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What is body plastic surgery

Body contouring is a term that combines several surgical cosmetic procedures that alter the silhouette by targeting areas of excess or deficiency of fat and/or skin.
Body contouring surgery can provide a more elegant silhouette by enlarging, lifting, or reducing the desired area of ​​the body. The most popular areas for body contouring are the stomach, back, thighs, buttocks and arms. However, the field of contour plastic surgery also includes operations on the legs, shoulders, and lateral areas of the torso.

Each of these areas requires a different technique to reshape them and achieve optimal results.

Thus, body plastic surgery can be performed on the basis of liposuction with tightening of excess skin. Or maybe, on the contrary, by filling an area of ​​the body with one’s own fatty tissue or artificial implants.

Body plastic surgery and its types

Not only women, but also men strive to improve their body and give it an aesthetic appearance and shape. The most common plastic surgery procedures are:

• 1. Breast mammoplasty is performed using several methods, depending on the situation and purpose. This may include breast lifting, volume augmentation, gland removal, and nipple correction. Depending on the method of operation, the recovery period and duration of the procedures vary.
• 2. Abdominoplasty
  - abdominoplasty is recommended for women with sagging skin or stretched abdominal muscles, which is important during the postpartum period or after sudden weight loss. There are several types of tummy tuck: the classic procedure, a mini-lift for excess skin below the navel, and dermolipoplasty.
• 3. Liposuction
  - can be vacuum ultrasound and electronic. Due to this operation, subcutaneous fat is destroyed and no more than 5 liters are removed in one session.
• 4. Tersoplasty
  is a volumetric body plastic procedure, the task of which is to tighten soft tissues and skin in various areas of the arms, back, abdomen, hips, legs, etc. Most often, such operations are performed on patients who have achieved a stable weight after sudden weight loss.
• 5. Leg plastic surgery
  (cruroplasty) is recommended to correct natural thinness, curvature and unevenness of the lower extremities. This operation is in demand both among women and men who implant implants for the sake of a beautiful body.
• 6. Another procedure that remains in demand is lipofilling
  . This plastic surgery is aimed at restoring the elasticity of the body using your own fat. Adipose tissue is collected from the abdominal area, which is injected after treatment into the desired wrinkled areas of the body.
• 7. Hand correction
  is also in demand along with other plastic procedures: brachioplasty, lipoplasty and liposculpture allow you to model your hands and remove excess skin or fat cells.
• 8. Lifting and plastic surgery of the buttocks
  makes it possible to obtain an elastic butt by implanting implants or giving the hanging buttocks a more rounded shape.
• 9. Leg lengthening
  is considered one of the most difficult operations, the rehabilitation period after which lasts up to 12 months. In this case, the limbs increase in length to 6-7 cm.
• 10. Knee plastic surgery - lifting
  . It is carried out for flabby and sagging skin, which primarily reveals a woman’s age.
• 11. Back surgery
  is also prescribed in case of large accumulation of fat deposits in this part of the body. It is carried out as usual, like any lifting procedure and possible skin tightening if necessary.
• 12. Massive female legs and riding breeches spoil the appearance and interfere with the choice of not only clothes, but a partner for life. Calf plastic surgery
  is a targeted procedure to correct the legs, remove fat, tighten the skin and correct the shape of the calves.
• 13. Thighplasty
  allows you to solve several problems at once - remove fat folds and restore the contours of the lower back. This surgery involves removing fat and tightening the skin from all areas of the thighs. If the skin has a wrinkled and loose appearance, excision may be used.

When is it possible and when not to undergo body plastic surgery?

Indications for surgical body plastic surgery

• Dissatisfaction with the shape of your body, arms, legs or buttocks.
• Presence of localized areas of fat that are resistant to diet or exercise.
• Condition after rapid loss of a significant amount of weight, with the formation of excess skin folds. For example, after bariatric surgery.
• Disruption of the normal shape of body contours after injury or surgery. For example, after removal of hip tumors.

At the same time, for candidates for silhouette correction, there are a number of conditions that are necessary to obtain optimal results from the operation:

• normal or close to normal body weight;
• lack of plans for pregnancy in the next year;
• lack of tendency to significant weight fluctuations;
• sufficient level of skin elasticity.

