Carb Free Diet After BodyTite Liposuction?

Dear Pennieblack

It does not take a rocket scientist to understand why they want you on a carb free diet for 4 weeks.  You loose weight on such a diet dramatically-it makes their liposuction procedure look like a winner.  When you come back in 4 weeks with minimal results and tell them that you did not follow their diet they can blame for the lack of results.  If the method was so great, there would be no need to diet like this.  Please share your follow up experience with the Realself community.

Unless you have a medical reason for low carb, such as Celiac disease, there is no direct need to adhere to any strict diet (including low carb) following this procedure. Your physician is likely attempting to maximize the weight loss, which can be achieved with a diet as well as various procedures. I would recommend speaking to him personally about the medical need for this and if it would be beneficial to your overall outcome, especially since you frequently train.Best of luck!

Regardless of the type of liposuction it is important not to eat more than preoperatively. Some people might think that since they had liposuction they can eat more without gaining weight.  The surgeon may be stressing the fact that you should eat healthy so as not to gain weight after the liposuction. If you have a lot of fat removed with the procedure, then your body doesn't need the daily calories its used to for supporting the maintenance energy requirements of the prior fat load. After surgery, you need less calories to maintain the new weight. Maybe your surgeon was trying to get prevent you from putting weight back on.

This is not  a universally held belief but some feel that a higher carbohydrate and low glycemic index type diet may promote fluid retention and that minimizing carbs could be beneficial.

I agree that the recommendation is probably just advice to have a healthy diet.  It is not necessary, however, to have a completely carb-free diet after liposuction.

 

Good Luck.

Hi and thanks for the question. While a carb-free or a variant of that, a ketogenic diet, acts extremely well to shed off excess pounds while preserving muscle, I don't necessarily see a correlation with getting a BodyTite procedure and combining it with such a drastic change in your eating regimen.  For most patients, a balanced diet will suffice.Best of luck,
Glenn Vallecillos, MD, FACS, Board Certified Plastic Surgeon

It makes sense to gradually loose weight after liposuction if one is above his/her ideal weight before the procedure. The best results from liposuction are seen in people who maintain a healthy diet and exercise program. If a person is already doing these things, it is not necessary to begin a special diet after liposuction.

I think that the surgeon who treate you just wants you to eat healthy.  I do not tell my patients to maintain a specific diet.

There is no benefit to the Bodytite procedure for a patient to go on a Carb free diet afterwards. There is always a benefit to this type of surgery if the patients do not eat excessively right after surgery and this is probable what your Doctor is trying the prevent.

Carb free diets, high protein intake with exercise is something professional body builders know about in order to push the subcutaneous fat layer to 10% or less which gives the maximum muscle definition and helps win competitions. Though such an approach may enhance liposuction results, even the pros can't maintain the diet past the big competitions and you shouldn't either. Stick to your current healthy diet and lifestyle and you will enjoy your result all the more.
Best of luck,
peterejohnsonmd