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Liposuction and cardiomyopathy hypertrophic?

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grace1530Feb 28, 2018

I have mild cardiomyopathy and I was told that I can’t have liposuction neither general or local anesthesia and even if I get clearance from my cardiologist. Is my condition that serious to where it’s so dangerous to get Lipo?

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