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Can you have laser lipo on your abdomen if you have an ileostomy?

jess.gossDec 2, 2017
I have an ileostomy, and have an issue with fat sitting below my ostomy...and above where my scars are on my abdomen from x3 surgeries... c section and bowel surgery.

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Dr. Justin Yovino, MD, FACS
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Dr. Bruce E. Katz, MD
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