The curious science of liposuction

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The curious science of liposuction: Why, exactly, can't doctors just remove all of my fat?
Everything you know about fat cells is wrong: the way fat works in the body is way weirder than most think

By MATTHEW ROZSA
PUBLISHED JUNE 17, 2021 7:00PM


(Salon) "Tina," a 36-year-old Pennsylvania woman, didn't want her real name used for this story — but not because she had anything she should feel ashamed of. Tina has not committed a crime, hurt a soul or been convicted of anything. Her desire to remain anonymous stems, simply, from the fact that she gained weight.

Speaking with Salon, the clerk with raven-black hair, twinkling brown eyes and a warm smile said that she knows her self-esteem issues are caused by society's toxic body image standards and do not reflect any objective notion of beauty. That knowledge, unfortunately, doesn't make the toxic standards hurt any less. Tina ruefully doubts that she'll ever again be able to fit into her favorite 2000s-era clothes: tied-up belly shirts, corset tops, low-waisted gypsy skirts and blouses. Medically she is classified as obese, with much of the excess weight accumulating on her once-flat midriff. Despite multiple dieting and exercise campaigns, the belly fat stubbornly refuses to go away. Tina hopes that it may shrink some day, but despairs of ever being entirely rid of it — and admits that she wishes modern medicine could literally suck the fat cells out of her.

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In movies, books and soap operas, liposuctions are often depicted as transformative; a patient enters obese, and leaves the surgeon looking slim. That trope, as it turns out, is another instance of fiction misinformation us about medicine. Doctors cannot simply remove all the fat cells from our bodies, whether through liposuction or through other procedures. As an overweight person, learning this was disheartening, as perhaps it was for others in similar situations.

But why is this the case?

First, liposuction is a bad idea for patients who are severely obese for a number of reasons, according to Dr. Umbareen Mahmood, a board certified plastic surgeon in New York City who performs liposuction surgeries daily and treats many bariatric patients. For one thing, the ideal candidate has to be less than 30% above their ideal weight and have good skin elasticity, so that the liposuction will make a noticeable difference and won't cause excessive loose skin. In addition, people who are obese have an increased risk of wounds, healing complications and clots in the legs. ............(more)

https://www.salon.com/2021/06/17/the-curious-science-of-liposuction/

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1. Kick

Leave it alone.

Happiness is not tied to weight loss, especially through surgical means.