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Buying a Better Body

Is Liposuction Right for You?

By Carma Haley Shoemaker

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No matter how much people wish it to be, liposuction is not a weight loss technique and is not a cure for overall obesity. There are still limits to what it can accomplish and what one can expect.

"Liposuction will not prevent you from gaining weight in the future," says Dr. Chugay. "It also will not keep you – or get you – fit and in shape. The skin's shape after liposuction will more closely resemble the shape of the stomach muscle, but this surgery will not give you good abdominal tone. This is up to you. In addition, a person who has stretch marks and rippling of the skin before surgery will have it also after surgery. It is not a miracle cure nor a means of cheating Mother Nature."

Understanding the Risks
Nothing comes without a price, and liposuction is no exception. "The risks of liposuction include infection,bruising and swelling, rippling or changes in the skin texture," says Dr. Richard O. Gregory, plastic surgeon and director of the Institute of Aesthetic Surgery in Celebration, Fla. "Additional risks would include the possibility of fluid shifts within the body or of a fat embolism causing severe respiratory distress and even death. These latter risks are generally not seen with reasonably modest liposuction. In fact, the Board of Medicine of the State of Florida has limited outpatient surgery liposuction to 4,000 ml – slightly less than 9 pounds. Numbness as well as exaggerated scars also sometimes occurs."

Life After Liposuction
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