In the process of removing fat from the body during a liposuction procedure, body fluids are also drawn up and may cause a patient to go into shock if it is not replaced. Certain liposuction techniques such as the time scent techniques do not require the replacement of body fluids. However, other techniques demand that you are hooked up to an intravenous fluid line to get a replacement of body fluids that you might lose during the suction process of a liposuction procedure.

Steer clear of alcohol when you are recovering from liposuction. Alcohol inhibits the skin's healing capacity and can cause complications for you after a liposuction surgery. You can speed up your recovery period by drinking tons of water after having liposuction surgery.

You may experience a range of side effects from the use of lidocaine in a liposuction surgery. Too much lidocaine may lead to a poisoning of the body system. A little bit above the normal dose of lidocaine introduced into the body may cause you to experience nausea; drowsiness or light headaches. Talk to your surgeon about this before going ahead for the liposuction. It's important that you understand every single aspect of the process before going ahead.

Liposuction is a type of surgery that is not covered by health insurance. This is because it is termed as a cosmetic surgery. It can only be covered by health insurance when it is carried out for health reasons. Generally patients who undergo the removal of lipomas enjoy this benefit.

Tumescent liposuction takes a long time. Sometimes surgeons spend close to four hours or more in the theater. One of the reasons why the procedure takes a long time is that when solution is injected into the body, the doctor would have to wait for about an hour before commencing the surgery.

One psychological aspect of liposuction is depression. Patients feel depressed when they do not see tangible changes after liposuction. Note that liposuction result is not noticeable until after some weeks or months.

Liposuction is a form of surgery that requires antibiotics. The antibiotics help to prevent infection during and after surgery. It is generally given 60 minutes before and after surgery.

Over 70% of swelling disappear after three weeks of liposuction surgery. By the sixth week, over 90% of the swelling is gone. Note however that a complete result is noticeable after 6 months.