Introduction
Vibratory lipolysis is a possible method of liposuction or liposuction. This is a procedure that serves to eliminate excess fatty tissue in undesirable places, thus coming closer to an ideal of beauty and slimness. Preferred body parts for such procedures are the thighs, upper arms, chest, abdomen, hips, knees or ankles.
Mostly young, rather slim women undergo liposuction to perfect their figure. But there are also men who want to have their double chin removed or have fat in the abdominal area suctioned off to make it look more muscular. With vibration lipolysis or also vibration lipectomy, the fat tissue to be removed is loosened by fine vibrations directly before the actual removal.
In principle, this method represents a further development of ultrasound liposuction or the tumescent technique, in which the fatty tissue is pre-dissolved by means of ultrasound and by injecting fluid into the affected body part and then suctioned off. The injected fluid in the tumescent technique usually consists of a mixture of anesthetic, some adrenaline to stop bleeding, physiological saline solution and cortisone to reduce the subsequent inflammation. However, vibration lipolysis has so far proven to be the gentlest method, which is also associated with the fewest complaints after the procedure.
The oscillations of the vibrating lipolysis are generated by the actual suction cannula and are in a range of less than 100 oscillations per second. The puncture site is very small, approximately 3 mm. The small needles usually have a positive effect on the cosmetic result.
In contrast, the other methods tend to use larger needles. On the one hand, this leads to larger scars, but also to an increased formation of hematomas (bruises) in the treated areas. In addition, the actual operation time for vibration lipolysis is reduced by half and lasts between two and three hours, depending on the amount of fat removed by suction.
Depending on the size of the area to be suctioned, the anesthesia method is also selected. If smaller areas such as the knee are involved, this can be done under local anesthesia. For larger areas general anesthesia is usually preferred.
Depending on the type of anesthesia, it may also be necessary to stay overnight at the clinic or the procedure is performed on an outpatient basis. Another advantage of this method is that the connective tissue is stimulated to produce more collagen by the vibrations in the months following the operation. Collagen is an important component of the subcutaneous fatty tissue and makes the skin look firm and healthy.
