Lipo in thin/fit patient vs fat/obese patient? (photo)

January 15, 2014
Asked By:tiffyb in Miami, FL

I am 32/f, very fit and healthy. I train 5x/week and have a very clean diet - no junk what-so-ever. Yet, I have this small "belly".. My Dr. said I would need to lose "an undesirable amount of weight" to lose the belly.. I have heard that liposuction on fit women require more liposculpting need to go to a surgeon with more experience than your average run of the mill lipo on an obese patient.. So does it require more experience for a thin fit patient requiring lipo vs a fat obese patient?

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January 19, 2014

Answer: Liposuction in a Thin, Fit Female

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