Does Fat Enter the Bloodstream After Laser Liposuction?

March 7, 2009
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If not, where does it go? How do surgeons even know?

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November 15, 2015

Answer: Yes, it can potentially enter the bloodstream

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Otto Joseph Placik, MDBoard Certified Plastic Surgeon
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November 15, 2015

Answer: Yes, it can potentially enter the bloodstream

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Otto Joseph Placik, MDBoard Certified Plastic Surgeon
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May 25, 2018

Answer: Liposuction

Jed H. Horowitz, MD, FACSBoard Certified Plastic Surgeon
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May 25, 2018

Answer: Liposuction

Jed H. Horowitz, MD, FACSBoard Certified Plastic Surgeon
August 18, 2016

Answer: Fat in bloodstream after laser liposuction

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Shim Ching, MDBoard Certified Plastic Surgeon
August 18, 2016

Answer: Fat in bloodstream after laser liposuction

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Shim Ching, MDBoard Certified Plastic Surgeon

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October 28, 2014

Answer: Liposuction and Where Does The Fat Go?

Jason Emer, MDDermatologic Surgeon, Board Certified in Dermatology
October 28, 2014

Answer: Liposuction and Where Does The Fat Go?

Jason Emer, MDDermatologic Surgeon, Board Certified in Dermatology
December 5, 2016

Answer: Excreted? deposits in blood vessels? causes cancer?

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York Jay Yates, MDBoard Certified Plastic Surgeon
December 5, 2016

Answer: Excreted? deposits in blood vessels? causes cancer?

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York Jay Yates, MDBoard Certified Plastic Surgeon

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