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"Fat Memory" - Why Do I Gain Pregnancy Weight and Then Stabilize?

asked 1 year ago by luv4art in long island
Latest answer by Aaron Stone, MD
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Tags: pregnancy, weight gain

Hi,Had 4 babies Ea child made"my normal"lbs go up.I exercise reg & eat healthy however i have always had a large stomach(even before children).I looked great pregnant because I carry all weight there. I would love to have lipo in my belly however I keep getting told by friends "Your going to gain it in other places" I am afraid of this because it seems that fat cells DO have memory or I feel I wouldn't have gained & stabilized after ea child. I am interested in patients Feedback U R getting. Thx

1 answer to "Fat Memory" - Why Do I Gain Pregnancy Weight and Then Stabilize?

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Fat metabolism and fat memory

The purpose of fat is 1)storage of energy for use by other parts of the body to be used at a later time 2)production of heat. The 2 types of fat even look different the 1st is yellow/white & the 2nd reddish brown.The 1st is spread more around the body surface & tends to be concentrated or increase in size in certain areas depending on age, sex, race & genetic makeup. The size increase is due to more fat contained in the same number of fat cells as fat cells do not... more
Aaron Stone, MD

Los Angeles Plastic Surgeon

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