Understand the possible side effects before liposuction surgery

Modern people value efficiency at work, and this includes body shaping and weight loss. Therefore, when summer comes, it is common to see many people who want to undergo "liposuction" or "lipolysis" going to plastic surgery clinics for treatment. However, since liposuction and lipolysis are both invasive medical procedures, there may be some side effects after the surgery. People who love beauty must strive to have big eyes!

Before undergoing liposuction or lipolysis surgery to sculpt your body, don't forget to learn more about the possible side effects and take precautions.

Side Effect 1: Anesthesia and Pain

Regardless of the type of liposuction surgery, anesthesia is required. In addition to the intraoperative pain that may be caused by insufficient anesthetic dosage and anesthesia range, pain may also occur 24 hours after the operation as the anesthetic wears off. At this time, you can take oral or injectable painkillers according to the doctor's prescription. However, if pain still occurs 3 days after the operation, you need to consider whether there is bacterial infection, hematoma, etc. in the affected area.

Side effect 2: Bleeding

Liposuction or lipolysis surgery involves inserting a catheter deep into the subcutaneous tissue layer to absorb or destroy fat cells. The process can easily damage capillaries and small blood vessels, causing trauma and bleeding. If the bleeding is less than 100cc, blood transfusion is not necessary, otherwise blood transfusion is required.

Side effect 3: Fever

If the liposuction area is too large and the amount of fat sucked out is too much, the patient may experience a fever within three days after the operation, but it will subside after about 1 to 2 days. However, if you still have a fever and the area is red, swollen, hot, and painful one week after the operation, you need to pay attention to whether there is an infection.

Side Effect 4: Skin Irregularities and Bruising

Since the skin tissue is divided into two layers, once the deep fat of the subcutaneous tissue is sucked out or damaged, the gap between the skin and fat will easily increase, and the surface skin will not elastically shrink, resulting in sagging skin and orange peel phenomenon. In addition, if too much local liposuction is performed, the skin may become uneven.

Side Effect 5: Swelling

The swelling caused by liposuction surgery can be divided into two types: "hematoma" and "edema". "Hematoma" refers to concentrated bleeding after blood vessel injury due to improper compression to stop bleeding. Usually, it can be cured by proper cleaning and pressure bandaging. The more common "edema" is caused by the bandage compressing the blood vessels in the joint after tissue damage, resulting in poor venous blood return. Massage can improve this.

Side Effect 6: Muscle Damage Syndrome

When the surgical catheter penetrates deep into the skin layer, if it is accidentally inserted into the muscle layer under the fascia, it is easy to cause muscle fiber rupture and bleeding, and the bleeding will accumulate in the muscle fascia, increasing the pressure, compressing the nerves and blood vessels, affecting the nerve and muscle function, and then leading to severe pain and limb dysfunction.