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Is There a Health Benefit of Fat Removal in Tummy Tuck Similar To Losing Belly Fat The Traditional Way?

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Not trying for insurance coverage, just wondering - I know abdominal fat is worse heart-health-wise than hip fat. Could the removal of fat in a full TT improve a patient's heart-health odds generally, or is this wishful thinking? I don't have heart disease but I do have apple-body habitus so after losing 80+ pounds the leftovers are sitting on mah belly, just wondering if TT will be physically as well as psychologically beneficial. Thanks.

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