I am 47 years old. I will need knee replacement surgery within 1-2 years. The doctor wants me to wait to have replacement surgery. I carry all of my weight in my thighs and my knees and I believe that knee liposuction will possibly help prolong my knee surgery. Is liposuction even possible for my situation?
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Liposuction is the suction removal of subcutaneous fat. Subcutaneous fat is located just below the surface of the skin and above the muscles and bones. It doesn't remove all of the fat, but it does remove the majority of the fat. The perfect candidate is at or near their ideal body weight...
Thank you for asking about your Vaser leg liposuction.You have only just begun to heal after your liposuctionYou are not seeing your final result.The last to improve will be the ankes - because gravity pulls swelling down.It can take at least 6 months and may take a year to see your final r...
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