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CoolSculpting in legs for patient with Lymphedema URE?

daviskadSep 17, 2015
I am interested in getting the CoolSculpting in my left and right thighs (interior and exterior). I have lymphedema in my URE (right arm). Since the fat is expelled thru the lymphatic system, would this compromise my right arm? I would think since lymphatics flow from the extremity inward, that any fat cells being expelled from my legs would not even enter my right arm.

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Dr. Jaime S. Schwartz, MD, FACS
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