Vaser Liposuction

Vaser Liposuction is a procedure with both pros and cons like every cosmetic surgery. Vaser liposuction cost is one of the topics every person who considers Vaser Liposuction wants to know; however, it can change in every clinic and in every country. Many people from all over the world choose Turkey for their cosmetic surgeries due to affordable costs and experienced surgeons. Vaser liposuction cost is between €1,200 and €5,000. Vaser Liposuction in Turkey is highly popular and affordable. Recovery is fast, so you can easily travel after operation. Many people spend a period of their life to lose weight and get in a better shape to improve their self-esteem. While men dream of a flat chest and stomach, women want to get rid of their thigh fat and stomach. In recent years, a contoured face with cheeks is a new standard of beauty for both men and women. Many celebrities are known to have fat removal operations to get in the perfect body shape that people define as ideal. In other words, many of the ideal body shapes we see are products of liposuction surgery.

What Is Vaser Liposuction?

Liposuction is basically a fat removal surgery that has got different techniques in fat removal. (Read Liposuction Surgery to find out more about liposuction surgery types.) Vaser Liposuction is one of the most used methods of Liposuction surgery in 2020. Vaser stands for Vibration Amplification of Sound Energy at Resonance. It is an ultrasound technique used to break the fat cells and separate them from the tissues before getting them removed during liposuction surgery. It is based on ultrasound energy causing heat and destroying fat cells without damaging healthy tissue under the skin. Therefore, it is an efficient technique that has got better results compared to traditional liposuction. However, surgery needs a skilled surgeon who can operate gently owing to the fact that the procedure should be more under control than other types. The areas that Vaser Liposuction is the neck, chin, arms, back, flanks, hips, tummy, buttocks, ankles, and thighs. Vaser technique is highly effective in smaller areas, such as the face and neck, and it causes satisfying results. The face is one of the areas we cannot lose weight from where we want to. If you consider getting a contoured face, you can try the surgery. This technique helps the surgeon to create a more defined look on limbs and abdomen as well. Most of the patients who got Vaser Liposuction indicates that they have got a natural look after the surgery. Another significant fact about Vaser Liposuction is, not yet scientifically proven, surgeons, claim that it helps to tighten the skin to a certain degree, minimally. Liposuction is not a method that focuses on skin tightening; however, in many cases, it is seen that Vaser Liposuction can tighten the skin even though it is minimal. If your main focus is skin tightening, unfortunately, Liposuction surgery is not suitable for you. If the patient will get treated with surgery, the only difference about it from the general liposuction procedure is the appliance of Vaser treatment before removing the fat cells. The first step is deciding on the target area and drawing lines, then anesthesia and saline solution is injected. Before creating the incisions, the surgeon applies ultrasound treatment to break and separate fat cells from the tissues. Ultrasound energy creates a heat that targets fat pockets without harming healthy tissue. This procedure can take 60 to 120 minutes depending on how many areas will be treated. Ultrasound energy is highly effective in liposuction surgery and it is easier to heal. After breaking the fat cells, fat tissues and excess fluid get removed with a cannula through the minor incisions made. After the surgery, the patient wears a garment or corsets for at least 4 weeks and returns to the ward in the hospital. As the healing process is fast with Vaser Liposuction, the patient can return to work after a week and after a couple of weeks, he/she can start exercising.

Benefits of Vaser Liposuction

Vaser Liposuction has got many benefits compared to other liposuction methods, especially Traditional (Dry) liposuction. One of the main reasons for those benefits is the ultrasound energy used in the liposuction process. This method helps to break fat deposits more efficiently and eases the fat removal process for the surgeon. Thanks to Vaser technology, fat deposits get in a more liquid form which makes more fat removal available.

• The operated area recovers faster than traditional(dry) liposuction.
• The healing process is less painful as it is less invasive.
• Ultrasound technology targets fat tissue without damaging nerves, vessels, or other healthy tissues. This is significant as it reduces the complications by not damaging other tissues.
• It can remove some of the cellulite during the procedure, unlike traditional liposuction.
• Less bruising and swelling are expected due to not traumatizing in the area.
• Only small incisions are made during the procedure.

