Lipo as Weight Loss?
June 14th, 2010
Earlier in my career, I had the unique opportunity to be interviewed on television by Roseanne Barr and Tom Arnold about liposuction. Although the segment was meant to be light-hearted, I was able to convey my thoughts about why liposuction is not safe for patients that are not close to their ideal weight. Unfortunately, lipo is not a quick fix for having too many unwanted pounds. It is an effective procedure to remove localized areas of fat and is frequently used as an important tool in body sculpture.
Recently, I consulted with a patient who had lost 80 pounds following bariatric surgery. It was her intention to loose some more weight. During our visit, she asked the question I hear so often regarding weight loss, “Should I loose the rest of the weight before having cosmetic surgery?” My answer is most always the same. “Yes.” Multiple reasons lead me to this answer. Some factors are related to the general health risks of even mild obesity, while others are related to safety of anesthesia and surgery itself.
Check back tomorrow for Lipo as weight loss? Part 2
Tara Reid: Poor Liposuction
October 14th, 2009
Photos of Tara Reid clearly reveal a poor result after liposuction or as she refers to it, “liposculpture.” According to her, she chose to have the surgery because she wanted a six pack. She was sold on the idea by her surgeon as she “shopped” around until she found someone who would do it for her.
Her appearance is consistent with removing as much fat as possible to reveal her rectus muscles. Sadly, this usually results in scarring of the under surface of the skin (dermis) to the muscle. Thus, causing the dimpled appearance of her tummy. This is extremely difficult to fix! Liposuction is not about how much you remove but how much you leave behind. I would venture to say that Tara started out with the amount of fat which should have been left after liposuction! So she was doomed to have this result. It is my guess that there will probably be a whole lot of “Photoshopping” or retouching of her photographs going on to correct her abdomen for the Playboy cover she is vying for!
I might add that she admits to having had liposuction of her abdomen because the poor result is so obvious. However, it is unusual to do this one area alone. A look at her inner and outer thighs shows asymmetry and depressions consistent with poor liposuction, as well. Sometimes it’s better to accept minor imperfections, when the likelihood of creating significant defects persists by doing ill-advised cosmetic procedures.
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