Does weight gain after i-Lipo change the contour of your body back to where it was before treatment?

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If I were to get I-Lipo (non invasive laser lipo) on my waist, and then gain weight. Would I gain the weight back in my waist or would the weight gain be distributed all over? My overall aim is to change my body contour, I don't care if I lose or gain weight overtime.

Jason Emer, MD · Answer

yes after changing your contor with liposuction if you gain weight or dont exercise you can lose the contour and gain waight elsewhere. its important to get VASER 360 lipo and ensure you do pre and post surgical optimziation to ensure your metabolism stays high after surgery. please see an expert.
You need a formal evaluation by an expert in body shaping and contouring to determine what is best.  Traditional liposuction awake and smart liposuction are old methods and do very poorly for tightening skin or significant skin tightening or contouring.  Small problem areas can be improved slightly by these methods.  The best in body contouring not only removes fat with energy devices like VASER ultrasound but also internally heat the skin with radio-frequency devices such as J PLASMA/RENUVION, InMode BodyTite, ThermiRF to heat the under surface of the skin and tighten it at the same time as fat removal. These combinations are called 4D HIDEF VASER contouring and can only be done by a well . trained body contouring specialist. At the same time fat should be harvested, PRP and stem cells added and injected into muscles or indentations/cellulite to get body shaping and contouring.  This is known as a Brazilian butt lift when you inject the fat to the buttock for contouring and lifting, but fat can also be used in areas such as the chest/breast, arms/shoulders, calves and face.  Cellulite should also be treated with cellfina, sculptra, subcision and/or fillers such as bellafill, renuva synthetic fat, or sculptra.  If skin is very loose before surgery then it will need to be removed such as lower abdominal skin (tummy tuck/abdominoplasty), breast skin (breast lift), arm skin (brachioplasty).  Overall you need a full assessment, but simple liposuction alone will not tighten skin and needs a combination of various methods -- fat removal, skin tightening, defining, fat grafting, skin removal -- to get the best in body contouring and body sculpting.  Dr. Emer.

Leonard Grossman, MD · Answer

I lipo is not going to change the shape of your body because this laser simply evokes the release of fatty acids from the fatcells. When fat or sugar is consumed, the same cells will rebuild the fat. This procedure is not something you should consider as the results are only temporary. If you want permanency of results, consider traditional or power assist liposuction. I hope this helps and good luck from New York City plastic surgery

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