You can stand confidently with two MOOI legs.
Your legs take you to so many beautiful places, but maybe you don’t think your legs are beautiful enough to show off? Even when you exercise regularly and eat healthy, fat may remain in your thighs. Liposuction, or fat removal through surgery, is the last option for many people. It is a good solution when you’ve already tried everything to get slimmer legs. As you consider liposuction of the hips, legs and thighs, we’d like to tell you what your options are and what steps you can take. During a consultation with a plastic surgeon at our private clinic located in Maastricht, we’ll provide you with all the necessary information so you can make an informed decision.
Why choose liposculpture of the legs?
Liposuction, also known as liposculpture, is a good solution to remove stubborn fat deposits on the legs. Women mainly suffer more from fat storage on the upper legs, or thighs. There are many muscles in our legs that you can train to get firmer and slimmer legs, but sometimes the fat deposits just don’t go away. Consider areas such as fat on the outside of your thigh, just near your buttocks. Instead of an hourglass figure, it creates a silhouette with multiple bulges.
A lot of fat is also stored on the inside of our legs, above the knees. If you wear a skirt, you soon find that your upper legs rub against each other.
You can consider liposuction of the thighs, hips, knee and calves when you’ve already tried everything else to get rid of the fat, like working out, eating healthy, and keeping a stable weight.
You can use your own body fat to rejuvenate other areas
Increasingly, people are choosing to use their body’s own fat tissue to add volume in the breasts or face, for example. Through so-called lipofilling, we reinsert removed fat cells from, for example, the abdomen, legs or hips, into the breasts to increase their volume. Your own fat is also regularly used to fill wrinkles or treat volume loss in the face. With this treatment, you can achieve beautiful and, above all, natural results.
THE TREATMENT PROCESS
From consultation to aftercare
Make an appointment first
Call or email one of our staff members to schedule a consultation. Tell us your plans in advance so we can schedule you with the plastic surgeon who is best for you. You can make an appointment through the appointments page.
Or call: +31 43 311 8708
The consultation from A to Z
You come to MOOI Clinic in Maastricht to discuss your liposuction treatment. Write down your needs and questions in advance so you can ask them at the interview. For example, are you thinking about liposuction of the thighs and calves, or just the localized fat on your hips. During the consultation, you’ll speak with the plastic surgeon who specializes in liposculpture and fat removal about everything from general information about the before and after care, to details such as where the incisions are made.
We also take photos for your medical records today. After the consultation, you will be up to date on everything about your future treatment: you’ll receive honest advice on expected results, risks, recovery and costs. We advise all our clients to quit smoking around the time of treatment. The same applies to the use of nicotine patches and gum.
An initial consultation involves a €50 consultation fee, which will be deducted from the treatment price.
The operation
We carefully mark out where the fat will be removed and where the incisions will be made. The fat cells are aspirated through a fine suction needle that makes small zigzag movements under the skin. The treatment usually takes place under general anesthesia and the lasts from 1 to 3 hours (depending on the areas to be treated).
The incisions are so small that no noticeable scars remain. They are taped with band-aids or very fine sutures. If all goes well, you can go home immediately after the surgeon approves. You’re not allowed to drive yourself so arrange in advance to have someone else take you home safely.
Aftercare and recovery
For the first few days, the treated areas are sensitive and swollen. Bruising may (have) also occurred. The swelling usually disappears within four weeks. We recommend drinking plenty and continuing to moe. You should also use compression pants (called pressure suits) for 2 to 4 weeks after the treatment to prevent swelling. You should take about 2 weeks off from work and then discuss at the follow-up appointment when you can return to work. You won’t see the end results until after 3 to 6 months; so you need some patience.
Good to know
It is important to maintain your weight after liposuction treatment. If you gain weight again, the fat can settle back in the old familiar places. With too little exercise and unhealthy eating, new fat cells may develop around your thighs or hips, or the remaining fat cells may grow larger and take in more fat. Your diet should already be adjusted before the liposuction treatment of your legs so that your weight remains stable.
Risks
As with any procedure, there is a small chance of bleeding, infection or impaired wound healing with liposuction. Usually this is not serious and is easily treated.
Minor scars cannot always be avoided; severe scars can sometimes be corrected or iproved.
We only treat people with a BMI (Body Mass Index) of 30 or less.
An important condition is that the skin is sufficiently elastic because liposuction does not tighten the skin.
If your expectations are realistic, a satisfactory or even very satisfactory result will occur in most cases. If your expectations are too optimistic, you may be disappointed. The plastic surgeon will discuss with you the optimal results.
QUIT SMOKING
We advise all our clients to quit smoking around the time of treatment. The same applies to the use of nicotine patches and gum. Smoking not only makes you less MOOI on the outside, but also on the inside. If you smoke, you have a higher risk of complications such as poor wound healing, skin shedding or respiratory problems with general anesthesia.
Experience of others
Your desire and reasons for having body fat removed is personal. It’s very important to us that you feel good about your choices and we also take the time for you to decide what suits you best. Other clients who have also had liposuction treatment done through MOOI Clinic may have faced the same choices and doubts as you are now. So be sure to read their experiences at ZorgkaartNederland.nl.
Our plastic surgeons
Our plastic surgeons
Your appearance is precious to us. We believe that for proper treatment, you need the right people. Training, competence and quality can only be provided with plastic surgeons who understand their profession. We do not want to be the largest clinic in the Netherlands, but the best.
Additional information on plastic surgery
What does liposuction cost?
After the consultation with the plastic surgeon, you’ll know exactly what your liposculpture treatment will cost. The price depends, among other things, on the body part or parts where the fat will be removed.
Please note that it is not possible to claim expenses for treatments from health insurance. MOOI only performs procedures for uninsured care.
