Often-disputed Truths About Fat and Liposuction

A trip through a local ad-ridden Orange County magazine brought this one on.

What you need to know about your fat:

(1) Unless you have a lot of it, it doesn't weight much. So if you have liposuction, look for change in shape, not a change in weight.

(2) It is not easy to just take a little out here and put it there. It usually just melts away. Fat injections into the lips really don't provide much long term benefit. And you get huge swelling right after it is done too.

(3) Your weight should really be stable before you have a large cosmetic body operation, unless you want new weight gains to end up in areas you might not like. Patients who gain and lose large amounts of weight frequently become less wonderful liposuction candidates for this reason.

(4) According to current thought, you don't get new fat cells after your twenties, but you can "load up" the fat cells you already have with more fat. These buggers can hold alot. Don't get liposuction figuring you can eat all you want afterward and not gain weight. You will gain it back.

(5) Liposuction does not take the place of a good diet or regular exercise.



Best Regards,

John Di Saia MD




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