Body fat can be very bothersome when it's in areas where it shouldn't be. And removing fat in specific areas requires specific treatments, such as LAMS (Local Anesthetic Minimally Invasive Liposuction). But is everyone's body fat the same? Learn more about fat removal through the LAMS procedure in this article.
Hard Fat vs. Soft Fat
In fact, during LAMS, it's not possible to determine whether a person's body fat is firm or soft; it can't be determined simply by touch. But what causes body fat to become hard? dr. Ribka Theodora, Sp.B.P.R.E., from akasia 365mc, explained that if a patient regularly undergoes lipolysis injections, mesotherapy, or fat freezing, tissue inflammation (thickening of the connective tissue) and fat hyperplasia (an increase in the number of cells in a tissue) usually occur, causing the fat in that area to become thicker and harder.
Soft or hard fat is not a barrier to LAMS, as it is not a medically dangerous indication. However, patients with harder fat will require more time for the procedure and may experience more discomfort than patients with softer fat.
Types of Subcutaneous and Visceral Fat
Many people ask what type of body fat can be treated with LAMS, or liposuction. The answer is that the type of fat removed during LAMS is subcutaneous fat, which is the fat beneath the skin, not visceral fat that is located in the abdomen surrounding the organs.
High levels of visceral fat increase the risk of type 2 diabetes, heart disease, and stroke. While visceral fat is more dangerous than subcutaneous fat, excessive accumulation of subcutaneous fat is also not recommended because it affects the body's BMI, which is an indicator of overweight or obesity.
Losing Fat with Exercise vs. LAMS
Many people don't understand the fat-burning process and what happens afterward. Experts explain that when the body loses fat, some fat cells don't disappear or move to the muscles to be burned. This is especially true in the thighs, hips, or arms, just under the skin and above the muscles. This is why muscles are difficult to see clearly if body fat levels remain high.
So, fat-burning exercise actually helps "deflate" the contents of fat cells, but the fat cells remain in the body. The LAMS procedure, on the other hand, removes fat cells, preventing them from growing back (they are permanently lost). Fat cells will be completely reduced, with permanent results, as long as you maintain a healthy lifestyle and maintain a good diet.
Undergo LAMS Before Other Procedures
Dr. Ribka explained that some akasia 365mc patients routinely undergo non-invasive procedures such as meso therapy, cryolipolysis, and others to destroy fat cells, reduce circles, or tighten body parts. However, she emphasized that these procedures do not necessarily permanently reduce body fat but can also trigger tissue inflammation (fibrosis), which causes tissue hardening and thickening. When patients subsequently undergo LAMS liposuction, the liposuction process becomes more difficult and time-consuming.
Therefore, doctors recommend undergoing LAMS before other procedures to prevent fat from becoming hard and difficult to remove from the body. You can also analyze your fat levels with the help of a body composition test using a 3D Body Scan and InBody at akasia 365mc.
Visit the akasia 365mc Body Aesthetic Center branches in Jakarta and Surabaya, or contact us for more detailed information about LAMS. Akasia 365mc, Korea's No. 1 Body Aesthetics Center, provides safe, comfortable, and effective fat removal techniques with maximum results.