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Dr. Few answers: Can you get nerve damage in your stomach from lipo dissolve

I had lipo dissolve from December 2006 to May 2007. In August of 2007 I started experiencing stomach distention. This distention is constant, but worse at times. I have had CT scans, endoscopys, a colonoscopy, a breath test, and a ton of blood work, which all came back negative (besides acid reflux). Could this distention be caused by nerve damage caused by the Lipo Dissolve injections? If not, do you have any idea what can be causing it. I am only 32 and cannot live the rest of my life with this. I need an answer!

Julius W. Few, MD
17 months ago
By Julius W. Few, MD - Chicago Plastic Surgeon

I regret to hear your difficulty. As Lipo dissolve is not an FDA approved treatment for unwanted body fat, we do not know if this treatment causes the difficulty you described or not. Ultimately, it is extremely important for you to be under the care of a good internist/gastroenterologist to sort out the complaints you described.

As I cannot examine you, it is not possible for me to give you my opinion for your specific problem. I have never been involved with the use of lipo dissolve, but I have seen a number of patients with difficulties after such treatment.

Numbness or loss in sensation around the area of treatment is a complaint I have seen, suggesting some form of nerve damage is possible. Is it permanent? No one knows. I wish you the best luck in finding a solution to your difficulty!

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