Disadvantages of Vaser Liposuction

Every method of cosmetic surgeries has got advantages and disadvantages; however, you should remember the fact that cosmetic surgeries are personal and every method carries different risks or advantages for each person. If you consider getting a liposuction surgery, you should share every information of yourself that includes your medical background, your expectations, and your future plans for your body, with your cosmetic surgeon before getting your liposuction surgery. Your surgeon will decide which method is the most advantageous method for your dream look. If you are in a condition that disadvantages of Vaser liposuction carry great risk, your surgeon will perform a different method which is safer for you. Disadvantages of Vaser Liposuction are:

• The risk of scarring is higher in Vaser Liposuction due to the technique being used. Problems related to the tools can cause burnt.
• If you gain weight after your liposuction surgery, remaining fat tissues can grow back.
• Swelling remains for a couple of months so you might not see immediate results if you do not have removed a lot of fat.

Vaser Liposuction vs. Traditional Liposuction

Vaser Liposuction and Traditional Liposuction are not very different from each other when you examine both of their surgical procedures. However, in Vaser Liposuction, the ultrasound technique creates a huge difference in the procedure of liposuction. Vaser technique:

• Creates more contoured body shape.
• Does not traumatize healthy tissues like Traditional Liposuction.
• Is not a suitable method for large fat tissues but it is more effective for body shaping.
• Has got a faster and less painful recovery period after liposuction surgery.

Who Are Suitable for Vaser Liposuction?

Every person who is not pleased with their body has got the right to have cosmetic surgery for their own psychological good. Many women and men are not happy with how they look and they alienate themselves from their social environment. Unfortunately, this alienation creates more problems in their lives and even their health. For example, many men do not want to go to the gym because they dislike their breasts that have got excess fat. They tend to spend more time indoors without exercising and that results in health problems. They distance themselves from sexual or romantic life and have psychological problems. Liposuction is a way to get rid of all of these problems in a couple of hours. Even though everyone has got the right to get liposuction done, there are some qualifications to prevent risks and complications. Those are:

• Having realistic expectations: When you want to get cosmetic surgery, you should be realistic about the whole procedure and its results. While you look at the media, every cosmetic surgery seems like they either have perfect results or the worst. Even when you get a lipstick, you cannot have the look you wanted that the model in the advertisement had. Cosmetic surgeries are like that too. Every individual has got different results because of their bodies’ characteristics. You should be realistic about what waits for you and you should talk about every possible risk with your surgeon.
• Being over at least 18 years old: In one of the previous paragraphs, we indicated that every person can have cosmetic surgeries. People under 18 years old, can have cosmetic surgeries with their parents’ approval. This means they can sign a document that they allow and accept the procedure for their child. However, cosmetic surgeons do not want to perform such surgeries on people under 18 years old as their body is still in a growing up state and their hormonal balance is not stable. Liposuction carries risks, and it is not permanent if the person will not maintain a healthy life with a stable weight. For that reason, they want to perform cosmetics surgeries on people who are mature in age. For teens, they find that kind of surgeries unnecessary unless they are a threat to their health both mentally or physically.
• Having stubborn fat tissues: Cosmetic surgeons do not recommend surgery for people who haven’t tried exercising and a healthy diet to get rid of their fat tissues. Liposuction has got risks even though they are minimal, a surgeon wants the best for the patient. Only if the patient has got fat tissues that do not disappear despite all the efforts, they remove them with Vaser Liposuction.
• Having an ideal and stable weight: Commonly, many people think that Vaser Liposuction is an easy weight loss method. However, cosmetic surgeons highlight the fact that Vaser Liposuction is not a weight-loss procedure, it is only to remove fat pockets that are stubborn to exercise or diet. An only a certain amount of fat can be removed in Vaser Liposuction surgery and a rapid weight gain will cause fat tissues to collect on those areas, too. Hence, the person who considers getting a Vaser Liposuction surgery done should be close to their healthy weight and should maintain a healthy lifestyle to protect the contoured body shape they reached with the help of Vaser Liposuction.
  • It is recommended to have around 30 BMI (Body Mass Index) for Vaser Liposuction surgery to minimize the risks and complications that might occur during or after the surgery. Besides, you should maintain your weight for at least 6 months to have better results.
• Maintaining a healthy mental state: Some people can decide on getting cosmetic surgery after having a psychological trauma in their life. They are prone to neglect the risks of the procedure and have fast decisions without considering it. Cosmetic surgeons do not want people who decided on their cosmetic surgeries on those sensitive moments as the recovery period of cosmetic surgeries are troubling alone. They want their patients to decide on their Vaser Liposuction surgery reasonably without being affected by any other situations to prevent upcoming regrets. Even though it is not a tough procedure with a long healing period, cosmetic surgeons want the best for their patients.
• People who do not smoke before Vaser Liposuction: Smoking has got many side effects on our health in general. These side effects can be rather serious when it comes to having cosmetic surgery. If you consider Vaser Liposuction, you should quit smoking at least 6 weeks before your operation to minimize the complications in your surgery. Smoking increases the risk of fluid collecting in the body and the risk of infection. It can even result in blood clots in the lungs or veins, which can result in death.
  • It is significant to know that, not only smoking but also the use of other nicotine-based products, drugs or prescribed medicine should be quit before Vaser Liposuction Surgery.
• Being healthy enough for Vaser Liposuction Surgery: Cosmetic surgeries are commonly preferred when people want to achieve the look they want to see in the mirror. However, they still carry serious risks or side effects for some people. Before your surgery, you should make sure that you do not have any allergies that can increase the risks or any condition that will create a problem during the procedure. You should share your previous and current health record and prescribed/not prescribed medicine you use. For example, you should not use aspirin before the surgery to prevent excessive bleeding.

