19 and Wanting Liposuction

asked 1 year ago by 6818anon in Tampa, FL
Latest answer by Deason Dunagan, MD
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Tags: age 18-24, female, 230-249 lbs, 5 ft 8 in to 6 ft 0 in, weight loss

I am a female and 19 years old. I am 5'8 and weight 230 pounds. I am also having trouble loosing weight on my own. I have probably tried everything. I am considering getting liposuction,and was wondering if I was too young and if I would have complications later on with getting liposuction? Also what I would need to do in order to get liposuction?

9 answers to 19 and Wanting Liposuction

Liposuction is not a weight loss method

Hi, You would be best served by not doing liposuction. Liposuction is for someone that has close to ideal body weight but has stubborn areas of excess fat. It may be difficult but you should consider changing your diet, exercising regularly and seeing a consultant to help you change your daily habits. Good luck

Ali Sajjadian, MD
Orange County Plastic Surgeon

www.DrSajjadian.com

Liposuction is for contouring, not weight loss

Liposuction of any sort is definitely not a weight loss procedure. Liposuction is a body contouring tool, not a weight loss tool. As such, it rarely results in any significant weight loss although it does significantly change the contours of one's body and, in many cases, how one's clothes fit. For instance, liposuction in a male's waistline area may result in a 1-3 inch decrease in waist/belt size. Liposuction results are best on someone who has achieved their goal weight... more

Deason Dunagan, MD
Huntsville Plastic Surgeon

Liposuction is not the answer

Unfortunately, liposuction is not a weight reduction technique. It is properly used for shaping. Based on your height and weight, assuming you have tried and failed at non-surgical weight loss, you would best be served by seeing a bariatric surgeon. A surgical weight loss procedure, such as a lap-band, would probably give you the best chance at long term weight loss.

Kevin F. Hagan, MD
Nashville Plastic Surgeon

Large volume liposuction

As the other expert posters have stated you need initial correction of your lifestyle by diet and exercise. A few of us, boarded Plastic Surgeons, do LARGE VOLUME LIPOSUCTION. LVL is a risky in hospital operation that removes 10+ liters of fat in one operation. It is very expensive and a long recovery of 6 weeks at least. In Florida in office liposuction can only remove 4 liters of fat, by Board of Medicine Office Surgery Guidelines, so some do 2 or even 3 separate operations over the... more

Darryl J. Blinski, MD
Miami Plastic Surgeon

Liposuction is NOT a Treatment for Obesity

Like many people you have the wrong idea of what liposuction is intended to do and does best. Liposuction is NOT a cure or treatment for obesity. It is meant to remove specific areas of fat excess not exceeding more than 10 pounds or so per outpatient procedure. In your case your BMI is 34 (anything over 30 is OBESE, anything over 40 MORBIDLY obese (qualifying for stomach stapling operation)). Your ideal body weight is 146 pounds. Your best course is to watch what you eat,... more

Peter A. Aldea, MD
Memphis Plastic Surgeon

Overweight and 19, liposuction is not yet for you

You first need help, whether with a nutritionist, trainer or both, to reduce your net caloric gain per day, that is, the amount of new calories that are available by your body to be stored for future use, after the amount expended with activities is subtracted from that which is consumed. If you reduce the intake and increase the use of these calories by your body (exercise) there should be a reduction in storage as there will be less excess. Some people have endocrine disorders such as... more

Ronald Shelton, MD
Manhattan Dermatologist

Liposuction is not a good optoin

Liposuction is not indicated in your case. You need to loose weight by another means rather than Liposuction. the issue is not your age but the long term outcome and also safety.

Kamran Khoobehi, MD
New Orleans Plastic Surgeon

Liposuction for body contouring

Liposuction is best used to improve specific areas of the fat that are resistant to diet and exercise-- it is not intended for weight loss and in most cases of liposuction on folks who are overweight, the results will not be as dramatic as we would like. My advice to any patient seeking liposuction is to first discuss your options with a Board Certified Plastic Surgeon, and after he examines you, he will give you his opinion, but in general patients do the best and have the... more

Shahram Salemy, MD
Seattle Plastic Surgeon

www.drsalemy.com

Liposuction is not a weight loss method

Liposuction is not intended for weight loss. Rather, it is for body reshaping. Overweight people have a significantly higher rate of complications after any invasive procedure. And despite what your local spa is telling you, Liposuction is an invasive surgical procedure! While you may be frustrated by you inability to lose weight, there are always other options. Diet and exercise is always best and oftentimes success requires that you include a trainer and a nutritionist. If... more