Doctors have long believed that fat removed with liposuction is gone for good, but a new study suggests that may not be true. For the details, watch this video featuring board-certified plastic surgeon Dr. Anthony Youn.
For years plastic surgeons have told our patients that fat removed during liposuction is gone forever, it's never going to come back. There has been however, recent study however that has potentially disproven this. This study although relatively small, found that fat removed from the thighs, comes back into of all areas, the arms.
And so right now what`s currently being studied, is the fat removed from liposuction removed permanently or is it possible for it to come back? The answer is still up in the air.
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