How is Fat Discharged from the Body?

asked 3 years ago by srachel in Atlanta, GA
Latest answer by Vincent N. Zubowicz, MD
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How does the fat leave your body as waste? Is it damaging to the liver? What body processes are affected?

5 answers to How is Fat Discharged from the Body?

Fat discharged from the body

When patients lose weight, their fat is metobolized away. The body uses the fat as energy when it doesn't get enough calories. It is not excreted in any way. When urine fat is measured after mesotherapy, there is no fat there, hence my scepticism of the metabolic explanations of how fat "disappears" from the body after mesotherapy. There is good evidence that it is eaten away by macrophages, the scavenger cells of the body, over a long period of time, and then metabolized. ... more

Brent Moelleken, MD
Beverly Hills Plastic Surgeon

That would be, as they said on "The Newlywed Game": "From the butt, Bob"

Hi Hotlanta, According to Dr. Franz Hasengschwandtner, a mesotherapy physician in Europe, fat is mainly metabolized by the liver. When fat cells break down, there is "simultaneously, a release of enzymes, stored in the mitochondria’s of the adipocite´s nucleus, takes place which break down the triglycerides into monoglycerides by means of an active enzyme cascade in the tissue over a period of eight weeks. The final step is the transportation into the liver, mostly over... more

Michael A. Persky, MD
Los Angeles Facial Plastic Surgeon

Fat is metabolically and safely removed by the body after liposuction.

Any dead fat cells that remain after liposcution will be broken down by enzymes discharged by the white blood cells and then removed by the lymphatic system. There is no harm to the body that I am aware of.

Vincent N. Zubowicz, MD
Atlanta Plastic Surgeon

How is fat removed from your body

Liposuction is a safe, popular, and effective way to contour the body. After this procedure, you will have a small amount of fat that has been treated in which your body will breakdown and remove on its own. For this reason, you should expect to see your final liposuction results 6-8 months after your treatment. Your body will breakdown components of your fat cells and this will not endanger you.

B. Pat Pazmino, MD
Miami Plastic Surgeon

Fat metabolism

Fat is metabolized by your body and cleared through the liver as a normal process. When you have liposuction, the fat is removed through the liposuction cannula.

Steven Wallach, MD
Manhattan Plastic Surgeon

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