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Does Liposuction Last?

I think I need Liposuction but its a ton of $$$ and i fear the fat will just come back a few months later. all that money and pain for nothing. How long does liposcution last and is it worth it?

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Liposuction Does Last

The number of fat cells and their location is constant after puberty. With weight gain or loss, these cells increase or decrease in size. During liposuction the fat cells are permanently removed in the area of disproportionate fullness. You can certainly gain weight post operatively if you do not maintain good nutrition and exercise appropriately. Liposuction is a procedure for contouring, not weight loss.

Richard W. Fleming, MD

Beverly Hills Facial Plastic Surgeon

Lasting liposuction results

Liposuction is a permanent removal of fat cells from the area which is treated. Liposuction is best performed on the problems areas for your specific body type. In women this may be the abdomen, love handles or inner and outer thigh. These problem areas tend to not respond very well to diet and weight loss, making them good areas to treat with liposuction. Maintaining stable body weight is key. As long as you keep your weight within 20 lbs of your weight at the time of liposuction, you'll... more

Deason Dunagan, MD

Huntsville Plastic Surgeon

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Your body has a finite number of fat cells

Once an area is liposuction and the fat cells that are removed do not regenerate. That's not to say that you won't gain weight if you don't change your eating habits and lifestyle. If for example you liposuction done on your stomach, a certain percentage of fat cells would be removed. It would still be some fat cells remaining that could enlarge if you were to gain weight. In addition the areas that weren't liposuction such as your buttocks arms rests back and neck as well as... more

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Joseph M. Perlman, MD

Houston Plastic Surgeon

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Liposuction- does it last?

Liposuction removes fat. The fat removed is permenantly gone. But it doesn't mean you can go hog wild eating Ben and Jerry's. If you gain more than 5-10 pounds, your body store energy in a new fat cell. Once you have a fat cell, it is yours to keep. Diet and exercise can shrink the fat cell, but it can't make it disappear. So before you do liposuction, make sure your weight is STABLE. I don't care if it is 10 pounds higher than you want, I care... more

Lauren Greenberg, MD

Palo Alto Plastic Surgeon

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How long does liposuction last.

Liposuction is one of the most common procedures in plastic surgery. Just like anything else, you have to prepare your body for the procedure with sensible diet and exercise, and be committed to continuing after. Theoretically, the fat cells are removed with liposuction, which can permanently change the fat distribution in the areas treated. Of course the remaining fat cells can get larger and this can lead to recurrence, but it has been shown that continuing with diet and exercise and... more

Andrew P. Trussler, MD

Dallas Plastic Surgeon

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Liposuction does last

The fat cells that are removed with liposuction do not come back. If you gain weight over time, the remaining fat cells can enlarge however. The key to maintaining your result is eating a well-balanced diet and keeping with a small exercise routine, both of which will help prolong your lifestyle.

Ankit Desai, MD

Jacksonville Plastic Surgeon

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Liposuction lasts

Liposuction removes the fat cells forever. With weight gain, fat cells get larger individually, but not typically in the total number of fat cells. Therefore, by removing them, you have less in an area to enlarge, and your results last. Of course, if you gain a large amount of weight, you will notice more fat in an area that underwent liposuction because liposuction removes a portion of the fat cells, not all of them. So remember that to maintain excellent results from liposuction, eat... more

David Bogue, MD

Boca Raton Plastic Surgeon

Liposuction results should be permanent

After clusters of lipocytes are removed via liposuction, they are gone and will not comeback. However, if one were to gain weight in the future, lipocytes that remain in the prior liposuctioned areas or elsewhere will be renourished and undergo hypertrophy. This is why women who had undergone liposuction in the abdomen tend to have increase in breast and hip sizes later if they were to regain weight. There is a cluster of fat underneath the abdominal muscle that is not accessible to... more

John P. Di Saia, MD

Orange Plastic Surgeon

Liposuction results will last if you maintain weight

Liposuction will help you get rid of unwanted fat collections. The results will last as long as you keep a good diet and exercise regimen. And will continue to even improve your results If you gain lage amount of weight then you can gain some of the fat in the liposuctioned areas.

Samir Shureih, MD

Baltimore Plastic Surgeon

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Longevity of Liposuction results

The patient plays a role in this answer. Fat cells that are removed do not come back. When you gain and lose weight your fat cells increase and decrease in size. The ideal patient is one who eats healthy and exercises regularly but has areas they cannot improve. Liposuction can address those areas very successfully and then if you continue your routine you maintain or better the result.

Roger J. Friedman, MD

Bethesda Plastic Surgeon

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Liposuction can be permanent solution to excess fat

This is a great question! The ideal patient for liposuction is at or near ideal body weight and has areas of localized fat which are resistant to diet and exercise. However, to be realistic, not all patients need to fit in this category. As long as you are within 10 pounds of your ideal weight, have normal skin tone and localized collection of fat deposits, liposuction can be performed. If liposuction is performed correctly, approximately 85% of fat cells are permanently removed from the... more

Michael A. Jazayeri, MD

Santa Ana Plastic Surgeon

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Liposuction lasts as long as you want it to last

The removal of fat cells by liposuction is permanent. You'll never get back those fat cells. BUT each of the remaining fat cells has the ability to expand if you gain weight. You'll see gained weight in other body areas first, but if you keep gaining weight, you'll eventually see it in your treatment area as well. The key to making liposuction results lasts is all up to you: maintain your diet and exercise regimen, and you should be fine.

Carmen Kavali, MD

Atlanta Plastic Surgeon

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Liposuction results last if you maintain your weight

Liposuction results will be permanent as long as you are able to maintain your weight. Once the fat cells are removed or decreased in a certain area (which is what liposuction does), those fat cells will only increase in size if you gain weight. Your shape can be altered if you gain a moderate amount of weight, as the areas of your body that did not undergoe liposuction may, by comparison, may seem larger. Liposuction is a great procedure if used on the appropriate person and if that... more

William Bruno, MD

Beverly Hills Plastic Surgeon

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Answer from Liposuction Surgeon in Phoenix

Yes, Liposuction areas on the body normally last. Fat cells in the body are reduced in the area that has been liposuctioned and they do not return. If you gain weight the fat cells will find other areas of your body and appear. Maintaining your diet and exercising helps keep your body in shape.

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John Ward, MD

Phoenix Plastic Surgeon

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Does liposuction last?

Yes. There are a certain number of adipocytes or fat cells which enlarge with weight gain. Only with morbid obesity will the number of these fat cells increase. Patients gain weight by the increase in the size of the adipocyte and not the number. By decreasing the number of fat cells with liposuction, it will be more difficult to put on weight in the area which as been liposuctioned. However, it is still possible to gain weight after liposuction so the final result will be best if you... more

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