LIPOSUCTION / LIPOSCULPTURE

Fat treatment is a highly efficient method to shape the body with very little outer scarring. The fat is extracted through very small stab incisions, which tend to heal fast. They leave very little traces as the cannulae, Dr. Blaschke uses, are as thin as ever possible. The far thicker Ultrasound probes are reserved for special indications. The superficial fat is identified and treated separately to enhance skin shrinkage around the reduced fat coat.

The Procedure Dr. Blaschke combines the advantages of local and general anaesthesia by injecting a special solution into the target areas, once you are asleep. The solution provides painlessness, bleeding control and generally prepares the fat for suctioning. Therefore the anaesthetic can be light and postoperative pain is reduced. The deeper and more superficial layers are suctionend separately until the desired shape is achieved. There are no stitches. The wound dressings are waterproof, so that you can shower after the operation. The recovery period is short, but most patients prefer to spend the first night in hospital. You are seen by Dr. Blaschke and his team for regular checks. Compression garments should be worn for 3 weeks to enhance healing and shaping. Normal activities can as a rule be resumed within 5 days. Surgeon's Remarks The press is full of offers for "Lunchtime Liposuction" and the like. Preferred anaesthetic is "Analgosedation". It is easily forgotten, that liposuction is a real operation with real risks. Deaths have occurred after procedures in doctor's rooms. Local anaesthetic and sedation often is a cheap anaesthetic without proper anaesthetist. Therefore only smaller procedures should be done outside a hospital, and a proper anaesthetic administered by a proper anaesthetist is still the safest way to go.