What is the aim of this Surgery?
To naturally and modestly enhance the shape of your body by removing unwanted pockets of fat.
How long will the results last?
Interestingly, we all have a set number of fat depositing cells throughout our life. These calls are called adipocytes.
This means the results from this surgery will last forever if your weight remains stable.
If you do gain weight following liposuction, the area in which you have had the this surgery will be protected to a degree from fat deposits as a proportion of the adipocytes will have been removed.
However, with weight gain, areas of non-liposuction may deposit more of this fat. The fat has to be deposited somewhere in our bodies if our calorie intake exceeds calories burned.
Weight gain and weight loss will therefore effect the results of this surgery and so it is important to have a stable plateaued weight prior to and following surgery.
How long will the surgery take?
Depending on the degree of this surgery, the surgery time ranges between two to three hours.
This does not include anaesthesia time. In total, the whole procedure may last longer.
Will the procedure be painful?
One of the primary aims of any procedure performed by Dr Rory is to create a pain free experience.
The main sensation you will feel is that of tenderness, bruising and swelling in all the surgery sites.
A long acting local anaesthetic agent is placed into the surgical area at the end of the procedure. To make you comfortable a garment will be applied to help support the surgical areas also.
In terms of recovery, there will be some tenderness in the surgical area and some discomfort on movement.
Dr Rory does not used drains which again makes the procedure more comfortable
What is the recovery period?
This is a major procedure and so the recovery is one week, but this depends on the extent of the this surgery.
During this time you can fully use your arms and legs and are encourage to do so with care.
What should I consider when recovering from the procedure?
There will be a specialized skin glue place on all the small surgical incision areas and a splash proof dressing. This will allow you to shower with care from day one. The garment should be removed before showering.
No heavy exertional activity that will cause excessive sweating. However full mobilization is encouraged. Light cardio after day three is acceptable.
The specialized skin glue will peel off at week three to four. At this time, a silicone based strip or gel should be applied to the dry healed scar in order to minimize the final appearance of the scar.
The garment should be worn for four to six weeks after your surgery to help support your areas.
The final results in terms of shape will be at approximately four to six months.
At first there will be bruising and swelling, which then turns firm and you may feel hard lumps and persistent areas of tenderness. This is normal. This resolves over weeks and softens naturally, but the speed of resolution varies between patients.
Dr Rory advises either massaging yourself or obtaining a professional massage to aid lymphatic drainage to aid resoultion of firmness and swelling which is water retention due to the inflammation.
No swimming until all scars are fully healed at approximately four weeks.
The final appearance of your scars will be at eighteen months.
What is the cost of the procedure?
he cost of the procedure depends on the areas of lip osuction.
The cost starts at 30,000 AED (excluding VAT).
The final cost is determined on a case by case basis dependent on complexity and additional procedures. Combination surgeries will lower the price of individual surgeries if done together.
A full surgical no-commitment consultation with Dr Rory will provide all the necessary details for your particular case.
What are the risks of the procedure?
These include some discomfort, infection, risk of bleeding, degrees of asymmetry, prolonged swelling, unevenness in the areas of lip osuction.
With all lip osuction cases there is always a risk of unevenness when fat is removed. This risk is minimised by using the Bodyjet and Vaser systems which allows for a smoother less aggressive fat removal which also means less bruising and swelling and a faster recovery compared to other systems.
There is also the risk of stretching of the scar and excessive scarring such as hypetrophic or keloid scarring.
Anything in particularly important I should know about the procedure?
It’s potentially a long procedure and if you are a good candidate for the very high satisfaction rates if you are willing to accept the small scarring and swelling, both of which will fade over time.
Final appearance takes approximately four to six months.
It is most commonly performed in conjunction with other body contouring surgeries and also fat transfer to other parts of the body .
What is the follow up after the procedure?
Each patient has a follow up schedule that is different.
You will be advised by Dr Rory and his team about your particular follow up journey for your lip osuction surgery.
Typically it involves seeing the team a week after surgery for a wound check, then protective dressings until the glue falls off.
Thereafter, scar checks are performed at the six week point. Follow appointments are then at four and twelve months. This schedule will differ between individuals.
Who is involved in my care?
Dr Rory is the primary physician in charge of all your care. He performs all procedures himself and is meticulous about every aspect of your care.
Once he has performed a procedure on you he is available for you as your on-call doctor.
He will provide you with contact details and will be available for you. If you have any questions or concerns at any time he is available to support you.
He has trained his team around him to an exceptionally high standard from his aesthetic coordinators to aesthetic nurses.
In some instances, for example, for photography, garment fitting, wound dressings, checks or removal of stitches, his highly trained team will perform the care liasing directly with Dr Rory with real time updates.