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Does the Cap of 5 Liters of Fluids Removed During Smartlipo Include All Fluids or Just Fat?

asked 9 months ago by Swilliams987 in Roseville, CA
Latest answer by Sonia Badreshia-Bansal, MD
Question viewed 161 times
Tags: fluid, maximum, quantity

reagarding the max amount of fat that can be taken out at one time during a smartlipo procedure: Is the standard 5 liters of fat or 5 liters of fat including other fluids?

4 answers to Does the Cap of 5 Liters of Fluids Removed During Smartlipo Include All Fluids or Just Fat?

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Usually, this means 5 liters of aspirate, total fluid removed, blood, fat, infiltration fluid. Some stretch this and only refer to “fat” aspirate. Five liters is a large amount of total aspirate and is a good risk profile to take.
Sonia Badreshia-Bansal, MD

San Francisco Dermatologic Surgeon

www.elitemdspa.com

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Fat removal with liposuction

Usually most plastic surgeon will limit the amount of fat removal to 5 liters during a single procedure. This does not include the fluid amount. This is related to safety recommendations from our society.
Steven Wallach, MD

Manhattan Plastic Surgeon
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SmartLipo fat removal maximum

Most Plastic Surgeon will limit fat removed during one session of liposuction to less than 5 liters. This is done for safety reasons. Most people do not have 5 liters of fat in the liposuction area. It is possible to remove more than 5 liters, but we recommend that the patient be hospitalized after the procedure to monitor fluid and electrolytes of the patients. The amount of fat removed is determined by the Plastic Surgeon NOT the patient. Your board certified Plastic Surgeon should... more
Stanley Okoro, MD

Atlanta Plastic Surgeon

www.georgiaplastic.com

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This is my limit for just the fat excluding the supernatant.

Five liters may be a random number, however it has proven to be safe for most cases of liposuction. If a person conditions themselves for liposuction through proper nutrition and exercise, it would rarely be necessary to consider removing more fat than this. Liposuction is not a substitute for weight loss.
Mark Taylor, MD

Salt Lake City Dermatologic Surgeon

www.gatewaylasercenter.com

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