Self Liposuction

Posted on 03. Aug, 2009 in Surgical Procedures

People go to great lengths to look good. They eat healthy, exercise a lot and cut out chunks of their body which they don’t quite like with a kitchen knife.

Did you do a double take as you read that last sentence, and go back to check once more just to ensure that you read the right thing? Don’t worry. Most normal, sane, non-knife wielding people would have had trouble with that idea. However, there are some people for whom self liposuction has become the solution to their dissatisfaction with their own body and looks.

Liposuction according to Transform Cosmetic Surgery, is a cosmetic surgery practice that involves the removal of fatty tissue by dissolving it subdermally with chemicals and surgical suctioning it away. Self Liposuction is when you do it yourself – usually very badly, making yourself look even worse.

The procedure is called self-liposuction and although one would think the name in itself would have people putting their kitchenware under lock and key, sadly enough, there are quite a few people who actually believe it might work.

Self Liposuction: liposuction on a budget

Self-Liposuction is a seemingly attractive option for some people who either cannot seem to get rid of extra flab no matter how hard they try, or whom the insurance companies reject. It is common knowledge that insurance plans do not cover cosmetic surgeries like liposuction. It is for those who truly need the surgery but cannot afford the expenses that come with getting liposuction done in a hospital, with trained professionals, that self-liposuction becomes an option.

One would think self-liposuction would be a mere fleeting thought, quickly dismissed as an absolutely crazy idea. This is not the case.

What is amazing is the objectivity with which people who are considering self-liposuction discuss cutting through their own skin. Questions as to which kitchen knife would be able to make the cleanest incision and queries on where one can purchase an anaesthetic and how best to handle all the bleeding are constantly being posed in a cold and clinical manner by a lot of people considering going under their kitchen knife, oftentimes wielded by their own hand!

What risks are associated with self liposuction?

What they fail to ask, is what the chances are, realistically, of them coming out of their self-liposuction unharmed, let alone alive.

Some of the problems that could crop up with self-liposuction are excessive bleeding that comes from making an incision big enough to perform the procedure, inaccurate cutting, especially since you can barely see where you are cutting from your point of view, immense pain from the lack of anaesthesia and leaving your skin damaged permanently, with stitches that will almost definitely leave permanent scarring.

There have been documented cases of people who have died by trying this at home. This should be all that is needed to convince you to find some way to get the money needed for a proper procedure at a certified hospital. You could also go overseas to countries like India and Thailand, where cosmetic procedures are a lot cheaper and done just as well. If all else fails, try eating healthy and working out. Dieting has worked for some people after all. It may take a while for you to enjoy the results and involve more work, but at least you are still in one piece.

Video of self liposuction

Believe it or not, there is a video of someone in Japan performing self liposuction upon themselves. Watch in horror…

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