shaped body, body contouring can help you achieve that. Body contouring is the process of sculpting the human body through medical and surgical methods. Body contouring helps to reshape a specific area of the body, like the arms, belly, buttocks, thighs and more. Normally, body contouring procedures are opted by patients to get rid of excess fat or to contour an area of the body as a part of a weight loss process or for aesthetic reasons.
Body contouring is done through non-surgical and surgical methods, both. Non-surgical procedures use methods like laser lipolysis that kills fat cells using lasers, radiofrequency lipolysis that uses ultrasound waves for the same purpose or by using injections that target fat cells in the area. Another method is called cryolipolysis, which uses cold temperatures for fat cell destruction. While surgical methods include tucking, lifting, or liposuction.
The procedure
The surgical procedure can be anywhere between a 45-minute minor process to a few hours, depending on the method adopted and the complexity of the procedure. It usually includes the following steps:
- The surgery area is pre-marked.
- Anesthesia is administered.
- Incisions are made on the sanitized body part.
- Tissues in the selected area are cut or repositioned.
- Excess skin is trimmed off and excess fat is suctioned out by the surgeon.
- Incision is closed.
In a non-surgical intervention, which is a short process that normally lasts an hour, the selected area is marked and ultrasound waves, lasers or cold or heat pressure is applied depending on the type of procedure opted for. The results are not immediately evident, but continued sessions help in achieving the desired results.
Healing process
Patients can leave on the same day after the procedure with specific instructions on managing the surgical area. The recovery time can take a few weeks to a few months, depending on the procedure undergone and the body’s reaction to the procedure. The non-surgical methods involve lesser recovery time and the patient can get back to normal life almost immediately. Although, for both the methods, post-procedure medications are required to control and manage infections (if any) and the patient may have to periodically visit the doctor for reviews.
