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As the skin ages, it loses both elasticity and thickness. This means that lipo techniques which work close to the skin surface, such as smart lipo, might cause the skin to wrinkle. You can certainly have lipo to reduce fat deposits, but the surgeon needs to stay away from the skin surface to avoid nasty wrinkles.
Hello. Smartlipo would effectively remove fat from the legs of a 72 yo candidate but in no way would I expect enough skin tightening to get a satisfactory result. Unfortunately, I could not reliably recommend this procedure in this circumstance. It all depends upon your goals. Dr. Burnett
Liposuction can be performed almost at any age. If you are looking for skin tightening, the smart lipo device probably will not provide enough for skin in a 72 year old.
Heart rates can speed for many reasons in liposuction. Fear, anxiety and pain are the most common. Some people have undiagnosed heart conditions. Others have responses to medications. It would be a good idea to have a medical evaluation.
Diabetes affects your body in ways that increase the risks for infection and poor healing. Lipo essentially creates a large wound beneath the skin of the treatment site which needs to heal. If it doesn't heal or becomes infected, you will have a major potentially disfiguring problem. For weight...
Arms can develop a large degree of swelling if compression garments are not properly worn or not tight enough. Double check with your surgeon to see if you have a hematoma. If they were smaller after lipo, it's probably fluid. Fat doesn't magically grow back. Go for massages as well.
