vaser lipo advice

molly09

HI

I am 31 years old, 5ft 1 and weight about 9.5 stone. all of my weight is on my ab (both upper and lower) region. due to a severe medical condition I am unable to do much exercise even walking.

I am thinking of having vaser lipo done in a clinic. I have researched this a lot and have found a clinic in the uk I am happy with, however I have some questions and I would love if anyone that had this procedure could tell me what they thought of it.

also if allthe fat is removed from the ab region does this mean that if weight goes an again (which I hope wont happen but I am just covering all angles) it will go on to other areas such as hips, buttocks,


what do you all think??

I know people are going to say diet and do some exercise, but at teh minute I really cant exercise and I eat quiet healthy and rarely drink alcohol.

M

Frogdog

We can't give medical advice on Boards, but even if we did why ask for it on a Nutrition & Diet forum???

molly09

Hi,

sorry, I really didnt know where to post it................................


M

EileenG

From what I understand of Lipo, if you regain weight, it can go back on unevenly, so the effect is more obvious than the original fat. People who have successful outcomes after lipo have to be very careful with diet and exercise to maintain a good result.

Can you post what you eat? A lot of people get confused by the simplicistic advice out there, and don't realise, for instance, that the food pyramid, with the emphasis on grains and starches, is not suitable for someone who is not able to exercise.

rocky

Aren't people that have lipo done more at risk of diabetes? If you remove some of the fat cells, the body will have a smaller buffer for the extra food which leads to insulin resistance which leads to diabetes.

metamorphosis

rocky wrote: »

Aren't people that have lipo done more at risk of diabetes? If you remove some of the fat cells, the body will have a smaller buffer for the extra food which leads to insulin resistance which leads to diabetes.

That's really interesting. If ya have a linky or anything i'd really appreciate it. (translation:L im too lazy to go look myself)

rocky

Hmm most references I'm finding now is about how it used to be believed that it helps with diabetes, but newer research dismisses that

http://www.defeatdiabetes.org/Articles/obesity040622.htm

I might have seen a blog comment to that effect - or just extrapolated this effect myself from the people with lipodystrophy (being born with fewer fat cells than normal - you'd think this would be ideal? ) - anyway they are at increased risk of diabetes due to the smaller buffer, see here Fat fails first - this presents a hypothesis that Insulin Resistance occurs first in fat cells which cannot grow anymore -> increase FFA concentrations in blood -> fatty liver deposits -> liver insulin resistance -> hyperglycemia and hyperinsulinemia.

My guess is that insulin resistance can first occur in any combination of liver, muscle, fat cells, and it gets progressively worse if the diet remains the same, affecting other organs/tissues.

I think lipo only improves health if it's followed up with a caloric restriction, otherwise the fat buildup will continue (maybe with a different distribution due to the removed fat cells) which will aggravate metabolic syndrome symptoms. But if people are going on a caloric restriction diet in the first place, why have the operation?