What are your thoughts on the keto diet after liposuction surgery?

Thanks for the question.Even though liposuction appears to be a minimally invasive surgery, it does cover a large surface area. As such, your body still needs the appropriate nutrition to heal.I would not start on the keto-diet until 6 weeks after surgery. Until then, try to monitor your caloric intake. You probably need at least 2000 calories a day to give your body proper nutrition to heal. You also need to concentrate on taking in 50-75 grams of protein a day.After 6 weeks you should be healed and you can go on any diet you like.Good Luck.

Thanks for your inquiry,  it best to discuss long term diets with your primary care doctor.  There are patients who remain on lower carbohydrate diets for extended periods safely.  Good Luck with your surgery. 

Thank you for your question. If the keto diet has been successful for you then I would continue with it. I would check with your surgeon to make sure that they are happy with your nutritional levels. They may want to check an albumin or prealbumin to ensure you are in good position to heal. Best of luck.

There is no research on which type of nutritional regime is best after liposuction. A healthy diet rich in fiber, fruits/vegetables and protein will benefit wound healing and recovery, as will adequate amount of fluids to help eliminate and detox the body from toxins and byproducts.

Personally I think keto diets are great, this has been the way I eat for over 2 years and I feel great, sometimes I also recommend my patients to look into intermittent fasting, that's a great way to mix in with the keto