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Liver function tests are usually required before going under general anesthesia. These concerns will be addressed in the context of your suitability for surgery. Raffy Karamanoukian MD FACSLos Angeles
The health of our liver will need to be assessed before surgery is considered. Liposuction results are highly surgeon dependent. Find a plastic surgeon with ELITE credentials who performs hundreds of liposuction procedures each year. Then look at the plastic surgeon's website before and after photo galleries to get a sense of who can deliver the results.Kenneth Hughes, MD Los Angeles, CA
Liposuction, including laser liposuction should not result in a problem of "fatty liver". However, if a patient has a history of liver disease, they should check with their primary physician before undergoing any surgery, including a liposuction. Best wishes.
Fat cells that are removed with Liposuction do not grow back, although the remaining fat cells will swell with weight gain and shrink with weight loss.
Thank you for your question. Based on your photos it look you have loose skin and some stretch marks, and you will get better results after tummy tuck with intense liposuction. I would suggest to be treated by board certified PS with experience in this procedure, to get the best desired results...
When you were a little girl, and your mother said to you that "you can't have your cake and eat it too", what she actually meant was "you can't eat your cake and have it too", meaning you can't simultaneously have two incompatible things. The irony is that it is usually the same patients...
At this age, it's better to try exercising and dieting to target fat deposits, since the body is more responsive than when you get older.
Thank you for your question. A 1 session liposuction sounds like conventional liposuction. Multiple sessions sounds like external noninvasive liposuction which is not really liposuction, but water removal. None of the external devices is very impressive compared to Vaser liposuction. Some of...
Any type of surgery is a physiologic stress, which can alter normal body signals and hormonal axes. Kenneth Hughes, MD Los Angeles, CA
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