Liposuction

One month before Liposuction

• Stop taking medicines such as Aspirin and vitamin E. Stop smoking completely.

One week before Liposuction

• Complete blood tests and cardiac evaluation.

One day before Liposuction

• Do not ingest any food or drink after the time set by the doctor. Pack a bag with comfortable shoes and loose fitting clothes.

Morning of Liposuction

• Shower or bathe normally. Do not use facial creams or body lotions.

Liposuction in Turkey is performed under general anaesthesia or intravenous sedation. Your plastic surgeon will make a small incision in the skin, where a cannula is inserted through the incisions and moved back and forth to loosen fat. A surgical vacuum is attached to the cannula is used to help as power suction to dislodge fat out of the body.

Day after Liposuction

• During the first 48 hours, patients experience varying degree of bruising and swelling.

One week after Liposuction

• Bruising normally disappears within seven to ten days.

One month after Liposuction

• Most patients can expect 90 percent of the swelling to be subsided in about 4 weeks. Depending on the extent of stitches used with incisions, swelling may persist for 8–10 weeks.

• Infections
• Allergic reaction to anaesthesia
• Blood clots
• Excessive fluid loss
• Damage to skin or nerves