Regain More Fat After Liposuction?

I hear this myth a lot from patients during consultation for body contouring with liposuction. There's a belief out there that if you remove fat it will come back in an other area. I have no idea who started this rubbish, but there's no scientific evidence to support this. The changes from liposuction are permanent if you maintain your weight afterwards. If you gain significant weight, you will "fill out" in all areas of fat deposition (genetically and hormonally determined), but... more

Hi! You see, after the teen age years, we don't make any new fat cells. When you gain weight, the same number of fat cells get bigger. And when you get thinner, the same number of fat cells shrink. When you have liposuction of an area (let's say the thighs), millions of fat cells are removed, and they are not replaced by your body, because it does not make new fat cells. Those cells are gone permanently. That means that the bulge treated with liposuction should be gone permanently. ... more

Once the fat is removed it is gone forever.  It is not true that your body gains more fat after the procedure.  That does not mean you cannot gain weight anymore so it is still important to exercise and watch your diet.