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How Often Does the Fat Removed by Liposuction Return During Pregnancy?

asked 8 months ago by anon
Latest answer by Steven Wallach, MD
Question viewed 119 times
Tags: fat, fat reduction, grow back, post-pregnancy, pregnancy, statistics

What areas does fat grow back? Will another liposuction be needed after my weight gain from pregnancy? 

4 answers to How Often Does the Fat Removed by Liposuction Return During Pregnancy?

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Fat cells and pregnancy

The fat cells that are removed will not come back , but the remaining cells may become larger. THe goal during pregnancy is to gain a reasonable amount of weight as recommended by your obstetrician and then with diet and exercise after pregnancy work your way back to your pre-pregnancy weight.
Steven Wallach, MD

Manhattan Plastic Surgeon
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Bulges don't come back after liposuction, even if you get pregnant.

Hi. This is a subject that we have studied. We have 16 young women who had liposuction of the "riding britches" (bulging thighs). Then they got pregnant and gained anywhere between 25 and 60 pounds. But the riding britches did not come back! And they looked fine when they lost the weight after pregnancy. see video
George J. Beraka, MD

Manhattan Plastic Surgeon
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Fat Return with Pregnancy

Thank you for the commonly asked question. Fat cells that are gone (for example removed with liposuction surgery) are gone forever ( like Dr. Aldea eloquently put it in his answer). However, if a patient gains weight the fat cells that remain in the area, after liposuction, will grow. Do your best to maintain a healthy weight (under the guidance of your OB/GYN). Good luck with your pregnancy. I hope this helps.
Tom J. Pousti, MD

San Diego Plastic Surgeon
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Fat Removed by Liposuction DOES NOT Return During Pregnancy

It is the stuff of legends, Urban Legends at that, that fat removed by liposuction "returns". This does NOT happen. Once fat is removed from the body it is gone, "passed on, is no more, has ceased to be, expired and gone to meet 'its maker, it's Bereft of life, it rests in peace, it's pushing up the daisies, its metabolic processes are now history! its off the twig, its kicked the bucket, it has shuffled off its mortal coil, it has run down the... more
Peter A. Aldea, MD

Memphis Plastic Surgeon

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