Is It Harmful to Get Lipo of the Back if I Had One or More Epidural?

                    Localized fatty deposition can be improved with liposuction, and the liposuction cannula will remain within the subcutaneous tissue not the epidural space.  Liposuction results are highly surgeon dependent.  Find a plastic surgeon with ELITE credentials who performs hundreds of liposuction procedures each year.  Then look at the plastic surgeon's website before and after photo galleries to get a sense of who can deliver the results.

 

Kenneth Hughes, MD Los Angeles, CA

Liposuction of the back would not cross the midline and come into contact with an area traversed by epidural anesthesia or treatment.

Unless you had previous back surgery, liposuction of the back and an epidural should not interfere. the epidural is performed with a very thin needle, and the amount of later scar tissue should be insignificant.