The body fat at room temperature is fluid in nature. When negative pressure is created by application of vacuum the boiling point of fat is brought down and the fat vaporizes and is easily amnable to aspiration as mixture of fat vapor and fluid. This negative pressure is created by suction machine which is conveyed to the fat by optimized cannulae. These are used for aspirating the fat from the area of interest. They come in various sizes and lengths to be used in different anatomical areas. This boiling fat ruptures the lipocyte or fat cell killing it in the process. Such cells have no potential to redeposit fat in that area.

Liposuction is performed under local, regional or general anaesthesia. A qualified experienced Anaesthetist is with our patient throughout the entire procedure. Dr. Bhaskar Shenolikar has experience of anesthetizing hundreds of cases of Vaser surgery. He is also well versed with modern anaesthesia machines and monitors.

General anaesthesia, local or regional anaesthesia can all be used for liposuction. It is our goal to provide you safe, pain free surgery with minimal discomfort. Our team will chose a safe and effective way to give you anaesthesia. Your body functions will be monitored every single moment when you are under anaesthesia. A continuous monitoring of pulse, blood pressure, electrocardiogram and oxygen saturation of your blood will be done during surgery till you are fully awake.

Once you are prepared and draped for surgery a solution containing ringer lactate, xylocaine and adrenaline will be infused in the areas which are to have liposuction. This infusion is done by using a state of the art infusion system the Vent X. Once sufficient fluid is infused, we will wait for ten minutes and start the VASER procedure.

VASER stands for vibration amplification of sound energy at resonance. It is basically an ultrasonic assisted liposuction. The ultrasonic energy is delivered by specially designed probes. This frequency of ultrasound energy is lipo-specific and usually breaks fat cells only. There is very minimal damage to any surrounding structures such as blood vessels and nerves. There is significantly reduced blood loss as compared to conventional liposuction. The procedure takes several minutes till the fat is broken down and gets emulsified. The entire area which is to undergo liposuction is Vasered. Then VentX probes specially designed to perform optimal aspiration are used to suction the fat lysed by the VASER energy. Vasering and aspiration are done through the ceramic port.

Once the suction is complete the same port is used to introduce drains which will drain water and serum from the operation site. If significant drainage is not expected the wound is closed by sutures. The area is covered and dressed by compression dressing using paper tapes. Then you will be shifted to your room for further monitoring and recovery. Once you settle down and fully recover from anaesthesia you will be allowed food intake and later discharged from the clinic. When suction in excess of 5 liters is performed then it is safer to stay in the clinic that night to ensure proper recovery and take care of problems in case they arise. The dressing may get soiled with blood stained fluid and at times may require repeated dressing changes. It looks worrisome but is normal part of the procedure. You can carry additional diapers to absorb the discharges. When the wounds are sutured generally there will be no discharge from the wounds.