My daughter is a healthy 15 year old. 5'6 125 pounds. She doesn't diet, just eats healthy and she's on the swim team. Despite being a normal weight and active she still has areas on her body that haven't seemed to change and that she's unhappy with mainly her stomach and hips. Would she be able to have liposuction?
July 30, 2013
Answer: Liposuction in a 15 year old
Personally I am not a fan of performing liposuction on a young teen ager whose body is continuing to change. Unfortunately, this is the time period when young women can be the most self conscious about what others would see as a minor physical flaw. You can often tell by looking at other family members if there is a tendency to hold on to fat pockets in a particular area, and make a determination of whether this problem may be a hereditary and ongoing problem. If you think that it might be, you might want to consider a less invasive treatment, such as Coolsculpting, which would give a non-surgical reduction to a localized fat pocket.
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July 30, 2013
Answer: Liposuction in a 15 year old
Personally I am not a fan of performing liposuction on a young teen ager whose body is continuing to change. Unfortunately, this is the time period when young women can be the most self conscious about what others would see as a minor physical flaw. You can often tell by looking at other family members if there is a tendency to hold on to fat pockets in a particular area, and make a determination of whether this problem may be a hereditary and ongoing problem. If you think that it might be, you might want to consider a less invasive treatment, such as Coolsculpting, which would give a non-surgical reduction to a localized fat pocket.
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December 30, 2013
Answer: Liposuction at age 15 Certainly with consent from a parent your 15 year old can have liposuction, however she is still changing and developing and it might be best to wait. There are some compelling inherited shapes which liposuction can address. Most young women easily find things they don't like about themselves and time to grow physically and emotionally will solve most.
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December 30, 2013
Answer: Liposuction at age 15 Certainly with consent from a parent your 15 year old can have liposuction, however she is still changing and developing and it might be best to wait. There are some compelling inherited shapes which liposuction can address. Most young women easily find things they don't like about themselves and time to grow physically and emotionally will solve most.
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