Contraindications for body contouring

Absolute contraindications for body contouring surgery:

• bleeding disorders;
• exacerbation of chronic diseases;
• acute infections;
• Weight/nutrient deficiencies;
• high degree of obesity (BMI ≥ 40).

Some chronic diseases, such as diabetes or heart disease, which may increase surgical risk or impair healing may be relative contraindications. In such cases, the possibility of carrying out the procedure is assessed individually.

Types of plastic surgery on the body and results

Before the operation begins, each patient must undergo an examination, after which the doctor will be able to choose the type of plastic surgery and the possibility of performing it for a particular patient.

Remember: before undergoing surgery, you should soberly assess the possible risks and consequences. In any case, after the procedure there will be scars that will eventually turn into white stripes. This applies to direct cuts to the skin, with the exception of thread lifts, as well as hidden incisions in invisible areas of the body.

Plastic surgery to correct the figure is not performed everywhere at once, but only in stages on individual parts of the body.

Each procedure includes several stages:

• - Preparation;
• - diagnostics;
• — consultation;
• - surgery;
• - rehabilitation period.

Types of surgical interventions for body plastic surgery

Liposuction or liposculpture

Liposuction alters the body by destroying fat cells, which are then removed and/or eliminated from the body naturally.

There are 4 basic types of liposuction techniques.

1. Classic vacuum liposuction (SAL) is a traditional method used to remove subcutaneous fat. The technique involves inserting a cannula into the surgical incision. The cannula is then moved back and forth to break down and liquefy the fat cells so they can be suctioned out of the treatment area.
2. Tumescent liposuction is based on the injection of a large amount of liquid into the fat removal area. The tumescent fluid (hypotonic solution) disrupts the adipocyte membranes, facilitating fat removal through a suction device connected to the cannula.
3. Laser liposuction uses laser energy to destroy fat cells. The fat cells are then removed with a cannula.
4. Ultrasound-assisted liposuction (UAL) liquefies fat using ultrasonic waves. It is very effective in removing fat from the upper abdomen, thighs and back.

In clinics in Belgium, innovative types of body plastic surgery are most often used, based on the integrated use of basic methods. These procedures, combined under the new term liposculpture, allow very precise removal of a strictly defined amount of fat to give the body a “naturally toned silhouette.” The surgeon literally “sculpts” the perfect physique like a sculptor.

Benefits of new types of liposculpture

Two types of complex procedures have become the most popular due to good results.

1. Hi-Definition Vaser Liposcultpure (Hi-Def) . This procedure combines the benefits of tumescent and ultrasonic liposuction. The method allows you to separately remove fat from the superficial and deep layers, giving the body area the desired shape.
2. Power Assisted Liposcultpure Vibro (PAL-Vibro) . The procedure is based on a combination of tumescent liposuction with high frequency vibration . This method is used to treat difficult areas such as the back, sides of the body and the male chest. The PAL liposuction method provides less trauma and minimal bruising.

Advantages of combined liposculpture methods Hi-Def and PAL-Vibro:

• removal of fat with high precision;
• no damage to blood vessels;
• less bruising;
• less swelling and sensory disturbances;
• less risks;
• less pain;
• without scars;
• fast recovery;
• smooth skin;
• lasting permanent result.

Skin tightening

Skin tightening eliminates sagging skin on the abdomen, waist, inner and outer thighs, arms, back and buttocks. The surgeon makes an incision in the least visible place, then removes excess skin, suturing the incision with a cosmetic suture.

Fat grafting (lipolifting)

Autologous fat grafting is used to add local volume to the hips, buttocks, or other parts of the body without the use of artificial implants. The surgeon removes the patient's own body fat (using liposuction) and injects it into another area, giving it the desired shape.

Implants

When contouring the body, artificial implants are most often used to add volume to the buttocks. Better results in this case can be achieved with round or oval implants, which are usually placed between the muscles. Buttock prostheses come in different sizes and volumes. The implants are durable and made from hard silicone gel and are therefore safe. Even if the implant wall ruptures, the gel will not spread throughout the body.

The firmness of a butt implant lies between that of women's breast implants, which are softer, and men's breast implants, which are firmer. At the same time, the buttock prostheses themselves seem soft and natural.

