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Can I Lose Around 5 Inches on my Waist Through Liposuction?
I have a 42 waist and I need to be around 37 inches to get into the militay. Most of my fat is on my love handles. Can liposuction shrink my waist to that diameter?
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surfhmr24
in baldwinsville ny USA
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Liposuction alone will not remove 5 inches from waist
Surfhmr24,
You look very fit in your photo and I doubt if you have 5 inches of fat beneath your skin in the love handles.
Liposuction only removes the deep fat that is beneath your skin. At least an inch of fat has to be left behind after liposuction so that the skin looks smooth. Therefore you would have to have 3-4 inches of extra fat beneath the skin on each love handle to reduce the waist by 5 inches.
Many people do not understand that your waist measurement is caused primarily by the...
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It depends on where the fat is exactly
Many men have a lot of fat INSIDE their abdomen (around the intestines). This fat of course cannot be removed with liposuction.
I have seen dramatic reduction in waist size with liposuction (like 5 inches) but only when the fat is UNDER THE SKIN (subcutaneous). So you need to be examined by an experienced plastic surgeon before you can tell if liposuction would help you.
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Liposuction for men
Liposuction is a procedure that can help remove adipose tissue in isolated problem areas that can not be lost through diet and exercise alone. Results are seen dramatically right after surgery. However, you will have swelling and bruising for the first couple weeks and may last up to a couple months. A compression garment is worn for atleast 1 month to help minimize swelling. I recommend consulting with a board certified plastic surgeon to discuss the best and safest posible options for...
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Possibly can lose 5 inches
This depends on how much volume of fat is contained in the area to be liposuctioned. You might be able to get an idea by using a tape measure, and pulling it in to the point that you suspect that muscle begins, and fat ends. Liposuction is not a diet/exercise substitute however. After liposuction, you will have swelling, so it may be months before the final measurement is known.
In the mean time, diet and exercise is advised. Looks like you are going to eat chicken- that is a great...
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You will probably not lose 5 inches from Liposuction
Liposuction can remove fat under the skin, not under the muscle inside the belly. The fat removal under the skin will make a difference but most of your fat may be inside the belly--only diet and exercise will change that.
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Not possible to lose 5 inches from Liposuction
Hello,
I find that men have more intra-abdominal fat than women. That is, we men have more fat around our internal organs and that fat cannot be removed by liposuction. Fat in the lovehandles are usually very amenable to removal by liposuction, and this is where men tend to get great benefit. However, 5 inches of waistline reduction is a lot to ask from liposuction of the abdomen and lovehandles. I think you would be improved but not enough to go down 5 inches.
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