Most patients lose one to two clothing sizes.
Bodysculpting vs. Weight Loss
At the forefront of plastic surgery is the art of body contouring through advanced cosmetic procedures as well as high definition liposculpture. After undergoing a Lipo 360, one of the main questions that many patients get asking is to know how many sizes they would go down after the procedure. Most of the patients can count between 1 and 3 sizes dropped after they are healed from the surgery, according to a definite medical fact that liposuction is really contouring procedure and not a weight loss operation. Since the fat deposited beneath the skin is both light and bulky relative to the heavy muscles, removing the large amount of circumference around your entire waistline will automatically lower your waist size, even though your body weight could remain the same.
Reasons Behind Size Reduction in Clothing?
The number of clothes sizes you go down after a Lipo 360 procedure is dependent on a number of important factors related to your biology and also to surgeon:
- Your Fat Composition and Skin Elasticity: Those who mainly carry surface-level fats (the kind that lies just under the skin) around the waist and hips tend to experience a significant drop in their dress/ pants sizes compared with those mainly storing internal fats, which can’t be taken out by liposuction. At the same time, a patient with good stretchiness of their skin would allow for the shrinking of the skin to wrap their body in a perfect, natural and tight fit that results in a maximum reduction in size.
- Fat Volume That Is Safe to Extract: The total quantity of fat that is removed during Lipo 360 is the main factor influencing the degree of inch decrease. For example, as a rule of thumb in this sector, an average high-definition liposuction session will remove between 3 and 5 liters of fat, which results in a significant decrease in waist circumference. Therefore, your dress shirt/pant size will go down by that many sizes if you manage to get rid of as much subcutaneous fat as possible.
- Combining with Fat Transfer (e.g., BBL): It could happen that your pant size or dress size is determined by your new gluteal region’s fullness in your lower body, which has been achieved by the transfer of natural fat, if part of your Lipo 360 is coupled with fat transfer and BBL, for example, in the gluteal region (buttocks), while on the other hand your waistline is decreasing greatly.
The Initial Illusion of Sizes Dropping
The early post-operative phase is typically the most worrying time, where one may try on clothes and find out that one’s waist feels much tighter than before, even after the first day of the surgery. The temporary effect is due to inflammation after surgery causing excessive amount of fluids trapped in the body. If the fat cells get broken down and vacuumed out, you can expect that the inflammatory reaction of the tissues, along with the secretion of proteins, will cause the skin and subcutaneous tissues to swell. This localized oedema is mainly due to postoperative reaction of the surrounding tissue and reaches to the maximum between 2nd and 3 week(s) post op.
Postoperative Physical Movements & Compression Care
For people who want to be absolutely perfect with their body lines, it is highly important in the postoperative phase to follow the instructions regarding physical movements and the care of wounds. To reach the greatest possible circumference reduction and a considerable reduction in sizes, the healing tissues should be properly supported. In order to achieve the tightest and most structurally exact fit of your new skin with the underlying layers of muscles, you should not take it off a medical-grade compression garment that you specially wore only for 6-8 weeks at once. Compression helps in closing the gaps, prevents seroma formation due to fluid accumulation, and applies even pressure from the outside to ensure your whole abdomen heals evenly, flatly, and very small (which can be quite a surprise).
Liposuction in Turkey
Our clinic LIN Europe Clinic in Turkey is where the medical care is delivered in an unparalleled manner and the whole process is conducted under very high medical standards. We understand that the whole process of body contouring which is a surgical procedure and not a nonsurgical one requires one who is technically highly specialized, very detail oriented, transparent about everything, highly supportive and is the only one who truly values evidence-based medicine in the entire medical world. LIN Europe Clinic in Turkey is the world leader of body sculpting procedures and post plastic surgery care in Turkey, offering a peaceful ambience where patient health is strictly regulated by international patient safety standards.
We know that you have placed in us a deep trust because of our team of professionals at LIN Europe Clinic. Your anatomical aspects can be accurately interpreted and followed by the specialists on the medical team for any surgery, pre-surgery imaging such as Fat maps, detailed reports on tissues, as well as healing checklists tailored for each patient; these will be done to provide you with full coverage of all the stages in your tissue maturation and lifestyle integration as well. Our medical team of experts is also responsible for ensuring that your cosmetics and general health are not affected, while, on the contrary, your cosmetic investment is protected. By that means of a cosmetic operation and a healthy lifestyle and maintained in parallel, you shall be able to rest assured that you will soon reach your ideal slim body and maintain good physical health.
FAQ:
On average, patients’ clothing sizes decrease by 1 to 3 sizes post Lipo 360. The final size depends on several factors such as, how much fat got removed, their pre-operative body fat ratio, and how elastic their skin is.
It’s quite common to have post-operational swelling and water retention after liposuction. These usually subside within the first 2-3 weeks, making the body smaller and the clothes looser.
Patients usually measure 2 to 5 less inches at the waist area after Lipo 360, revealing an elegant, hourglass or athletic figure with a flat stomach at the center.
As the major swelling disappears, you start to notice the differences around week 4-6. By 3-6months post surgery you will fully retracted waist and be in your new, permanent clothes size.
Liposuction will permanently remove the affected fat cells from your middle parts. However, if you continue to take more calories than you spend, your fat cells can expand again, so eating well and having good habits will help preserve the results of your procedure.
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