Body plastic surgery

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is aimed mainly at solving aesthetic problems that can cause numerous worries, complexes and worries. A positive perception of life is often hampered by rejection of oneself, one’s figure or appearance.

The Mont Blanc Plastic Surgery and Cosmetology Clinic offers a range of operations, manipulations and body plastic procedures to solve aesthetic and functional problems and allow you to like yourself!

Among the clinic's services:

• Abdominoplasty, mini abdominoplasty, endoscopic abdominoplasty

Abdominoplasty is performed in the clinic using an invisible suture technique. You will get rid of the belly or the so-called “apron”, fat deposits, stretch marks on the abdomen, while the results of the surgical intervention will be almost invisible in a few months. Mini abdominoplasty and endoscopic abdominoplasty are also performed in our clinic, but it must be remembered that these techniques have fairly strict indications.

• Liposuction

Liposuction is a procedure that is very popular among both men and women. We perform liposuction using various methods, depending on the wishes of the patient and the recommendations of the surgeon. At your service: laser liposuction, ultrasonic liposuction, vibration or classic vacuum liposuction.

• Cruroplasty or tibia plastic surgery

Shin plastic surgery is performed in cases of congenital underdevelopment of the leg muscles or in case of their atrophy due to various diseases and involves the installation of a special endoprosthesis. This operation allows you to make the lower leg more voluminous, thereby correcting the shape of the legs. Leg surgery allows you to make your legs more attractive!

• Lipectomy (thigh lift)

Specialists at the Mont Blanc Plastic Surgery Clinic use an exclusive thigh lift technique, which differs from classic lipectomy in that it has an easier and shorter rehabilitation period. The method used by the specialists of our clinic does not involve excision of excess skin after removing fat, which makes this operation more gentle and less painful for the patient’s body.

• Curettage

Curettage is a surgical method for treating hyperhidrosis, or increased sweating of the armpits. This operation is quite simple and affordable; it allows you to effectively solve the problem of excessive sweating by removing destroyed follicles of the sweat glands.

All body plastic surgeries are performed by leading plastic surgeons in Russia, which ensures high quality surgical interventions and excellent results. You can find a complete list of body manipulations performed in our clinic below.

Types of plastic surgery

Cosmetic plastic surgery on the buttocks

Liposculpture (liposuction) of the buttocks . It is used to remove excess local fat deposits that cannot be eliminated through exercise or diet. This procedure allows you to get slimmer and more shaped buttocks. In Belgian clinics, liposculpture is performed as a one-day treatment, under local anesthesia or intravenous sedation.

Lipostructure (Brazilian Butt Lift) . In lipofilling, the patient's own fat is used to fill in hollows and give the buttocks a more beautiful, round shape. Lipostructure is an improved method of lipofilling, which provides an accurate and lasting final result. The Brazilian Butt Lift is a technique that involves filling the upper sector of the buttocks with the patient's own fat. Fat is harvested using liposuction. The live fat cells are then purified and injected into the gluteal muscle.

Correction of gluteal folds . This surgery is used when the gluteal fold becomes loose, sagging too much, or becomes unsymmetrical at the top of the legs. The shape and position of the gluteal fold can be corrected using liposculpture or gluteal fold correction. The scar resulting from this procedure is hidden in the crease under the buttock.

Strengthening the buttocks Buttock Lift . Saggy, loose buttocks can be made firmer using a buttock lift technique. The butt lift improves the shape of the waist, hips and buttocks. The scar for the high butt lift is located at the back, in the bikini line. Buttock lifts can be performed with intravenous sedation.

Correction of the buttocks with implants . This method is most often used if the buttocks are too small or flat. With its help, you can lift your buttocks, make them rounder or firmer.

Cosmetic hand surgery

An arm lift is a cosmetic surgical procedure designed to reshape and improve the contour of the shoulder.

Although this term often describes a brachioplasty procedure (excision of excess skin along the entire length of the upper arm), it can also refer to any procedure to reshape the entire arm.

Brachioplasty is performed mainly on men and women who have lost a huge amount of weight. It is used to correct batwing deformities—sagging skin on the shoulders resulting from severe weight loss.

