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Are SmartLipo Results Permanent or Will Fat Cells Come Back?

asked 3 years ago by serli311 in Los Alamitos, USA
Latest answer by John P. Di Saia, MD
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Tags: body, long-lasting, permanent, results

With SmartLipo, if they suction out the fat cells, don;t the fat cells eventually grow back? And possibly somewhere else on your body?

2 answers to Are SmartLipo Results Permanent or Will Fat Cells Come Back?

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Lifestyle habits are important for maintaining your results

The best candidate for either Smart Lipo or traditional liposuction is a patient who has a stable exercise regimen and a healthy diet. The patient in this situation may still have areas of fat that just won't go away and need to be removed to provide the ideal body contour. Smart Lipo melts fat cells that is then either absorbed by your body or sucked out with liposuction. Liposuction breaks up fat cells and or removes them with suction. In either case you remove the excess fat cells but... more
Edgar Franklin Fincher, MD, PhD

Beverly Hills Dermatologic Surgeon
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Any form of Lipo is similar in this regard

Hello, Smart Lipo is liposuction with a laser assist. Liposuction procedures all require some discipline in maintaining weight to maintain results. The fat cells that are removed do not grow back, but the cells that are left can be packed with more fat if challenged. So, "Yes" liposuction removes fat cells, but you can "blow up" in the treated areas again if you try hard enough.
John P. Di Saia, MD

Orange Plastic Surgeon

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