Exercising and Weight Training Before Smartlipo?

asked 1 year ago by Conway in Conway, SC
Latest answer by Steven Wallach, MD
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Tags: exercise, weight lifting

I went in for a consult and decided to get smart lipo done.I am very active and eat fairly healthy but have those stubborn areas.I weight train heavy 3 days a week with 2 days cardio.I was told by the consult(not the doctor) to stop all weight training til after the smart lipo but that I could continue cardio.I don't want to lose the muscle I have built up and my surgery is scheduled for 4 months from now?That is a long time with out my weight training.any advice?

4 answers to Exercising and Weight Training Before Smartlipo?

Exercising and Weight Training Before Smartlipo?

ALWAYS ask the doctor yourself! Yes 4 months is very long I would not believe the "consultant". Good luck from MIAMI Dr. Darryl j. Blinski

Darryl J. Blinski, MD
Miami Plastic Surgeon

Cosmetic consultants?

First, you should not have to avoid exercise before surgery. Second, why are you not speaking with the operating doctor? A consultant sounds like a sales person?

Steven Wallach, MD
Manhattan Plastic Surgeon

Be ware of cosmetic "consultants"!! See the doctor!!

Most reputable real plastic surgeons see the patients themselves and this establishes the relationship between them and the patient. Believe it or not, you are not only choosing the doctor who is best for you, they are also choosing the patients who are best for them - and letting the one's they don't want go elsewhere. When there is a "consultant" involved, this is often a liposuction factory setting where the consultant is paid to get you signed up... more

Richard P. Rand, MD, FACS
Seattle Plastic Surgeon

Continue Exercising and Weight Training Before Cosmetic Surgery?

Regarding: "Exercising and Weight Training Before Smartlipo? I went in for a consult and decided to get smart lipo done.I am very active and eat fairly healthy but have those stubborn areas.I weight train heavy 3 days a week with 2 days cardio.I was told by the consult(not the doctor) to stop all weight training til after the smart lipo but that I could continue cardio.I don't want to lose the muscle I have built up and my surgery is scheduled for 4 months from now?That is a... more

Peter A. Aldea, MD
Memphis Plastic Surgeon

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