Liposuction: Benefits of Removing a Lot of Fat
Almost everybody interested in cosmetic plastic surgery knows – or is told – that liposuction is not a means of weight control, but a method for removing troublesome pockets of fat that are resistant to diet and exercise.
But five Egyptian physicians including a plastic surgeon and a general surgeon recorded all the basic health readings on a group of 60 obese women before performing large volume liposuction of their waists, hips, buttocks, thighs and knees.
The health readings included measurements of:
- Body Mass Index
- Blood pressure
- Blood sugar
- Liver function
- Cholesterol
The surgeons then removed an average of 6300cc’s (about six quarts) of fat and fluid from the patients. Of course, 2700 cc’s of medications were injected into the treatment areas before the procedure because the surgeons used the most popular form, tumescent liposuction.
After surgery, the researchers re-measured the subjects at the six week and four month points; the women ranged in age from 15 to 45.
At both points, the subjects’ weight was an average 30 pounds less.
Medical scientists are just now establishing all the harmful links between obesity and general health. For instance, as weight increases, so do rates of diabetes, high blood pressure and high cholesterol.
When the doctors crunched all the numbers, readings and measurements, they found the subjects were delighted with the removed pockets of fat and their new slimmer appearance.
The physician-researchers also found, among benefits:
- Pulse rate and blood pressure were about the same at four weeks but had significantly decreased at four months.
- Blood glucose (a measurement of blood sugar) had dropped a little at four weeks but really dropped at four months.
- Total cholesterol dropped significantly at the four week point but was going back up at the four month point. (Could eating habits be slipping?)
Overall, the physicians found that large-volume liposuction is safe and can do more than just make you look slimmer. (Read the liposuction study.)
Other plastic surgeons add that people who have large volume liposuction should be:
- In good health
- Willing to make long-term diet and exercise changes
- Choose an experienced surgeon
- Have the procedure at a hospital or certified surgery center in case complications happen during surgery.
admin @ April 22, 2009