Combining Liposuction with a Healthy Diet
A person who already has a healthy diet is a better candidate for liposuction than someone who eats a junk food diet, because the person with the healthy diet is probably healthier overall. Having liposuction is a big deal, and anyone willing to go to the trouble and expense of having it may be willing to maximize their results by developing good diet and exercise habits before surgery and then resuming those practices once it is safe to do so after the surgery.
Some people because they think that once they have the excess fat deposits removed from their thighs (or wherever), they won’t have to worry about diet and exercise to maintain their new figure.But a 2004 study published in Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery showed that patients who did not follow a healthy diet after having liposuction were three times more likely to gain weight. People who did not exercise after liposuction were four times more likely to gain weight!
It is possible to gain weight after liposuction surgery. Whatever fat cells are removed during liposuction won’t regenerate afterwards, but if a patient doesn’t have a good diet and exercise program after liposuction surgery, the fat cells that have been left behind can still grow if the patient eats too much. In addition, patients who don’t practice good dietary and exercise choices after liposuction are likely to find weight gain in areas of the body that did not used to be considered problematic. These are the areas where fat cells were not sucked out through the liposuction surgery.
After liposuction surgery, a person who wants to get into a new pattern of should make sure that their surgeon has cleared them to begin exercising again. Exercising vigorously too soon after cosmetic surgery can result in delayed healing, though mild exercise, like short walks, is advised within three or four days. This mild exercise is very important because it will defend against the formation of blood clots and other post surgical complications. Patients should continue with the gentle exercise routine until at least a month after the surgery to give the body time to heal properly. Surgeons will instruct patients on when it is OK to begin a more rigorous exercise program.
Liposuction is not a substitute for a healthy diet and exercise program. It’s not a cure for weight gain and doesn’t change your metabolism in any way. A healthy diet and exercise program are as important for those who have undergone liposuction as for everyone else. In fact, it’s considered essential to keeping the new contours of the body. One change that many liposuctionpatients notice if they happen to gain weight after cosmetic surgery is that the new shape of the body remains in its post-surgical shape basically, even if weight gain does occur. Therefore, the good news about gaining weight after liposuction is that it will seem more evenly distributed, and the localized bulges and problem areas from before the surgery do not stand out so much as before.
Leonard Dawson is a freelance article writer who writes for about current issues, technology and news within the cosmetic surgery market. Article Source: