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Will Lipo Increase the Tendency to Gain Weight in Other Problem Areas?

asked 1 year ago by creampie in East Orange NJ
Latest answer by Ronald Shelton, MD
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Tags: weight gain

I have issues with weight gain in stomack, back, upper back and arm areas. If get lipo in the abdomin and flanks only will this increase my tendency to gain weight in the other areas (upper back and arms)?

3 answers to Will Lipo Increase the Tendency to Gain Weight in Other Problem Areas?

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Key to Liposuction is to Keep Weight Down

If you have liposuction and gain weight, the new fat will go somewhere else.  Liposuction works great at removing diet-resistant fad pads.  However, if you remove 5 lbs. with liposuction, your new weight optimally should be 5 lbs. less.  If you go up 5 or 10 lbs. then that weight will go to areas where liposuction was not performed. If your weight is yo-yo then best not do do liposuction. Weight gain will lead to irregularities in the area liposuctioned and can... more
Keith Denkler, MD

Marin Plastic Surgeon
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Weight gain after liposuction

if you are consuming an amount of calories that maintains your overweight condition, than once you reduce the fat in your body, you will need less calories per day to maintain the lowered fat mass you will have. But if you eat the same after liposuction as you did before, then the fat is gained in different areas and often more in areas that didn't have liposuction as those areas have more fat cells per area than those that underwent liposuction.
Ronald Shelton, MD

Manhattan Dermatologist
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Liposuction should be used as a sculpting procedure, not for weight loss

Liposuction reduces fat deposits in problem areas. However, if you consume more calories than you burn, your body will hold on to the extra calories in the form of fat. The areas treated by liposuction will no longer gain weight disproportionately, but the fat will be stored elsewhere on your body.  For this reason, liposuction is best done when you are at a healthy body weight to treat those areas that remain lumpy or too full even when your weight is appropriate.
Elizabeth Lee, MD

Bay Area Plastic Surgeon

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