One of the most impressive in the range of cosmetic procedures, liposuction has been incredibly popular for years, and in recent years, this popularity has only grown as more individuals are learning just how powerful the newer forms of liposuction can be. Among these, ultrasonic liposuction is an improved version of liposuction that adds a bit of high-pitched sound waves to the traditional liposuction procedure to give you more precise results with less pain and fewer complications.
Ultrasonic Liposuction
Ultrasonic liposuction, or UAL, is a procedure that combines traditional liposuction with high-pitched sound waves. The sound waves actually help to liquefy the fat cells, making it easier to remove the fat without additional trauma to your body. Ultrasonic liposuction is used most often to remove fat in a difficult area of the body. The chin, neck, calves and ankles are areas where ultrasonic liposuction is used most often as these are areas where only a delicate touch is needed to reach the fat to be removed, and that delicate touch can use a bit of extra help in the form of the ultrasonic technology.
How Ultrasonic Liposuction Works
Liposuction, including ultrasonic liposuction, is relatively simple in theory. A thin tube is inserted just under the skin into the thicker layers of fat. The fat is sucked up into the tube using a vacuum pump. As the doctor moves the tube around in the body, he picks up more fat and works to collect fat in a relatively well distributed area so that the body appears trim and even when the process is completed.
As simple as it sounds, fat cells aren’t just waiting under the skin to be easily collected by a medical vacuum. The fat is part of the body and separating it from muscle and skin to be collected can be a challenge. The ultrasonic liposuction improves the traditional form of the cosmetic procedure by using the ultrasonic technology to actually loosen and even liquefy the fat under the skin before the collection begins.
The ultrasonic energy is placed outside the body and the sound waves travel inside the body to the precise area where the surgeon will be removing fat. This is why the ultrasonic technique is so well suited for small areas – it can be perfectly targeted for these areas to improve the effects of the liposuction. There is an internal ultrasonic liposuction technique as well. In the external technique, the ultrasonic energy is transmitted through the skin. In the internal procedure, the ultrasonic technology is sent inside the skin through the same kind of tube, or cannula, that the fat is removed through.
In both techniques, the fat cells are shaken loose and even liquefied. The connective tissues that hold the fat to the skin or the muscles are loosened as well. AS the doctor follows the ultrasonic technique to gather the fat, it is much more prepared and there is far less resistance as the procedure is performed. This means your doctor is able to grab more fat and he can do so with greater finesse.
The Benefits of Ultrasonic Liposuction
Easily the most obvious benefit of ultrasonic liposuction is how much more precise the surgeon is able to be when performing a traditional liposuction procedure. The ultrasonic technology loosens the fat and makes it easier to collect large amounts of fat in a single surgery since it is more readily collected.
In addition to this, the ultrasonic liposuction also has benefits for your skin following the procedure. The ultrasonic technology not only helps to release fat deposits and break them down for easy collection, the same technology actually improves the tone and condition of the skin in the area. This means the skin you’ve just irritated through the actually liposuction procedure is getting a bit of extra toning as well. Your end result will be smoother, more natural looking skin following the liposuction and with ultrasonic liposuction, you may see an effect of skin tightening as dramatic as a small tummy tuck would be.
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