Can I get a lipo if I am pre diabetic?

if you get medical clearance for your treatment you can have the procedure.

my whole practice is doing lipoabdominoplasty, or at least liposuction with internal heating (which is not the gold standard for skin tightening with body contouring).

the smaller you are before liposuction the more contouring you can get from the procedure. most of my liposuction patients get pre and post surgical optimization with hormonal therapy (see link to help boost their weight loss before surgery and help them heal after).

You need a formal evaluation by an expert in body shaping and contouring to determine what is best.  Traditional liposuction awake and smart liposuction are old methods and do very poorly for tightening skin or significant skin tightening or contouring.  Small problem areas can be improved slightly by these methods.  The best in body contouring not only removes fat with energy devices like VASER ultrasound but also internally heat the skin with radio-frequency devices such as J PLASMA/RENUVION, InMode BodyTite, ThermiRF to heat the under surface of the skin and tighten it at the same time as fat removal. These combinations are called 4D HIDEF VASER contouring and can only be done by a well . trained body contouring specialist. At the same time fat should be harvested, PRP and stem cells added and injected into muscles or indentations/cellulite to get body shaping and contouring.  This is known as a Brazilian butt lift when you inject the fat to the buttock for contouring and lifting, but fat can also be used in areas such as the chest/breast, arms/shoulders, calves and face.  Cellulite should also be treated with cellfina, sculptra, subcision and/or fillers such as bellafill, renuva synthetic fat, or sculptra.  If skin is very loose before surgery then it will need to be removed such as lower abdominal skin (tummy tuck/abdominoplasty), breast skin (breast lift), arm skin (brachioplasty).  Overall you need a full assessment, but simple liposuction alone will not tighten skin and needs a combination of various methods -- fat removal, skin tightening, defining, fat grafting, skin removal -- to get the best in body contouring and body sculpting.  Dr. Emer.

At 4'11 and 160 lbs, your BMI is 32. Liposuction can safely remove 10 lbs during on sessions. The sessions can be repeated if needed. Only small incisions are required.

Best Wishes,

Gary Horndeski, M.D.

People with diabetes can have elective surgery. Blood sugars should be well-controlled before any scheduled elective procedure.

Best,

Mats Hagstrom MD

Your pre-diabetes in and of itself will not prevent you from having liposuction or other elective surgery. However, your pre-diabetes is an indicator that you need to do other things before considering liposuction. At your height, you should weigh no more than 128 pounds, and, preferably, less than that. Your prediabetes is simply telling you that you are overweight and your body is having difficulty with your present diet. Liposuction is to remove small areas of excess fat, not remove large areas. The first thing you need to do is lose weight before considering liposuction. If you do, your pre-diabetes will probably resolve.