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I Have Had a Kidney Transplant Now for 18yrs. This is my Second One. My GFR is 18%. Can I Use 3D Lipo?
I Have Had a Kidney Transplant Now for 18yrs. This is my Second One. My GFR is 18%. Can I Use 3D Lipo?
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Liposuction and Kidney Transplant
Any compromise in renal function can complicate any liposuction case. Kenneth Hughes, MD Los Angeles, CA
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Cosmetic surgery and kidney disease
That would depend on how much fat your surgeon plans on removing. With that low a GFR you have to be careful with the fluid balance changes that occur with this type of surgery. Fluid is injected and then suctioned out with the fat and then after surgery your body puts fluid back into the surgical site as part of the swelling process. Large 5000cc plus liposuction could be dangerous in such a setting. Liposuction of a few hundred cc would not. Intermediate amounts would need careful...
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