Can lipo make you healthier?

On today’s blog I wanted discuss a new study recently presented at this years the annual conference of the American Society of Plastic Surgeons has found that liposuction can not only make you thinner, but could possibly simultaneously decrease the triglyceride content in your blood.

 

According to ABC News:

Researchers studied levels of cholesterol and “bad” fats called triglycerides in the blood of more than 300 patients who were undergoing liposuction. Patients who had elevated triglyceride levels before the procedure showed an average 43 percent reduction in their triglyceride levels after they had liposuction.

The patients showed no changes in their cholesterol levels, but researchers did find a post-liposuction reduction in counts of white blood cells, which are associated with heart attacks, obesity, strokes and high blood pressure.

This is the first study that has shown any beneficial health effects of liposuction removing subcutaneous.  However, I would still say it’s a stretch to say that lipo alone will make you healthier.   There are fats that cannot be removed via liposuction such a visceral or intra-abdominal fat.  Unfortunately, these carry with them a higher risk of heart disease, unlike subcutaneous fat. 

There is a place for liposuction.  But it won’t  be a substitute for a good diet and regular exercise.  It’s purpose is to treat stubborn areas of fat in people who have a healthy body weight.