Could Smart lipo on abdomen complicate future abdominal surgery?

Liposuction scarring is not a type of scarring that complicates laparoscopic gallbladder surgery. It's usually scar tissue or adhesions around the gallbladder itself that sometimes warrants conversion to an open approach.

Liposuction is limited to areas between skin and muscle, not the peritoneal cavity or your intra-abdominal muscles.

The scarring that may occur after liposuction would not complicate a general surgeon's ability to remove your gallbladder laparoscopically. Sometimes there are other reasons why the procedure can't be done this way, but lipo would not be one of those. Best of luck!

Smart Lipo is a laser assisted liposuction and skin tightening procedure. It works in the fat layer underneath the skin, but above the muscular abdominal wall so it does not cause any internal scar tissue. I wouldn't expect it to cause any degree of scar tissue formation that would affect a laparoscopic procedure.

Having a liposuction should not affect having a laparoscopic cholecystectomy in any way. There’s always a chance of having to convert to an open cholecystectomy if the surgeon can’t do the procedure laparoscopically. Most general surgeons today are very proficient at laparoscopic surgery and converting to open gallbladder surgery is unlikely. if you need your gallbladder taken out, you have no choice but to go through with the procedure. Perhaps the general surgeon was just concerned about the Unknown which in this case should not be something to worry about.You can always get a second opinion from another general surgeon if you don’t feel comfortable with the one you met with.
Best,
Mats Hagstrom, MD