Technology allied with medicine to sculpt body contour

Even maintaining ideal weight, daily physical activity, and a healthy and balanced diet, many people cannot eliminate all fat, especially abdominal fat, and the desire to achieve a "six-pack," as a well-defined abdomen is called, seems to become increasingly distant, even discouraging the continuation of physical activity.

Technology allied with Medicine has evolved the liposuction technique to meet the needs of these patients. Various devices can be combined to refine liposuction, allowing the physician to sculpt the body contour more safely and precisely, resulting in a more "athletic" appearance, with the musculature more apparent, like a defined abdomen. It is a more refined liposuction technique.

There are cannulas of various sizes, vibratory devices that assist in aspiration, and lasers with different light spectra.

In these cases, liposuction is based on the musculature, delimiting the muscular transitions. The cannulas used are finer, allowing for better sculpting of muscle contours. But beware: this technique is not recommended for sedentary individuals, but rather for those who are already at their ideal weight but find it difficult to define their muscles at the gym.

There is the 980nm (nanometers) laser, which has an affinity for blood (blood absorbs more energy generated by the laser), destroying fat and causing lipolysis, which can stimulate collagen and reduce skin flaccidity.

We also have the 1470nm, which has an affinity for water and can cause lipolysis, stimulate collagen in the skin, and it is still possible to preserve a little fat for fat grafting. And there is also the 1210nm, whose affinity is for the tissues surrounding the fat, detaching it without causing lipolysis, allowing its use for fat grafting and also causing an effect that stimulates collagen.

In addition to these, there is also VASER, which is an ultrasound that detaches fat and causes lipolysis according to its configuration; it is a new device that is not yet cleared for use in Brazil.

For the results to be 100% satisfactory, it is important for the patient to clarify all their doubts with a trusted plastic surgeon, always accredited by the Sociedade Brasileira de Cirurgia Plástica (SBCP).

*Dr. Fernando Amato is a plastic surgeon, a full member of the Sociedade Brasileira de Cirurgia Plástica, a member of the International Society of Aesthetic Plastic Surgery (ISAPS), and the American Society of Plastic Surgeons (ASPS).