Type of Liposuction to Removal Visceral Fat?

asked 2 years ago by charshad143 in florida
Latest answer by Bahram Ghaderi, MD
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Tags: fat, visceral fat

I have visceral fat. Is there a certain Liposuction procedure that will work for me?

11 answers to Type of Liposuction to Removal Visceral Fat?

There is no liposuction for visceral fat

If you have excess visceral fat, you need to lose weight - pure and simple. There is no cosmetic surgical procedure for you, just diet and exercise.

Richard P. Rand, MD, FACS
Seattle Plastic Surgeon

No Liposuction for visceral fat

Intraperitoneal fat is distributed in the mesentery of the intestines and an abdominal organ called the omentum. In andromorphs (male body fat distribution) fat is commonly preferentially stored intraperitoneal. Referred to as a "beer gut", the only way to loss it is to lose weight.

Vincent N. Zubowicz, MD
Atlanta Plastic Surgeon

No visceral fat liposuction

There is no safe procedure for removal of visceral fat via liposuction. Other organs such as your intestines would be at risk for severe injury and therefore it would not be advised. Diet and exercise under appropriate medical guidance is the best way to lose visceral fat. Good luck.

Bahram Ghaderi, MD
Chicago Plastic Surgeon

Liposuction or other procedure to remove visceral fat

Liposuction utilizing tumescent solution to facilitate the removal of fat from the subcutaneous space is a blind technique that relies on the surgeons knowledge of anatomy and skill. It is the standard technique for removal of subcutaneous fat. Visceral fat is fat that in deep to the abdominal musculature. This can include preperitoneal fat (fat that is between the musculature and the peritoneum or layer of tissue over the organs) or intraabdominal fat that can include the omentum or is... more

Christopher L. Hess, MD
Fairfax Plastic Surgeon

Liposuction for removing visceral fat not possible

Subcutaneous fat is the the fat which is removed by standard liposuction techniques. This is the fat that lies just beneath the skin and above the muscle layers. Liposuction is used to reshape the body by removing diet and exercise resistant subcutaneous fat cells from unwanted areas. The visceral fat which you asked cannot and should not be removed. Diet and exercise are the only safe means to reduce the amount of visceral fat.

Robert Vitolo, MD
Manhattan Plastic Surgeon

Visceral Fat, Liposuction and Option?

No. Visceral fat means that there is fat around your organs such as the intestines, liver, colon and so forth. This fat can not be liposuctioned and the way to loose this is to lose weight. Good luck.

Farbod Esmailian, MD
Orange County Plastic Surgeon

No Liposuction technique to removal visceral fat

No such technique. Intraabdominal (ie visceral) fat may not be liposuctioned and no sane plastic surgeon would go after it. Doing so will clearly risk your life. The safest way to lose visceral fat is through diet and exercise. Hope this was helpful.

Peter A. Aldea, MD
Memphis Plastic Surgeon

Can visceral fat be removed by liposuction? - NO

Visceral fat is fat that surrounds your intestines, liver, spleen, etc. ("the guts"). It CANNOT be removed via any liposuction technique. The only way to improve visceral fat is to lose weight. If your body mass index (BMI) is in the obese range, you might be a candidate for weight loss surgery. If so, seek a "bariatric surgeon" in your neighborhood. Good luck.

Sirish Maddali, MD
Portland Plastic Surgeon

Liposuction of intra-abdominal fat

Visceral fat is the fat located within the abdominal cavity, surrounding your intestines. Liposuction has no place in removing this fat, as the potential for life-threatening injury to the intestines, liver, pancreas, spleen, etc. is simply too great. Weight loss is the only effective way to remove visceral fat.

Sam Jejurikar, MD
Dallas Plastic Surgeon

Weight Loss Will Reduce Visceral Fat

Although about 10 years ago I was at a meeting in Santa Fe where a doctor from Israel presented cases where he used a laparoscope and reduced some of the omental fat (the part that's not around the intestines) with liposuction. I'm boarded in general and plastic surgery, and theres no way that procedure should ever even be considered for cosmetic concerns.

John LoMonaco, MD
Houston Plastic Surgeon

NO. There is no liposuction method to suck out visceral fat

Visceral fat surrounds your intestines. It would be unsafe and life-threatening to attempt to try to remove this fat by liposuction. What you need to do is loose weight. Loosing weight will decrease your amount of visceral fat. Good luck.