Discover the Advantages and Disadvantages of Each
This article will look at two approaches, 360 liposuction, and area-by-area liposuction; each offers advantages and disadvantages, but both offer new contours. Let’s explore the differences and determine which one best suits your needs.
Liposuction is one of the most requested cosmetic procedures to remove fat from places where exercise and diet have no effect.
Liposuction should not be seen as an alternative to losing weight but as a solution to eliminating fat from areas where exercise and diet do not work.
Benefits of 360 Liposuction
360 liposuction is increasingly chosen by women and men who want big results with a single procedure. This approach is superior if contouring the torso front and back is the goal as it:
- Eliminates fat from several areas
- Shapes the body as it is extracted
- Allows for a more proportionate, extensive result
- Uses fat transfer to add volume and shape to desired areas
This procedure is also called liposculpture.
As it is a circumferential approach, it guarantees greater symmetry in the immediate and long-term postoperative period, ensuring that patients end up with a new shape and fewer surgical interventions.
More Areas Are Included
360 liposuction or circumferential liposuction involves the entire torso, including the upper and lower abdomen, back, pelvis/hips, and thighs. Due to the number of areas sculpted, the changes are more noticeable, allowing patients to obtain proportionate, personalized results.
Recovery from 360 Liposuction
Although the 360 approach involves more areas, the recovery is faster than other types of liposuction. Dr. Cry uses VASER Ultra-Sound Assisted liposuction, which is far gentler on underlying tissues, allowing his patients a faster, minimally painful recovery.
Patients can often resume many daily activities after a few days to a week. Strenuous physical activity like going to the gym can resume in as little as three weeks after surgery, depending on other procedures like a tummy tuck which may require a longer recovery.
Recovery varies from patient to patient, surgery to surgery, so it is essential to follow the surgeon’s particular recommendations to ensure that the final results are the most optimal.
Area-by-Area Liposuction
In area-by-area liposuction, is used to remove fat from specific areas, one or two at a time; these areas can be the abdomen, buttocks, lower back, arms, neck, chest in men, or the chin. This type of liposuction is also used to treat gynecomastia in men to remove excess breast fat.
This procedure focuses on reducing fat in one or two areas, like belly fat or the thighs.
Other areas that you might focus on individually are:
- Limbs – arm or leg fat
- Chest and back
- Hips and thighs
- Chin and neck
Benefits of Area-by-Area Liposuction
Area-by-area liposuction will reduce the amount of fat cells in specific areas, modifying the appearance of a particular area. This is ideal if you only have one or two specific areas to address. Liposuction offers permanent results as long as you maintain a healthy weight.
Risks of Liposuction Done In Sections
All surgeries carry their risks, but area-by-area liposuction carries possible complications such as:
Silhouette abnormalities – Because the focus is on a single area, some asymmetry is likely to result from fat removed from a single area; these changes may become more noticeable if you have infections that make it difficult to heal.
Fluid accumulation – Fluid build-up is expected during the postoperative period. Still, complications arise when these localized fluids form seromas under the skin, which the doctor must empty. With VASER liposuction, patients have lymphatic drainage massages for several reasons: one is to deal with excess fluids.
Recap – The Differences Between 360 Liposuction and Area by Area Liposuction
The most significant difference between both surgeries lies in the approach. Although both consist of extracting fat, the results and patient satisfaction can vary significantly.
Area-by-area liposuction extracts fat from one or two areas at a time and not necessarily in related areas. It’s best for patients who have worked hard on their bodies but cannot shake pockets of fat no matter what they do. Generally, patients have normal to low BMIs.
360 liposuction addresses several areas simultaneously, extracting more significant volumes of fat. For patients with higher BMIs, this method is ideal. The results can be night and day.
However, although liposuction with a circumferential approach is more comprehensive, it is not indicated for all patients. If you want to get rid of fat from only one or two areas of your body, then the ideal is the approach by sections.
The most notable difference is that the 360 liposuction allows your surgeon to do what is called liposculpture. If a surgeon has the talent and experience, they can reshape your figure as the fat is extracted, harvested, and transferred to places where more curves or bulk is desired.
Results
With area-by-area liposuction, the results are more discreet. People might not see the differences. As a rule, results are more evident and more dramatic with 360 liposuction. Of course, how apparent the results are will depend on the changes that the patient wants to achieve in both cases.
After several weeks to months, the final results are observable when the inflammation has completely disappeared with both methods.
The results are permanent as long as you watch your diet and exercise. If you gain weight, although the removed fat will not come back, you will gain fat in other parts of your body.
What Liposuction Alone Cannot Do
Area-by-area liposuction does not eliminate stretch marks, cellulitis, scars, or other irregularities like lax skin. If a significant amount of fat is removed from one area, like the belly, the skin’s quality and the patient’s age determine if the skin has the elasticity to snap into place.
If the patient has lost skin elasticity or has stretch marks, it may be necessary for your surgeon to remove excess skin, called excision.
The Bottom Line
As you can see from this article, there is no “better” solution. The best solution is the one that is right for you. When considering your best option for liposuction, start with what results you are looking for and how many areas of your body you would like to address. Then make an appointment for your consultation and discuss your goals and desired outcomes with a surgeon who will help you create the right plan for your body.
What’s Next?
Deciding whether 360 liposuction or area-by-area lipo is right for you necessitates a personalized surgical plan. That starts with a consultation with Dr. Cyr.
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