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Will I Gain Weight After VASER Liposelection?
asked 3 years ago by SMK in Malaysia
Latest answer by Daniel Shapiro, MD
Question viewed 11,911 times
Tags: recovery, weight gain
9 answers to Will I Gain Weight After VASER Liposelection?
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Weight gain after liposuction
In the early postperative period after ANY surgery, it is not uncommon for patients to experience weight gain.
This is the body's natural response to injury or trauma which causes inflammation. The inflammation makes our blood vessels "leak" and the surrounding tissues soak up the leaky fluid like a sponge. After several days and usually by 7-10 days the vessels reabsorb the fluid and it is eliminated in the form of urine.
Swelling may persist in the treated areas for several...
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Otto Joseph Placik, MD
Chicago Plastic Surgeon
Chicago Plastic Surgeon
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Weight gain after VASER Liposuction
VASER liposuction is begun after filling the fat to be suctioned with a solution containing a local anesthetic and adrenaline (to reduce bleeding and pain). Although liposuction removes up to 11 pounds of fat and fluid it not only does not remove all the fluid that was placed in but causes enough inflammation which in turn causes MORE fluid retention. It is therefore common for patients to eagerly step on a scale after surgery and find out that their weight was only slightly reduced and...
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Weight gain is disbursed globally
Hello,
Everyone is born with a certain number of fat cells, and after these fat cells are removed from a certain area, they will not come back to that area. If you do gain a small amount of weight (as in 5 lbs) you'll most likely see the weight gain disbursed globally. However, I always tell my patients that Liposuction is NOT an effective weight loss method. Liposuction should be viewed as a body contouring method. My patients who maintain a healthy lifestyle with diet and exercise see...
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Stephen A. Goldstein, MD
Englewood Plastic Surgeon
Englewood Plastic Surgeon
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Use VASER to initiate healthy eating and lifestyle habits
If you are considering having VASER, get into the mindset about how you will keep healthy eating and lifestyle habits before you have the procedure. At my practice, before I will perform the procedure I require patients to be within 15 pounds of their goal weight and have maintained that weight for a period of time. If you are prone to fluctuating it is essential that you manage that fluctuation and develop new habits before and after the procedure because significant weight gain can...
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Vaser liposuction and weight gain
Anyone can gain weight at any point in their lives. Having liposuction is not a cure for weight gain. Combine the procedure with proper diet and exercise.
Raffy Karamanoukian, MD
Los Angeles Plastic Surgeon
Los Angeles Plastic Surgeon
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Don't gain weight after liposuction
After Vaser liposuction most people generally don't gain weight if they maintain a healthy lifestyle including watching a diet and sticking with a basic exercise program. You only have a certain number of fat cells. You don't grow more fat cells, the cells just get bigger when you put on weight. If you have had VASER in an area, then you should have less fat cells in the liposuctioned area. If you were to put on weight, you would distribute the fat in...
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Stanley Castor, MD
Tampa Plastic Surgeon
Tampa Plastic Surgeon
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Not with healthy lifestyle choices
Hi there-
The VASER is an outstanding tool for improvement in body contour, and indeed I believe it offers the best safety and effectiveness profile in the industry. There is no reason to believe that the procedure itself would lead to weight gain.
If you were to make unhealthy choices in your lifestyle after the procedure, you would gain weight, but this would occur (given these choices) whether you had VASER or not.
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Yes and maybe....
Hello,
Right after liposuction (any form) people swell and retain water. This is associated with a short term weight gain. If your weight is under control overall then that swelling with go away within weeks to months.
Liposuction is not weight loss so if you do not have your diet and exercise discipline in place, it will not prevent weight gain. Lipo is not an alternative to diet and exercise.
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Vaser liposuction
Vaser uses ultrasonic energy to perform liposuction. It should not cause any weight gain. Weight gain initially after any surgery is often due to lace of activity during the recuperation phase.
