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What do I eat after Lipo and fat transfer to flutes?

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ahidaJun 19, 2015

I just had Lipo to my entire body and fat transfer to glute area. I was trying a low carb diet to not gain weight but I'm reading I should it carbs to preserve my fat transfer??? What to do???

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