The liposuction can be carried out in a range from two to three hours, depending on the extension of the zone.

The liposuction can be carried out low local anesthesia and a mild sedation, or well, if the zone is too extensive, or we are going to work on several regions of the body, low regional or general anesthesia.

Because it is an invasive procedure, it should be carried out in an operating room, whether in a clinic or hospital.

In the case that drainages had been placed, these will be withdrawn during the two first days. An adjusted girdle will be used for two or three weeks during every day, it will allow that the tissues unite adequately and it also will help to accentuate the form of the body.

You should consume your prescribed antibiotics and analgesics.? It is normal to present some burning sensation and bruises that will disappear in an interim of two or three weeks.? Due to that liquids are used to favor the extraction of fat, is normal to present a transitory increase of weight.

You will be able to return to your activities in a week, taking care to not raise heavy objects, since you can be injured or it just favor hemorrhages in the repairing tissues.

It?s indispensable that you let us know if you have some disease, consume medicines or vitamins of chronically, and your prior surgeries and allergies to substances or medicines.

The surgery day, Dr. Cárdenas will mark the places where is planned to carry out the liposuction.

You should avoid smoking and second hand cigarette smoke, since is clearly described the greater incidence of complications in smokers, because it may diminish the blood flow to the tissues on reparation.

At the same time, is necessary to avoid the sun exposure during the first four weeks, since if you have bruises, these can get fixed on the skin and alter the pigmentation of the skin.

There are a few complications that are more likely to appear when the surgery has been exceeded the optimum quantity of fat to withdraw and consist on collection of liquid or seroma, which will require to be drained; wound infection; Waves and Asymmetries.

It should remain in clear that this is not a procedure to lose weight.? This is a procedure that ?in people that have a stable state of diet and exercise, can improve extensively the figure and to withdraw fat in those zones where it is difficult to disappear, even with the methods we already mentioned.