Patients who typically require brachioplasty are moderately obese people who have recently lost between 50-70 kg of weight and therefore have loose skin. The procedure is also suitable for women whose arms have become sagging as a result of aging. In such cases, the surgeon may perform a combination of liposculpture and brachioplasty.

After brachioplasty, a scar remains along the entire inner surface of the shoulder.

The Mini Arm Lift is an arm lift that is increasingly becoming an alternative to full brachioplasty in Belgium. In this procedure, a lift is performed through a small incision in the armpit. The results obtained with the Mini Arm Lift surgery are not as extensive as with a full brachioplasty, but it does not leave a large visible scar. The same one that is formed during the operation is hidden in the armpit and you can wear short sleeves.

Back contouring

Plastic surgery of the back creates a thinner and clearer contour of the silhouette. It can be performed as an upper or lower lift.

During a lower back lift, excess skin and fat are removed through incisions along the back of the bikini line. This type of lift is used to shape the waist.

During an upper back lift, excess skin and fat are removed through an incision under your bra line. The procedure, as a rule, is called “ Bra Line Back Lift ” (back lift along the bra line). This operation allows you to remove diagonal fat folds on the back, located downward from the armpits (love handles). Despite its name, the operation can also be performed on men. The main difference is that women may end up hiding their surgical scar under a bra.

Thighplasty

A thigh lift removes excess skin and contours the subcutaneous fat in the desired area. Both the lift itself and liposculpture or lipolifting can be performed during the same operation.

The medial tubercle lift is intended for patients with slight excess skin in the medial area of ​​the inner thigh. In this case, the scar is hidden by the groin fold, and short shorts can be worn. However, the amount of skin and fat that a doctor can remove during such a procedure is strictly limited.

Medial thigh lift - allows the surgeon more freedom to contour the inner thighs. But this operation requires an incision that runs longitudinally from the inside of the thigh to the groin. It allows you to tighten much more skin and remove more fat. But without additional removal measures, such a scar may be noticeable.

Both the first and second options for lifting the inner thighs can be used with separate contouring, when the patient undergoes liposuction on one part of the thigh and lipolifting on the other part. There are an almost endless number of combinations that allow the surgeon to shape the hips into almost any desired shape.

A lateral thigh lift is performed to tighten the skin and sculpt fat on the outer thighs. It is done through an incision that is located at the waist line. The skin on the outer thigh is tightened, and then the contour of the thigh is formed using liposuction and/or lipolifting.

There is also a spiral hip lift . This is a variation of the medial thigh lift, with an incision that widens toward the groin crease. This lift helps lift the inner and front thighs at the same time.

The buttock lift eliminates laxity and sagging skin in the back of the thigh. The incision is made in the buttock fold - it is not visible and you can wear short shorts.

Should I have plastic surgery?

Without a doubt, the surgical intervention will change your appearance, improve you, raise your self-esteem, opening up a new world for you.

And yet, to have plastic surgery or not is a purely personal matter for everyone. However, do not forget that it will no longer be possible to return the original state. You will have to get used to your new self, whether you like the result or not. Also, all plastic surgeries are unsafe for health, especially those that use silicone. It is for these reasons that the decision must be thought through several times.

Only by realizing what plastic surgery is, what it can do, and all the possible results, can you make a decision.

Postoperative period

Recovery after surgery

The recovery period after body contouring depends on the type of procedure performed and whether complex procedures were performed. The incisions are usually covered with a surgical dressing or bandages. In some procedures, a small drainage tube may be placed under the skin at the incision sites to remove excess fluid or blood. Pain, discomfort, or swelling can be treated with pain medications, proper elevation of the limb, and/or cold compresses. The postoperative period proceeds individually, and the surgeon will give individual recommendations to the patient on how to care for the operated areas.

General recommendations include:

• sufficient amount of sleep and rest;
• moderate physical activity to ensure normal blood circulation;
• maintaining a sufficient degree of moisture in the operated areas.

Patients should limit any activities that may cause additional swelling. You should avoid strenuous activity or exercise for 6 weeks after surgery or until your doctor tells you to.

results

The results of body contouring can usually be seen immediately. However, the final silhouette improvement will take place over the first few weeks as swelling and bruising decrease.

It takes time for residual swelling to resolve and complete healing of scars, so patients should understand that overall results may not be completely obvious for at least 3 months.

