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Lipoaspiration legs

By Dr. Masino Scutari

Definition

The lipoaspiration in the legs consists in aspirating the adipose tissue from the anterior and posterior region of the legs, that is that stretch of the lower limb that goes from the knee to the ankle.

Tunnels determined by the suction of the cannula.

Types of treatment

  • The operation can be performed with a cannula connected to a syringe or an aspirator
  • It is performed under local anesthesia

pre intervention

post-surgery

General information

The indication for surgery will be given after making a differential diagnosis with muscle hypertrophy and lymphedema of the lower limbs.

Preoperative indications

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  • Fasting for at least 12 hours

Laboratory and instrumental tests required

Electrocardiogram, chest Rx, blood count, group, azotemia, blood glucose, PT, PTT, eg urine.

Postoperative indications

It will be useful to carry out some sessions of manual lymphatic drainage to accelerate the resorption of the edema and hematomas.

Antibiotics and anti-inflammatories will be taken for 3 days after surgery.

Surgical technique

The malleolar region is incised for 1 cm. The area is infiltrated with Klein's solution. We wait about 15 minutes: the infiltrated solution will cause a lipolysis, therefore we will start to aspirate for homogeneous plans.

Post-operative card:

Ache

the operation is not absolutely painful and in the post-operative course the operated part may be modestly painful, edematous with widespread ecchymoses, which will gradually diminish in 10-15 days.

Duration of intervention

the operation lasts from 40-60 minutes

Recovery

several hours of hospitalization in a day-hospital regime

dressings

elastocompression medication that should be kept day and night for a week. Then the stitches and the dressing are removed. In general, the compression sleeve should be worn for at least one month during the day only. In obese patients it is obligatory to administer calciparin, that is antitromboembolic prophylaxis.

Scars

almost non-perceptible

Recovery

3-4 days

costs

Liposuction liposculpture 3, 000 - 9, 000 euros

Each surgical procedure has a price determined by the individual physical characteristics, the complexity of the case and the operating times.