Risks of Vaser Liposuction

There are some side effects and risks of Vaser Liposuction as every other cosmetic surgery. You should be realistic about those risks before getting your surgery done. Every risk should be talked about with your surgeon according to your medical background. Common side effects:

• Swelling.
• Fluid collecting on the area of Vaser Liposuction surgery.
• Bleeding during the surgery (Vaser technique minimizes that risk).
• Bruising.
• Numbness

Risks that are not common:

• Inflammation.
• Infection (It can be controlled easily with antibiotics).
• Hematoma (Bleeding after the surgery on the operated area).
• Skin color change.
• Pulmonary edema (fluid collecting in the lungs).
• Pulmonary embolism (Blood clots in lungs).
• Organ damage.
• Necrosis.
• Asymmetrical results.

Those risks are not listed from common to uncommon, they are randomly stated. The possibility of the risks is different for every individual who will get Vaser Liposuction surgery.

Before Vaser Liposuction

The first step of your Vaser Liposuction path starts with deciding on which clinic you will have your surgery. In the UK, there are many clinics that perform Vaser Liposuction; however, prices might not be budget-friendly for everyone and you might have to choose a clinic with less experienced surgeons. If you consider getting your Vaser Liposuction in good hands with highly experienced surgeons, you can consider visiting Turkey for your Vaser Liposuction surgery. Turkey is known for its experienced cosmetic surgeons and affordable prices for cosmetic surgeries. After finding your clinic, you should get an appointment. In your first appointment, there will be questions that you should ask your surgeon and topics that you should talk about. In the first appointment, you can ask your surgeon about his/her experience in Vaser Liposuction, before and after images of his/her previous patients that had Vaser Liposuction, what expect you in surgery and what expects you in the recovery period. Next, your surgeon will ask you questions about your medical background which includes almost every procedure, illness, condition, or medicine you have in your life. We advise you to have a medical check before your first consultation, to learn if you have any conditions or allergies you are not aware of. You should bring your previous blood tests, previous medicine you used, and the ones that you still use. These will help your surgeon to decide about your surgical procedure. If he thinks that Vaser Liposuction might be risky for you, he can either postpone it, cancel it or switch with another method. If you have serious allergies or conditions like diabetes, it might be a challenging operation for you. One of the other steps is that your surgeon will check your target area. He/she will examine the area of the operation to see what kind of method should be done. Your surgeon will check the elasticity of your skin, your fat tissues, and if you have got extra skin or damaged skin. After that examination, your surgeon might advise you to have another procedure such as skin tightening if you have extra skin. After analysis of your skin and tissues, your surgeon will inform you about what is planned and discuss it with you and ask your opinions about what exactly you want. You should make sure to have realistic     expectations from Vaser Liposuction surgery. Before your Vaser Liposuction, we advise you to maintain a healthy lifestyle as you have to be healthy and Before Liposuction surgery, it is advised to maintain your weight stable before the surgery. Besides, you should stop smoking, drinking alcohol, and using drugs before your surgery. During your first appointment or before your surgery, with your permission, your cosmetic surgeon might take pictures of you to compare with your post-surgery state. You will have another appointment for your surgery on a suitable date for you.

