Who is not a good candidate for liposuction?
A person who expects absolute perfection is not a good candidate for liposuction. Obese patients or patients who have not maximized their contours with diet and exercise are usually not good candidates for liposuction. A person who has a serious or poorly controlled medical problem is not a good candidate for liposuction.
A person who expects absolute perfection is not a good candidate for liposuction. Excessively obese patients are usually not good candidates for liposuction. A person who has a serious medical problem is not a good candidate for liposuction. 4. Is liposuction a reasonable treatment for obesity? Liposuction is not a good treatment of obesity. Liposuction is not effective, even as a last resort, for people who are unable to lose weight by dieting and exercise. Obese patients almost always regain the weight that is removed by liposuction unless there is a dramatic reduction in calorie intake (by dieting) or a significant increase in calorie expenditure (by exercising). Whenever large-volume liposuction has been used in an attempt to treat obesity by surgery, there has been a significant increase in the incidence of serious surgical complications. It is not safe to remove huge amounts of fat by liposuction. It is dangerous to remove more than 8 to 10 pounds of fat by liposuction in a singl