However, the surgery is not without its risks and problems.
If you or someone you love is considering liposuction, you may have a few questions.
For example: Does liposuction affect your metabolism?
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Does it increase the risk of gaining weight after the procedure?
Where do you gain fat if you put weight back on after liposuction?
What Is Liposuction?
Liposuction is a minimally invasive cosmetic surgical procedure that removes fat from body areas.
Purpose of Liposuction
Simply put, liposuction is not a substitute for weight loss or exercise.
It is not considered an obesity treatment and doesn’t promise lasting weight loss.
It does not removecelluliteor tighten loose or sagging skin.
The procedure is intended to remove areas of fat that dont respond to exercise or diet.
Therefore, they do not come back unless you gain a significant amount of weight.
If you gain weight, it usually does not return to the areas treated with liposuction.
However, fat will accumulate in both treated and untreated areas if you gain a considerable amount of weight.
Fat is deposited into cells in untreated areas of the body.
This new weight gain will cause the remaining fat cells to grow wherever they may be in your body.
As you gain more weight after liposuction, the procedure resultswill be less than ideal.
Weight gain is even more of a risk if you are inactive.
Fat can also be deposited viscerally around organs in the abdomen.
Therefore, it’s essential to maintain an active, healthy lifestyle after liposuction to maintain the results.
Liposuction only removes fat cells that are already in the body.
Fat can still accumulate in the body in other fat cells or around the organs.
Liposuction is the permanent removal of fat cells from the body.
The short answer is yes, you might have liposuction more than once.
Many surgeons will limit the amount of fat removed from an area at one time for your safety.
you’re free to also have different areas treated with liposuction.
Maybe the first treatment is for the belly and the next time it’s the arms.
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