Mini Liposuction: A Good-Value Option
The global economy has entered a prolonged recession, and with oil prices and exchange rates soaring day by day and economic growth at a standstill, many people are growing more worried. Every industry is struggling, but those outside the essentials of food, clothing, and shelter have been hit especially hard, leaving many people glum. This is particularly true of high-cost industries, and the cosmetic and plastic surgery industry stands out among them. Because cosmetic and plastic surgery are known to be expensive, the number of people seeking them has dropped markedly, and clinics have had to tighten their belts as well.
Even amid all this, however, there is one procedure that remains popular: mini liposuction. When temperatures drop, our bodies accumulate fat to protect themselves. With winter approaching, you may find it easy to neglect exercise, and by the time winter is over you may have gained even more weight. If you are interested in liposuction and have thought about using this opportunity to say goodbye to stubborn fat, but felt the cost of surgery was too high, consider mini liposuction. It may be more effective than you expect.
When fat is concentrated in just one specific area, diet and exercise often fail to solve the problem, which is simply frustrating. People try every method, from spot exercises to injections and massages, spending a great deal of money over months or even years, but the effects last only briefly, so most end up exhausted and giving up. This is why homemakers worried about belly fat and college students worried about areas where stubborn fat accumulates, such as the upper arms or thighs, often seek mini liposuction.
People who are not severely obese but have a lot of stubborn fat and need body contouring can undergo mini liposuction, and the surgery can be done even on a weekend or during a lunch break. Also, because the fat is aspirated through small openings, concerns about scarring have greatly decreased. Anesthesia has also advanced remarkably, so the surgery can be performed with local anesthesia alone, without sedation, and the recovery period has been considerably shortened, with little disruption to daily life.
Areas where mini liposuction is effective include the chin, the inner arms, the lower abdomen, the flanks, the outer thighs, the inner thighs, and the inner knees.
The surgery is performed using the VASER (Vibration Amplification of Sound Energy at Resonance) device, a third-generation ultrasound-assisted liposuction (Ultrasonic Assisted Liposuction) system, in which a fine titanium ultrasound probe 1.2 mm (18 gauge) in diameter is used to emulsify and remove fat.
Because tumescent local anesthesia is used, the procedure can be performed with minimal pain. Without the incisions used in conventional liposuction, an opening is made with an 18G needle, and an ultrasound probe or cannula about the size of a needle is inserted into the fat tissue to emulsify the fat, so it can be described as a localized fat-dissolving procedure that leaves minimal visible marks.
Shining even in a recession as an honest, no-frills procedure, mini liposuction is a surgery that should be approached not as simple fat removal but with the eye of an artist sculpting a woman's figure.
[ Dr. Jung, Director, Venus Clinic]