Additionally, it may take 12 months for the scar to settle down and look as natural as possible. Patients with a full body lift (such as a circumferential lift combined with a torsoplasty) or multiple procedures will be able to see final results in about 2 years as the body will need adequate time to heal between procedures.

Body contouring provides long-lasting, long-lasting results while the patient maintains a stable weight and healthy lifestyle. The body inevitably continues to age, so gravity and age-related issues will of course change some results, but most improvements should remain.

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TYPES OF LIPOSUCTION

● Ultrasonic liposuction. Ultrasonic liposuction can be considered in two aspects - as a cosmetic procedure and as a surgical operation.
In the first case, fat destroyed by ultrasound is removed from the body naturally. In the second case, it is sucked out using vacuum suction. fat cells are “softened” using ultrasound. The main advantage of the technique is that the procedure is more comfortable for the surgeon, because physical costs during surgery are reduced. The disadvantages of the technique should also be noted: tissue dehydration, the risk of external and internal burns. ● Laser liposuction. This type of liposuction is aimed at destroying fat cells under the influence of a laser beam. Unlike ultrasound liposuction, laser liposuction has one undeniable advantage - “targeting precision”, which allows you to destroy exclusively fat cells and not damage healthy blood vessels. A microscopic cannula, which removes fat, also reduces tissue trauma. Laser liposuction has a lifting effect; after surgery, patients note an increase in skin firmness and elasticity. Among the obvious disadvantages of the technique is the inability to correct large problem areas.

● Water jet liposuction. The destruction of adipose tissue during water-jet liposuction is carried out using a special solution, which is injected under high pressure into the subcutaneous layers. The surgeon sets the injection force and angle of inclination himself. In this way, the adipose tissue is separated from the connective tissue in the most gentle way. Since no mechanical damage to cells occurs during the operation, the severity of bruises during the rehabilitation period is minimal. Typically used to harvest adipose tissue during lipofilling. The procedure alone does not have any additional effect and can be considered as an option for traditional vacuum liposuction.

● Radiofrequency liposuction. RF liposuction (radiofrequency liposuction) is considered to be the most advanced type of liposuction, thanks to which it is possible not only to eliminate excess subcutaneous fat, but also to tighten the skin and eliminate cellulite. The impact on fat cells occurs using RF radiation; it “melts” fat without damaging blood vessels and nerves. Radiofrequency liposuction can remove large amounts of fat. There is no risk that the skin will sag after the operation, since during liposuction the skin is also tightened. The morbidity of radiofrequency liposuction is extremely low, so the rehabilitation period is much easier and faster.

Complications

Each plastic surgery procedure is different and different people may respond to surgery differently. In each case, the plastic surgeon must provide detailed information about the risks and possible side effects for a particular procedure.

Common risks associated with body contouring include:

• adverse reaction to anesthesia;
• infection;
• poor healing of scars;
• excessive bleeding or bruising;
• asymmetry in results;
• tumor-like accumulation of blood serum in tissues;
• formation of blood clots in superficial vessels;
• temporary or permanent numbness;
• insufficient skin turgor, which can lead to problems of skin laxity and scar migration.

Prices

For any of the procedures included in the concept of “body plastic surgery”, the price is determined by the complexity and volume of the surgical intervention performed.

Surgical correction of hips

Body Lift – Torsoplasty

Butt contouring

Hand correction

All prices indicated in the table are approximate! They may be different in different clinics. The presented level of average prices for plastic surgery in Belgium is current at the time of publication of the article.

For plastic surgery

Operations can rid a person of complexes and practically give a new life. When meeting new people, a former plastic surgeon patient will feel confident.

The operations do not require medical indications; only the desire of the person is required. No one has the right to prohibit changes in appearance through surgery, since this is a purely personal matter for everyone.

An undeniable advantage is the opportunity to regain your former youth. And everyone knows how a person sees himself in the mirror, so he feels internally. A young reflection will add strength and energy to the body.

A significant advantage is the level of development of current plastic surgery. Currently, various non-surgical changes in appearance are being carried out. They are performed using laser or ultrasound. After non-surgical plastic surgery, the patient does not have any wounds or punctures. The rehabilitation period is much faster, there are no scars at all. Also, during the procedure the person does not feel discomfort.