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Redistribution of Fat After Liposuction?

asked 2 years ago by flawed beauty in ca
Latest answer by Wayne I. Yamahata, MD
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Tags: abdomen, back, buttocks, thighs, fat

If you store fat predominately in your abdomen, butt, and thighs and you get your entire abdomen and back liposuctioned, does that mean that if you gain weight again most of the new weight gain will go to your thighs and butt since new fat cells don't develop in the abdomen?

2 answers to Redistribution of Fat After Liposuction?

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Weight gain following liposuction can lead to some recurrence of fat

Hi “Beauty in Ca” Dr Lee has provided an excellent response to your question. One comment that I would add is that since not all of the fat cells are removed from the areas treated, this does not mean that you will not have any increase in these areas if you were to gain weight. I have had patients return years after liposuction who have gradually become substantially heavier. The treated areas do have some increase in fat but generally not the disproportionate fullness that was... more
Wayne I. Yamahata, MD

Sacramento Plastic Surgeon
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Redistribution of fat after liposuction

You've got it in a nutshell. Basically, we are born with all the fat cells we will ever have. As we gain weight, our fat cells each get larger, and as we lose weight, they get smaller. If you hold weight in your abdomen and have liposuction there, you will reduce the number of cells in that area that can grow larger with weight gain. You will instead put on weight elsewhere if you are taking in more calories than you burn. This is one of the reasons that it is my opinion that... more
Elizabeth Lee, MD

Bay Area Plastic Surgeon

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