I retain most of my body fat in my upper body. I am 38, have had three pregnancies and two C-Sections. I am left with a bulging belly, hip rolls and a lot of fat in my bra line area on the back. I am about to undergo a standard tummy tuck with liposuction of the hip rolls. Since I will be losing most of my upper body fat due to the surgery, afterwards, I will continue to exercise regularly between 6-8 hours a week of aerobic and weight training. When I lose more fat, will it most likely reduce the upper body fat that I hold under my arms in the bra line area, since that is essentially the only other place on my body that I hold extra fat? I am 5'9 and weigh 132lbs.
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As with all surgical procedures, your body takes time to heal. Even though we are living in a "gotta have it yesterday" mentality, our bodies still take time to undergo a certain healing process that can't be rushed.
I am not a big advocate of fat reinjection, because I...
I would agree with your physician.
Have you contemplated bariatric surgery. At your BMI, you risk of cardiac disease and diabetes as well as the secondary life threatening morbidity and mortality far exceeds the problems imposed by the lymphedema/lipoedema.
Hello dear!
Thanks for the pictures and provided information as well.
Based on your photos, you are a great candidate for liposuction in the troubled area, and I think you'll get very good results.
In general, you need to be physically healthy and at a stable weight, have realistic exp...