The Procedure of Vaser Liposuction Surgery

Vaser Liposuction is a surgery that can be different for every individual. You can either get only Vaser Liposuction, or your surgeon might combine it with another procedure such as skin tightening. If your surgeon decides on only the surgery instead of a combined one, the procedure of your Vaser Liposuction will be:

1) Signing a consent form:

Before every surgery, especially cosmetic surgery, you have to sign a consent form that shows that you accept every step of the procedure and the possible risks.

2) Drawing/Marking lines on the area:

Your surgeon will draw some lines with a marker guiding the areas of liposuction area. This procedure is done with patients’ opinions and where they want to get Vaser liposuction.

3) Appliance of anesthetics and saline solution:

Through an incision which is 3-6 mm, anesthetic and saline solution is applied. Anesthesia is applied to prevent pain. The saline solution helps to make blood vessels smaller in size. This method reduces blood loss, in addition, to decrease bruising. Another plus of this solution is that it eases the fat removal procedure as the area is filled with this solution.

4) Applying vaser liposuction treatment:

Vaser Liposuction technique is applied with a cannula that uses ultrasound energy to break up fat tissues while not harming other tissues that surround fat. It enables to destroy deep fat tissues and it is a successful method for creating smooth and contoured shape.

5) Removing the saline solution and extra fluid and fat:

With the help of the Vaser Liposuction technique, fat tissues melt and the cosmetic surgeon can remove fat tissues that have been broken easily. In this step, your surgeon will remove excess fluid which contains saline solution, fat, and blood through a suction cannula. Some of the fluid that has been inserted might be left in the area to ease the pain of the operation. It will disappear naturally in the following days.

6) Stitching the incisions made:

Prior incisions will be closed with stitches. Those stitches will be removed in the following weeks.

7) Applying cotton pads and compression garments:

Cotton pads will be applied to soak extra fluid and compression garments worn to apply pressure on the area to help that drainage.

Recovery from Vaser Liposuction

Recovery from Vaser Liposuction surgery is faster than Traditional Liposuction as healthy tissues are not that damaged. After your procedure, you will be taken to the ward for one night to check if there are any complications happening. Your cosmetic surgeon and nurses will check your state. After your surgery, you will be escorted to walk in the hospital to prevent swelling. You will be wearing pressure garments after your surgery.

• After your procedure, you will wear sterilized cotton pads for 1-2 days to soak the leaking fluid. This fluid is a reaction of your body to the treatment and it is totally normal.
• You should keep yourself hydrated after the surgery to refresh your body from anesthesia and you will be draining fluids from your body.
• In the first weeks after your Vaser Liposuction surgery, you still have to wear pressure garments that will help to reduce the risk of swelling and it will help extra fluid to drain.
• You might have soreness on the operated area with Vaser Treatment for 2-5 days. This soreness will not be permanent. If it is persistent even after 5 days, you should consult your surgeon.
• It is recommended not to work for 2-5 days. If your work requires physical work, you should ask your doctor when it is suitable for you to start working. You can ask your doctor to write a document to have a break from work during your recovery period.
• You might have bruising and you will have swelling on the treated area.

Frequently Asked Questions About Vaser Liposuction

Is Vaser Liposuction safe?

It is a procedure that has been performed by a cosmetic surgeon for more than 15 years. With the researches and results, it is proven to be a safe technique. Besides, Vaser Liposuction is known to cause less blood loss.

