In this article, we will take a closer look at the procedural details behind Smart Liposuction surgery. For a more generalized introduction to Smart Liposuction, take a look at our article titled What is Smart Liposuction?.
Before surgery, a prospective patient consults with a doctor. In this consultation, there’s a sort of “Q and A” between the doctor and the patient where the procedure is explained and they can discuss any aspect of the surgery – risks, benefits, how it works, what to expect afterwards, realistic results, and so on. If the patient would like to proceed, a health assessment needs to be done. This means a variety of paperwork and questioning designed to assess their health history as well as their current health. The doctors will also assess the physical area of the body in which the patient would like liposuction treatments to occur.
Once the green light is given by all parties, surgery can be scheduled. The procedure begins by numbing the area with what’s called a local anesthetic. A small incisions (about 1 millimeter in size) is made into the flesh. The surgeon then inserts whats known as a cannula into the body through this incision. The cannula is a tiny tube used in all liposuction procedures as the means towards working with and assisting in the removal of fat. In the case of Smart Liposuction, the laser technology is “pushed through” the cannula to target the fat. The cannula is positioned correctly by the doctor in order to point the laser at the fat cells. The laser can actually be seen with the eye unassisted through ther surface of the skin as a small red dot, which helps the doctor coordinate their motions and perform the surgery correctly.
These lasers hit the fat cells that are no longer wanted. The fat heats up and eventually explodes, morping into an oily, liquid state.
At this point the procedure can diverge in one of two ways.
If the amount of fat being destroyed in this manner is large, then the surgery will proceed with suctioning the fat out.
If the amount of fat being destroyed in this manner is minimal, then no suction is necessary. The body will excrete this fat as waste product on its own.
That is the surgery, in a nutshell, behind Smart Liposuction. At this point, traditionally liposuction would end in stitches to close the incision, but because the incisions are so small for Smart Lipo, this is not necessary, and it yet another reason why Smart Liposuction has become so popular since its approval by the FDA in 2006.
Smart Liposuction is outpatient surgery, meaning that the patient will not be kept overnight. At this point, the surgery is completed and the patient sent home. The doctor will have already explained to the patient the details of recovery, and will likely go over the more important aspects once again before dismissing the patient.
For more information on how this works, let’s move on to our next article: Smart Liposuction Recovery.
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