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Liposuction and ObesityIs Liposuction an Effective Treatment Option for Obesity?No. Lipoplasty is not an appropriate or effective treatment for obesity. The only known cure or treatment for obesity is calorie-based dietary weight loss. Liposuction cannot treat obesity (the accumulation of excessive calories in the form of stored body fat). All liposculpture can do is remove localized pockets of fat to create a more pleasing body shape: it cannot reduce calorie intake. Which is why obese liposuction patients typically regain the weight/fat that is suctioned, unless there is a significant decrease in calorie intake and/or a massive increase in calorie expenditure. Can Liposuction Suction Massive Amounts of Fat?No. Although from time to time large amounts of fat has been removed from obese patients, in an attempt to treat obesity by surgery, this type of large-volume liposuction typically leads to a high proportion of serious surgical complications. It is not healthy or safe to suction more than 8-10 pounds of fat tissue in a single session. Liposuction - Cosmetic Not Obesity TreatmentLipoplasty is essentially a cosmetic procedure, not a type of medical treatment. By comparison, obesity is a major health problem which in the case of morbid or malignant obesity may require major invasive surgery to reduce calorie consumption, such as gastric banding or stomach bypass. This type of medical bariatric surgery, unlike liposuction, can help to treat obesity although even bariatric surgeries are by no means totally successful at solving the issue of overweight. Gastric Bypass Bariatric Information |