It is important that you are well prepared for the operation. Your weight must be as close to a normal BMI of 25 as possible and not exceed a BMI of 30. Smoking is the main cause of complications such as infection, and you must therefore stop smoking at least 4 weeks before the operation and must not start again at the earliest 4 weeks after the operation.

Different kinds of medicine can affect the operation and especially cause bleeding problems. You will therefore, in connection with the preliminary examination, talk to the specialist about how you should deal with the medication you may be taking.

In liposuction, the fat cells are sucked out with a cannula (a thin steel tube with small side holes). The cannula is inserted through approx. 4 mm openings in the skin. The cannula is connected to a suction pump or a syringe (syringe) which creates a negative pressure in the cannula. Pump is best suited for the removal of larger amounts of fatty tissue – syringe is best suited for smaller amounts.

Sometimes, if the fat is firmly stuck, we use internal ultrasound to “crush” the fat before liposuction. We then use 5th generation equipment for liposuction, also called the “Vaser method”. Areas where ultrasound is suitable are the hips and stomach. Liposuction of breast fat in men is difficult to remove without ultrasound. We use the method of liposuction which, in our opinion, is best for you. The result is equally good whether we use a pump or a syringe for liposuction.

You sleep during the entire liposuction procedure. The operation ends with the opening in the skin after liposuction being sewn up with one stitch, and a tight bandage, corset or stocking is placed on it.

Liposuction is generally performed in the same way worldwide. Liposuction / liposculpture treatments in Norway must be performed by plastic surgeons. What is important to you is the clinic’s routines and the surgeon’s experience with liposuction.

You wake up in your bed in the recovery ward. There is often little pain and you will be given painkillers to reduce this. You will usually be allowed to leave the hospital after 1 day.

Liposuction performed correctly is rarely associated with complications or side effects. However, as with any other operation, a complication can also occur with liposuction.  Allergy to the anesthetic does occur, but is a risk you are also exposed to during anesthesia at the dentist or during childbirth.

As mentioned, unevenness in the skin after liposuction can occur in rare cases. Next comes numbness or tenderness over the treated area. Soreness subsides after a month, while numbness in a few can last up to a year. Rarely, we can see a slight bluing of the skin after liposuction, caused by small bleeding that gets stuck in the subcutaneous tissue just like tattoos. To avoid this, you must stay out of the sun as long as the surgical field is blue and swollen.

Side effects of the anesthesia during liposuction – such as e.g. short-term nausea and fatigue – occurs in a few, as with other operations.

Any complications and side effects after liposuction can usually be treated and controlled without ruining the result. All in all, liposuction must be characterized as a very safe treatment method.