Hoping Lipo in Abs/waist Will Increase Fat Stores in Butt. True?

asked 4 months ago by lebam
Latest answer by Julio Garcia, MD
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Tags: side effects, weight gain

I understand lipo will permanently remove fat in that area. If weight gain occurs, other fat storage areas will be used to store the 'new' fat. I store all my fat centrally on my abs/waist, which is unusual for a woman. If I have lipo in that area, will any excess fat be distributed in other areas such as my butt/breast/legs/arms, etc? This would be welcomed as I have an 'apple' body shape and as a woman I would prefer a more 'female' shape with larger rear and breast.

6 answers to Hoping Lipo in Abs/waist Will Increase Fat Stores in Butt. True?

Fat stores after liposuction

Well, I understand yoru hopes, but if you place the new at inside of your abdomen, in your visceral fat compartment, you migth not be so happy.

Julio Garcia, MD
Las Vegas Plastic Surgeon

lvcosmeticsurgery.com

Fat Deposits After Liposuction

If only we could tell fat where to go!! It will go somewhere and maybe the buttock areas, but it is totally unpredictable. Better to just maintain a good weight after the surgery.

Ronald V. DeMars, MD
Portland Plastic Surgeon

Fat for Buttocks

Yes, if you have lipo in one area (waist and back) and then gain a lot of weight, then the fat has to go somewhere. In many case it can go to the buttocks and/or breasts, which is many patients find advantageous. However, I do not recommend purposeful weight gain after liposuction. I recommend a healthy diet and regular exercise to maximize your plastic surgery results. Good Luck.

David Shafer, MD
New York Plastic Surgeon

www.ShaferPlasticSurgery.com

Hoping your fat stores will go elsewhere will not work.

Liposuction permanently removes a percentage of the fat cells in the areas that are treated. Consequently, if you maintain a healthy lifestyle that minimizes the storage of new fat the contour and proportional improvements achieved liposuction are long lasting. Liposuction does not change your biology. If before surgery your hips and belly were the main locations for fat to accumulate then this will still be the pattern after surgery. Procedures that do not destroy fat cells similarly... more

Mathew C. Mosher, MD
Vancouver Plastic Surgeon

www.drmosher.com

Fat doesn't "go" anywhere, but your proportions change.

Fat is not "redistributed " after liposuction. When liposuction is done on an area of the body which is out of proportion to the other areas, some of the fat in that area is removed but some is left behind to give a smooth contour. So your body proportions are now changed. If you gain weight or lose weight after liposuction the proportions which you created after the liposuction will be the same but larger or smaller depending on if you gained or lost weight... more

Jeffrey M. Darrow, MD
Boston Plastic Surgeon

Where Does Fat Go After Liposcution?

This is by far the greatest myth associated with fat removal. When patients come to see me for liposuction or CoolSculpting consultations virtually all of them ask me this same question. And the answer is NO - fat does not "go to" some place else after liposuction or CoolSculpting. Weight gain in everyone is genetically determined. This means that everyone tends to gain or lose weight in certain areas before other areas. I get this in breast augmentation... more

Christopher L. Hess, MD
Fairfax Plastic Surgeon

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