With the increasing importance that an individual’s aesthetical appearance holds in today’s society, it is easy to see why liposuction is growing in popularity at unimaginable rates. In lay terms, liposuction can be easily defined as suction assisted fat removal and incorporates the drawing out of fatty tissue from the body through an invasive procedure. Our busy lives will usually convince us to choose a lifestyle that is almost void of any physical or health awareness. For example we would always use lifts instead of the stairs, cars and automobiles instead of walking or jogging. We would even prefer to consume a ready to eat fatty fast food snack in stead of a well balanced and nutritious meal.
The end result of all these convenient choices is an ample amount of fatty tissue accumulating in various parts of your body, significantly impacting a person’s aesthetic appeal. Liposuction is probably the fastest and most convenient way of getting rid of the unwanted baggage. It is most commonly used on areas of the body such as the abdomen, thighs and knees. Liposuction of the upper arm is performed primarily for aesthetic purposes and is most commonly undertaken by women that feel they appear unattractive when wearing short sleeved or sleeveless tops. Even when a woman wears a regular shirt, some of them will experience the extra flesh tends to irritate them while it rubs against the body while walking.
A liposuction upper arm procedure would involve small incisions being made into the area just above the elbows. These incisions serve as entry points for the probes that are inserted into the body and used to break up and suction the fat. Certain factors that will influence how long the recovery timeline would be include, whether the skin is healthy and elastic – allowing it to contract when the surgery is completed. One must also understand that shaping the arm is not only about the removal of fat cells in the area, but also about getting the surrounding parts of the body to aesthetically harmonize with the upper arms new shape. Post surgery care is a very important part of the entire process. The patient will be required to wear a compression garment in order to help contain and support the new shape of the arm while there may also be a small amount of swelling and pain. The newly shaped arm may take up to a full month or slightly more to return to its full strength and functionality.