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im wanting to get Tumescent liposuction on my hips but suffer from stomach inflammation from gastritis

January 12, 2016
Asked By:wowlookout in Australia, AU

is there any risks in having tumescent liposuction under local if i suffer from minor gastritis? some times my stomach will feel really swollen and bloated so i dont want the surgeon putting any fluids in my stomach area just the hip area? is that possible? thankyou

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