The Lipedema Five-Step Process To A New Life (Liposuction)

The Lipedema Five Step Process To A New Life (Liposuction)

What does the lipedema journey look like when meeting with a specialist doctor?

Here are the 5-steps that will help you prepare yourself mentally before stepping into the surgery room

1. Appointment

It can either be done through a phone call or e-mail

2. Initial consultation

Duration is about one hour
Diagnostics: examination, photo documentation, ultrasound
Folder with all necessary information
Further consultations are possible on request without additional charge

3. Arranging an operation date

Setting up a date with our client experience team – via phone or e-mail
Recommended: Manual lymphatic drainage and/ or compression garments are recommended before the operation

4. Operation (Liposuction)

Anesthesiological information on a working day before the operation
The patient should be fasting on the day of surgery
Marking by the surgeon immediately before the operation, photo documentation
Operation duration: approx. two to three hours
General anaesthesia
Amount of suction: 5 litres per OP
A compression garment is put on shortly before the end of the operation
Recovery room
One night stationed at the hospital
Manual lymphatic drainage by physiotherapists

5. Post-treatment

Thrombosis prophylaxis – treatment to avoid blood clots inside blood vessels – for four days
Six to eight weeks of compression garments
Lymphatic drainage two to three times a week for at least six weeks
At least six weeks between two surgeries
After three and twelve months of follow-up in the clinic

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Find out more about lipedema treatment Dubai – visit Amwaj Polyclinic on JBR.

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