Even as the weather continues with daily temperature swings of nearly 10 degrees between morning and evening, observers say this summer will be hotter than usual because of El Nino. Along with this, the fashion and cosmetic surgery fields have already begun preparing for summer.
As more people look to trim excess fat and build a slim figure for lighter, more revealing clothing, some visit plastic surgery clinics for body management. For a figure that is slim yet healthy-looking, losing weight rapidly over a short period can cause side effects. Severe calorie restriction or excessive exercise may reduce weight, but it can also lower skin elasticity and even lead to greater weight gain through the rebound effect.
Dr. Jaeho Cho, Chief Director of TheLINE Plastic Surgery, said, "If you do not have enough time to lose weight gradually through steady exercise and diet, or you want to refine your body line by trimming only the excess fat, liposuction can be an option. Liposuction is surgery that removes fat from areas where it has excessively accumulated in order to correct the body contour. It can be performed on localized areas such as the arms, abdomen and thighs, or on the whole body. Because the subcutaneous fat in the area you consider a problem is directly suctioned and removed, a high level of effect can be expected."
He continued, "There are things to be careful about, however. If skin elasticity has declined due to repeated dieting and rebound, rapid weight gain and loss, or aging, removing too much fat at once can create an uneven, bumpy skin surface. Scarring at the incision sites that can occur during the suction process is also a natural concern."
So is there no way to prevent such side effects?
Dr. Jaeho Cho said, "One way to reduce the side effects of liposuction is liposuction using stem cells. Stem cells are cells that can differentiate into the various organs and cells of our body, and they exist in blood, the heart, bone marrow and elsewhere. Among these, they are very abundant in adipose tissue. They help regenerate cells damaged during liposuction, soften clumped tissue, and at the same time support collagen synthesis to increase skin elasticity. They also suppress inflammation and boost immunity, which lowers the side effects that can occur after surgery."
He continued, "The advantage of using stem cells is that new cells are generated in the space left by the removed fat, so the effect can be maintained for a long time. Conventional surgery suctions out and removes both the fat and the stem cells, whereas surgery using stem cells preserves them as they are in order to keep their function, removing only the pure fat cells."
He added, "When choosing a clinic for this surgery, safety can be improved by checking whether the facility has the advanced equipment and a research institute able to handle stem cells accurately, and whether medical staff with extensive liposuction experience are on site, and then proceeding carefully. Through a thorough consultation process with the operating surgeon, patients should sort out the unverified information circulating online and align expectations for the post-surgical result in advance, so as to prevent side effects caused by removing an excessive amount of fat." < Copyright (c) Hemophilia Life. Unauthorized reproduction and redistribution prohibited >
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