It's been stated when fat deposits won't respond to diet and exercise, liposuction can be a solution. I know the best candidate is in a normal weight range already, but is it possible to better results with pre-op exercise? For example, I eat clean and work out 6x a week, but I can't shake the "pooch" or inner/back thigh fat. I'm 20, 5'4, 135 lbs and can feel muscle under that fat.. I just can't see it. What happens if a patient resumes toning/vigorous cardio post op? How does cellulite respond?
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The contour irregularities are modest in not unreasonable for months after liposuction. There's a good chance this will smooth out with time. Laser assisted liposuction will create contour abnormalities that will take much longer to flatten out.
Hello! Thanks for your question. It sounds like you had quite a bit of liposuction. It's normal with even modest amounts of liposuction to have significant swelling, and the more liposuction you have the more you will swell. It's not always the case, but it certainly can happen where you...
Having abdominal liposuction should have no bearing on your ability to carry a pregnancy. Liposuction addresses the fatty layer between the skin and the abdominal muscles. Everything deep to the abdominal muscle layer is unchanged.
