Hi, I'm a 38 year old female who has Crohn's Diease and I would love to do the Smartlipo but I need to know if I qualify to have this procedure done.
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August 9, 2010
Answer: Liposuction may be done on patients with Crohn's disease
Ron Shelton, MDDermatologic Surgeon, Board Certified in Dermatology
It is a rare patient who is a good candidate for breast reduction with liposuction alone. The reduction achieved is minimal to moderate at most and the breast should have the following characteristics: significant fatty tissue as well as excellent overlying skin elasticity. You can see why t...
Liposuction is not a substitute for weight loss. diet and exercise must be adhered to in order to maintain the benefit of liposuction. Furthermore, if one doesn't diet and exercise, then they are not as in good a medical shape and they may not recover as well after liposuction compared with...
Nausea can be caused by emotional stress, looking at the wounds or bruising, it can be caused by some medication that helps sedate you that some doctors use during the procedure, it can be caused by medication for pain that you might take after the procedure and it could be caused by high levels...