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Good question. Thanks for asking. By the way, are you hoping lipo will be the answer to a weight problem? If so, you may be disappointed. If you are not within 20 pounds of your ideal weight (look at online tables to determine weight by height and age), lipo will not work for most areas. The exceptions are limited areas like chin, arms, inner thighs and knees. Those larger areas like tummy, back and outer thighs require actual weight loss. If your focus is weight loss, I have seen the best results when one visits a nutritionist or "coach" monthly for at least a year.Back to your question:How many pounds are 250 cc removed from inner thighs?To give you a mental picture, a pint and a pound are about equal. A pint is 473 cc's. So as you can see, the short answer is about half a pound.
Fat weighs less than all the other body tissues. Two hundred fifty ccs of pure fat would weigh about 5 0r 6 ounces. Liposuction is not a weight reducing procedure, it is a volume reducing procedure.
It is not unusual that young patients, but especially males have unevenness and recurrence with liposuction. Unfortunately, liposuction and lipo sculpture is about how long the surgeon takes in removing the fat. The less time that is taken, the less fat. Vaser, Laser SmartLipo,...
You are very early in your post operative course. It may take months to see the results. We usually tell patients that it may take a year to see the final results. Please make sure your Board Certified Plastic Surgeon is aware. Please clarify and follow their instructions for post oper...
Recovery after liposuction take a full year. At 2 weeks you will possible see more puffiness and not less. Be patient. By 4 to 6 weeks you should see some improvement and by 4 to 6 months you will see 80 to 90 % of your gain. The last 10% gain occurs between 6 to 12...
