Be cautious when using liposuction to sculpt your body. Don't try it lightly.

In medical aesthetic clinics, it is common to see female patients weighing 70-80 kg who ask doctors to help them lose weight quickly through liposuction. There are also some women who are "paper-thin" with a BMI value below 18. They obviously have insufficient body fat, but they still ask doctors to help them with liposuction, hoping to lose even more weight. The above two extreme cases often make plastic surgeons shake their heads and say, "Be careful of these liposuction myths!"

Xu Zhihong, CEO of the plastic surgery clinic, said that the purpose of liposuction is to sculpt the body and create slim curves, which tends to be medical beauty and is completely different from the purpose of weight loss surgery to improve physical health. (Photography by Huang Manying)

First of all, liposuction is not a weight loss tool, nor does it mean that it can reduce excess weight. Liposuction uses the principle of negative pressure to suck out excess fat. On average, about 2000 to 3000cc of fat and blood are sucked out of one part at a time, and injections of drugs are required. The overall effect on weight loss is not significant. Xu Zhihong, CEO of the plastic surgery clinic, said that the purpose of liposuction is to sculpt the body and create slim curves, which tends to be medical beauty and is completely different from the purpose of weight loss surgery to improve physical health. Therefore, those who want to lose weight quickly through liposuction should not try it lightly, so as to avoid wasting money, harming the body, and bringing greater disappointment.

As for people who are too thin, they are not suitable for liposuction. The World Health Organization (WHO) has defined people whose weight is less than 10% of the standard weight and whose body mass index (BMI) is less than 18.5 as underweight and have insufficient body fat. Therefore, liposuction is not suitable, as it will increase the risk of cardiovascular disease.

Some women blindly pursue celebrity-like beauty and figure, and ask doctors to make them look exactly like the celebrities in their minds. In fact, not everyone is born with the "nine-head body" condition, and beauty is not achieved by copying. Everyone has their own golden ratio, from the face to the curves. It can be gradually achieved through liposuction. Therefore, liposuction is not only a body sculpting medical technology, but also an art of aesthetics.

There are many different body sculpting methods commonly used in the market, including traditional liposuction, water jet liposuction, laser lipolysis, ultrasonic lipolysis, and even cryolipolysis. Patients often don't know which method to choose. In order to attract customers, some businesses even offer super low price promotions, so people who don't know the truth automatically open their wallets, but the effect is not as expected, and there may even be sequelae due to improper operation.

Xu Zhihong reminds that people who are interested in sculpting their bodies must keep their eyes open and seek professional and qualified doctors for evaluation and diagnosis, including their own fat mass, the parts they want to work on, their budget, and whether they have a history of congenital diseases, lung dysfunction, abnormal coagulation function, diabetes, coronary heart disease, hypertension, etc. The above are not suitable. The most important thing is to find a professional and qualified doctor to perform the operation to ensure safety. In addition, you must follow the doctor's instructions for postoperative care, continue to cooperate with dietary calorie control, and maintain regular exercise. Only by taking multiple measures can you achieve your dream of modifying your curves.