Can you have more than 10% of your body weight removed?

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For liposuction to the legs, is it possible to have more than 10% of your body weight removed as long as it’s done in an accredited hospital or facility w/ an overnight stay? Example: if youre 130 pounds, can you have 12% or 15% or more removed (15+ pounds of fat and tumescent)? Or is there a cretain percentage you can’t go over? Again, I’m talking about this being done in a hospital and staying overnight.

Guler Gamze Eren, MD · Answer

Hello from Istanbul.Thank you for your question.There is a safe limit for liposuction surgery, it is %8-10 of total body weight even if you stay in the hospital after surgery. I prefer to keep my patients stay 2 night at the hospital after surgery.If you get a liposuction over %10 of total body weight it will damage your metabolism and will be difficult to recover. Best luck!

Ozge Ergun, MD · Answer

There are general safety guidelines for the maximum amount of fat and tumescent fluid that can be removed during liposuction, even when performed in an accredited hospital with an overnight stay. 10% of body weight (13 lbs)  Likely possible in a hospital setting with monitoring.

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