How much does Vaser Liposuction cost?

The cost of your Vaser Liposuction will not be covered by your health insurance as it is elective surgery. The cost of Vaser Liposuction is about £1,000 – £4,500 and can change depending on:

• The experience of the cosmetic surgeon that will perform the surgery.
• Additional services such as accommodation or travel.
• Quality of devices or tools used.
• Pressure garments or other kinds of treatments.

When can I completely heal from Vaser Liposuction?

After your Vaser Liposuction, your recovery period will immediately start. Even though Vaser Liposuction does not have a long duration of the recovery period, it will approximately take at 6 months to heal from your surgery. That duration can change in every patient as it is a procedure that every patient has got different wishes.

When will I see the final results of Vaser Liposuction?

You will be able to see the final results immediately after your Vaser Liposuction surgery; however, the area operated will be swollen due to the surgical operation. Many patients indicate that even when it is swollen in the operated area, they could see perfect results. After 6-8 weeks, you will be able to see better results as the swelling will be reduced. The final result is mostly seen between 3-6 months.

How long the procedure of Vaser Liposuction is?

How the duration of Vaser Liposuction changes due to the amount of fat to be removed and the largeness of the area.

Is Vaser Liposuction painful?

It is not a painful procedure as an anesthetic is applied during the surgery. However, there can be some pain after the procedure. You can take painkillers to prevent that pain with the advice of your doctor.

What areas can be treated with Vaser Liposuction?

Vaser Liposuction is mostly preferred for smaller areas such as the chin, neck, face but it can be applied on limbs, back, stomach, hips, thighs, and buttocks. The Surgery causes less bleeding in larger areas compared to Traditional Liposuction.

Does Vaser Liposuction include stitches or incision?

Yes. A small incision is made around the target area. A couple of incisions can be created depending on the largeness of the area. Stitches will be applied as the last step of the procedure.

Are the result of Vaser Liposuction permanent?

Partly yes. Vaser Liposuction procedure includes the removal of fat tissues which stubbornly collect in one area. As Vaser Liposuction destroys those fat pockets or fully remove them, it is almost unlikely that new fat pockets will be produced there the same way. However, if the patient does not maintain his/her weight and gains weight rapidly, the results might not be permanent. We can still say that it will not be the same as it was before the surgery even after you gain weight. However, pregnancy and other similar changes in the body might change the results completely.

What kind of anesthetic will be used during Vaser Liposuction Surgery?

Your surgeon will decide on what type of anesthetic you should get according to your surgery. It can be both general and local anesthesia.

How much fat can be removed with Vaser Liposuction?

This question is very personal and it can change in every patient. Your cosmetic surgeon will remove an amount of fat that will not affect your skin or tissues badly and make you help to have a contoured look. Approximately, 11 pounds of fat can be removed in one session of Vaser Liposuction Surgery.

Does Vaser Liposuction treat loose skin?

Liposuction surgery, in general, is not suitable for people who have got a significant amount of loose skin, hence liposuction procedure does not promise patients to have tight skin after the treatment. However, unlike traditional liposuction surgery, Vaser liposuction surgery can, to some extent, help the skin to tighten after the procedure due to using ultrasound techniques. Still, it is not the aim of the surgery.

Does Vaser liposuction cause scarring?

Every cosmetic surgery has scarring as a risk and every people who plan to have cosmetic surgery should be aware of that risk before getting the surgery done. Nonetheless, Vaser liposuction does not cause scarring if there are not any complications during the surgery-related to the device or the surgeon who performs it. The best thing to do is to find a skilled surgeon and a qualified clinic.

Can men have Vaser Liposuction?

Yes. There are many patients who prefer Vaser Liposuction to have a more masculine and contoured look. Cosmetic surgeons apply Vaser Liposuction on the stomach, sides, chest, and even face of male patients.

Can I exercise after my Vaser Liposuction surgery?

Yes. It is advised to walk after your surgery to prevent swelling; however, you should not do any exercises that seek effort such as lifting or running before you completely heal. You can start exercising after 4-6 weeks.