Recent advances in cosmetic surgery have led to numerous television programs about ‘extreme cosmetic procedures’ being created – but what about body lifting and contouring with liposuction? In this article we will examine how you don’t have to go to extreme lengths to get the body you’ve always dreamed of.

Before we begin, it is important to note that liposuction is not an alternative to weight loss. Liposuction can help you to contour your body, sculpting away those annoying pockets of fat you don’t want, and helping to make you feel better about yourself. But taking out large amounts of fat in one procedure is very hard on the body – normal weight loss is a much better way to get rid of the majority of your excess weight.

The term ‘body lift’ conjures up images of people who have literally been lifted all over – tummy tucks, buttock lifts, breast lifts and a whole host of other dramatic cosmetic surgeries that have been designed to give them a completely new body.

This type of dramatic operation is usually the culmination of efforts by seriously overweight individuals to lose their extra weight. Many of the body lifting procedures are designed to take away the leftover stubborn fat and tighten the skin. Naturally, a total body lift is not a small procedure to undergo. Rather, it is an extreme cosmetic procedure and one that needs to be carefully thought about and discussed with a very good plastic surgeon.

But what if you only need a small helping hand – a little lift? In these circumstances, liposuction might be just the ticket for you. A liposuction body lift makes use of the body’s own clever ability to spring back into shape after loss of fat. The skin, in these circumstances, usually retracts to fit the shape of the newly sculpted body, making more invasive procedures unnecessary, leading to shorter recovery times and only tiny liposuction scars! You will need to wear a compression garment for a few weeks after your liposuction procedure, as well as helping the body to heal, the compression garment helps the skin to tighten to its new form.

Lipo body lifts can be a great way to give yourself a mommy makeover – a surgeon is able to focus on so many of the areas that can require attention after having children. If you go for an advanced technique like Vaser lipo, there’s a short recovery time involved in comparison with traditional lipo techniques. The Vaser liposuction treatment also means fewer bruises and a lot less pain afterward.