Maintaining and Maximizing Your Liposuction Results
Despite your best efforts, diet and exercise might not be enough to help you achieve that perfect body that you desire. If you’ve spent years trying to lose weight and shape your body but haven’t seen results, liposuction is a procedure that you can consider. By removing excess fat deposits from certain areas of your body, things like your buttocks, neck, arms, thighs, stomach and chin can be shaped to a more suitable size. This procedure is minimally invasive, and it only takes a few days to recover.
While the outcome of your liposuction procedure has a lot to do with the surgeon that you have performing this task, there are some ways that you can get the best results from liposuction and maximize your results.
Things to Do Before Your Liposuction Procedure to Maximize the Results
Hydration
For a few weeks leading up to your liposuction procedure, make sure that you’re hydrating your body. This is a great way to keep your joints loose, to promote healthy skin and to flush toxins out of your body. Hydration is also important for regulating your body temperature, boosting your metabolism and supporting the body’s natural immune response. All of these processes play an important role in a successful liposuction procedure. It’s also a habit you should try to keep up with moving forward.
Exercise
Liposuction should be used to get you the appearance that you have been working so hard to achieve, but it’s more practical if you’ve lost most of your weight ahead of your procedure. This will allow your surgeon to shape your body how you want, without the fear of those results changing as you go on to lose more weight. You can work out right up until the day of your procedure, which puts you at a lower risk of procedure complications or a long recovery.
Preparing for Your Recovery
The general recovery period for a liposuction procedure is around 10 to 14 days. Some people experience a much shorter recovery time, as long as they were in good health prior to the surgery. It’s a good idea to prepare your home for the days that you will be resting. Being able to minimize your movements helps healing. Make sure your home is clean and clear of any items that could be a tripping hazard. Stock your refrigerator with foods that will promote healing and decrease inflammation (easy to digest soups are a great option). You may want to bring in some help for things like cleaning and laundry, so you can rest as needed.
Stop Smoking
If you’re a smoker, this could impact your eligibility to receive a liposuction procedure. If your doctor agrees to go through with it, you should strongly consider stopping smoking before the big day. When you inhale nicotine into your body, this restricts your blood vessels and prevents proper blood flow. The health of your blood vessels will play a big part in the healing of liposuction. Smoking can also put you at risk of developing a blood clot post-surgery.
Things to Do After Your Liposuction Procedure to Maintain the Results
Stay hydrated
We talked about the importance of remaining hydrated prior to your liposuction procedure, but this is something you want to do after your surgery as well. Drinking water can help you burn more calories over the course of the day, ensuring that your results stick around longer. A lot of people feel hungry when they’re actually thirsty, so you can use hydration to increase the feeling of satiety.
Exercise Regularly
Exercise is something that you should keep up with regardless of liposuction. It’s excellent for keeping up with optimal cardiovascular health. It also helps keep your muscles tone and prevents fat cells from forming in the areas that you had treated. You’ll be able to enjoy your new body for longer when you’re exercising a number of days each week. Liposuction isn’t a remedy for losing weight. It’s simply something that can help treat stubborn fat. Exercise will be needed to maintain your body mass index at a healthy level.
Eating Healthy
You can utilize healthy eating after liposuction to keep weight off, but your diet also largely affects how much inflammation you have present in the body. High levels of inflammation can slow down your recovery. In turn, this prevents you from being able to get back to exercising and doing the things that you love. Stick with whole grains, lean protein and plenty of fruits and vegetables.
Wear a Compression Garment
Your doctor may recommend wearing a compression garment after your surgery. This is because a garment like this can help reshape the areas that have been treated. This minimizes any wrinkles or sagging of the skin. It can also reduce swelling, which can slow down your recovery if you’re not being proactive about treating it. Scars may be less noticeable once you’re healed, since a compression garment puts pressure on your incisions and helps them heal. Most doctors recommend wearing these garments for at least seven days post procedure.
If you’re confused with how you should proceed with your aftercare, you should talk to a trusted liposuction medical professional for advice. The team here at Boutinic Aesthetics has performed many liposuction procedures, and we can help you maximize and maintain your results. Our goal is to help you look and feel your best. Contact us today by visiting our website, or give us a call at (305) 504-8628.
