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Can Smart Lipo Be Used if You Are Overweight?

asked 2 years ago by EricaD1010
Latest answer by Robert Frank, MD
Question viewed 2,992 times
Tags: belly fat, candidate, overweight

I have been exercising for 2 months and eating a healthy diet. It seems like most of my fat is in my belly. Could Smart lipo be used to get a jump start on where I need to be?

5 answers to Can Smart Lipo Be Used if You Are Overweight?

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Rarely should you use liposuction to jumpstart your exercise / diet program

It is an extremely rare case where liposuction should be done before you use natural methods of diet and exercise to get to within 10-20 lbs of your ideal weight. 2 months of exercise is not long enough to bail out and have liposuction done. Remember that liposuction is surgery, not just a "procedure," and carries all the risks of surgery. It is not for weight loss and it is not a quick fix rather than having to do the hard work of diet and exercise. Watch "The Biggest Loser" on TV... more
Richard P. Rand, MD, FACS

Seattle Plastic Surgeon
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SmartLipo isn't a method of weight loss and if you are doing it for that, you're wasting your money.

Liposuction and SmartLipo typically won't result in any weight loss. In the patients I have performed this on who were overweight to begin with and were using it to 'jump start' their program, I have had dismal results. The problem is that if they aren't motivated prior to surgery, they probably won't be after surgery. My recommendation is to go back to the diet and exercise and make sure that you can end up losing weight on your own (no crutches like phentiramine/etc) and if you can get... more
Joel Schlessinger, MD

Omaha Dermatologist

www.LovelySkin.com

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Respectfully disagree

Two points: 1. I believe that people are preprogrammed to lose weight from certain areas before others. If your "problem area" is your abdomen, you could likely lose 30 or 40 lbs without seeing much change in this area. You would see it in your thighs, hips, buttocks and even breasts. This often leads to frustration and abandoned diet and weight loss plans. Levelling the "playing field" by doing liposuction on your problem area might allow you to continue to see the... more
Robert Frank, MD

Munster Plastic Surgeon
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Smartlipo is best used on small areas of excess fat

Smartlipo is best used on relatively small areas that would be benefit from fat removal. i think it is important that you see a board certified plastic surgeon. this way, if you have too much fat to be removed by Smartlipo, he has the necessary skills to be able to recommend ultrasonic or regular liposuction. if you are just seeing a dermatologist who does Smartlipo, they will not have these offer techniques available. david berman md plastic surgeon northern Va
David E. Berman, MD

Sterling Plastic Surgeon

bermancosmeticsurgery.com

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