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Does Weight Gain After Stomach Liposuction Bring Fat Back to Upper Body?

When you have liposuction around the waist and in your stomach area, is it is it true the fat comes back in your upper body? I've heard it will...

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Smaller Waistline Through Liposuction?

I am very close to making a decision on getting breast implants and while I was told this will make my waist appear smaller, I actually would like to...

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How Many Areas Can You Treat in One Liposuction Session?

I know there is a limit on a safe amount (about 5 liters) to be taken out in every session of Liposuction. However, does it matter how many areas it...

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Hardness and Tenderness After Liposuction?

I am six weeks post op from Liposuction on my waist, flanks and hips. My sides get hard, swollen and huge for long periods and then they go soft. I...

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How Does Liposuction Affect Weight Loss?

Let me preface this by stating that I know liposuction is not for weight loss. That being said, I am about 20 lbs away from my target weight, and I...

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What's the Best Type of Liposuction for Me?

Im 5'2 i weight like 138 im not fat just on my stomach. I want sculpt my waistline and get rid of me belly fat.i dont want to do like vibro lipo...

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Liposuction with Tummy Tuck - What Areas Need Lipo?

I have been told I need a tummy tuck to help stabilize my abs. They did not come back together like they were supposed to after my baby. As part of...

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Lose Inches in Waist from Butt and Flanks Liposuction?

I am a female, 5'5", weighing 130 pounds. I want mainly my flanks and butt Liposuctioned. Can I lose inches in my waist that way?

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Maximum Amount of Fat Removal Per Surgery? Will I Need Lipo Twice?

Im a size 14(36-36-52). Im dieting & exercising to become a size 10. Desired measurment (36-29-55). My butt is sagging,so I'm considering a...

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How Long Does Recovery from Liposuction Take?

Hips, thighs, back of kneas, waist/lovehandles, and stomach area i weigh 150, and am 5'4" tall and am 23 yrs old

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Love Handles: Best Procedure for Removal?

Hi I want to get a procedure that will remove my love handles and make my waistline shapley. Right now its straight waistline. What is it I need done?

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Extreme Hunger Since Liposuction?

Every since having a big lipo procedure I have found myself to be extrememly hungry. I had my arms, abs (upper/lower), flanks, waist, inner thighs,...

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Liposuction Worked on Thighs but not on Waist and Hips

Why are my waist and hips still almost the same? It has now been 4 months since lipo on my hips and thighs . My thighs look amazing.

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How to Make a Large Framed Body Look Thinner

I diet and exercise a lot and I barely have any fat on me but I have a large frame and my body looks really wide compared to other girls, I know frame...

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Is It Normal That I Got These Scars / White Spots from Laser Lipolysis?

I got these spots on the left and right side of my waist where the operation was preformed. Will it go away? It's been four months now, what if it...

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Is Liposuction Beneficial for my Large Abdomen/waist?

I was athletic until my two past pregnancies and lack of exercise. I still look pregnant, but I can feel my muscle underneath. I'm able to suck my...

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I Weigh 165, but I Am Not Going to Lose More Weight, Am I A Candidate For Liposuction to the Waist and Stomach?

In the last three years, I've lost about 30 pounds. The last time I weighed 165 was probably in elementary school, so I haven't had any...

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4 Months Post Lipo: Should I Still Be Swollen and Unable to See New Shape?

Lipo to iliac crest, sacral fat pad, abdomen, arms, waist,and outer thighs. I used to have a smooth silhouette and a nicely proportioned hourglass....

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Swollen and Numb After Laser Lipo

This is my 3rd time having laser lipo done on my waist and upper arms. The diff is, in the past, i did incured a great amount of pain but this time, i...

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Is It Safe to Get Waist Training After Getting Waist Liposuction

I want a small waist but I know liposuction on my waist won't make a huge difference so I was thinking about getting waist training after...

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Liposuction for Smaller Waist?

My body measurements are 36-30-40....I would like for my waist to be around 24-25 inches. Can liposuction take those unwanted inches off my waist?

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Corset As Compression Garment, Will It Give Me the Waist I Want?

I want an very small waist with a certain shape. I would like a combination of the "conical" and "s-bend"(for the profile, refined...

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Numbness in my Right Arm After Liposuction

Three weeks ago I had undergone a lipo on multipple areas such as arms,back, stomach, and around the waist with the following fat graftiong to the...

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Lipo to Even out Small Fat Deposits in Waist Area?

I have heard that women with a waist size of 35in or more stands a higher risk of many health problems. I'm a non-smoker, exercise at least 2...

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Tightness and Tenderness After Liposuction

Hi I had waist & thigh liposuction 4 weeks ago, during the surgery I lost allot of blood & had to have 6 transfusions, after the surgery I...

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What Treatment is Best?

Hi, I am 5ft 7 and 126 lbs. I've lost a lot of weight over a long period time and now really like my body...except! I love my arms,bust,bum and...

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Im250 Lbs I Would Like to Get Liposuction in my Stomach Back and Arms is It Safe Since Im Overweight?

Hi im 20 years old 5"6 and i weigh 255lbs Ive gain 100 lbs in the last 2 years,I recently began dieting and excercising but im getting married...

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When Can I Resume Exercise After Liposuction of Waist and Thighs?

I had liposuction over my saddlebags, abdomen,&outer thighs,& a little over my lower back. It has been 1 wk.I have been wearing the...

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Is Liposuction More Effective when You Are Closer to Your Desired Weight?

I'm a 28 yr old male, 5'8 245lbs. I'm more concerned with my appearance in the clothes I wear, particularly in the abdomen and flanks...

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Do I Appear to Be a Candidate for Liposuction of the Abs/back/flanks? (photo)

I used to have a very curvy figure, but after taking lupron for 1 year I gained 20lbs and I no longer have a waist. I would like to get my waist back....

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How to Determine Fat from Swelling After Liposuction? (photo)

Hello and thank you for your time! I had abdominal, waist and hip liposuction 4 days ago. I realize final results take time, but I can't tell if...

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My Waist is Around 26 or 27 Inches, Can It Be Reduced to 24 Inches Through Liposuction?

My Waist is Around 26 or 27 Inches, Can It Be Reduced to 24 Inches Through Liposuction? Petite and slim built.

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How Many Areas Can Be Done in One Visit?

I want to remove my fat at my inner & outer thigh , lower tummy , waist (love handles). Normally , is it too much to remove in one times ? Or...

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Can Liposuction Problems Be Fixed with Massage and Exercise?

I am a 30 yr old F w no history of pregnancy. 3 yrs ago got abdominal liposuction and doctor was supposed to just extract my abdominal area fat. But...

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