Liposuction doesn't change metabolic problems
Jun 17 (Reuters Health) - Obesity is associated with various metabolic problems that raise the risk of heart disease. Now, new research indicates that although liposuction can produce dramatic weight loss, the operation does nothing to address the metabolic issues.
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"This study does help us reevaluate the whole paradigm of what weight loss does for obese people," Klein said. "With liposuction, you're removing whole fat cells -- you're not changing the remaining fat cells and you're not removing fat that is present in (other) tissues, like liver and muscle. In contrast, with dieting, there is a general shrinking of all fat cells that seems to have beneficial metabolic effects."
Klein noted that because it is a forced type of dieting, stomach-stapling surgery, unlike liposuction, does have a beneficial effect on metabolic parameters.
