Comments on: A 12-year old has liposuction http://www.kevinmd.com/blog/2006/11/12-year-old-has-liposuction.html medical blog Sun, 22 Nov 2009 14:15:05 -0500 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 hourly 1 By: Stuart http://www.kevinmd.com/blog/2006/11/12-year-old-has-liposuction.html/comment-page-1#comment-68594 Stuart Wed, 08 Nov 2006 20:59:00 +0000 http://clients.emmense.com/kevinmd/2006/11/a-12-year-old-has-liposuction.html#comment-68594 Lack of metabolic benefit from liposuction is discussed in N Engl J Med. 2004 Jun 17;350(25):2549-57.<br/>Absence of an effect of liposuction on insulin action and risk factors for coronary heart disease. "CONCLUSIONS: Abdominal liposuction does not significantly improve obesity-associated metabolic abnormalities. Decreasing adipose tissue mass alone will not achieve the metabolic benefits of weight loss."<br/><br/>See also Am J Med. 2006 May;119(5 Suppl 1):S17-23.<br/><br/>"The metabolic consequences of obesity, such as insulin resistance and impaired glucose tolerance, are primarily attributable to visceral, rather than to subcutaneous, adipose tissue. As a result, liposuction, which mainly removes subcutaneous fat, has no significant effect on insulin sensitivity; by contrast, weight loss resulting from bariatric surgical procedures is associated with resolution of type 2 diabetes in almost 80% of patients." Lack of metabolic benefit from liposuction is discussed in N Engl J Med. 2004 Jun 17;350(25):2549-57.
Absence of an effect of liposuction on insulin action and risk factors for coronary heart disease. “CONCLUSIONS: Abdominal liposuction does not significantly improve obesity-associated metabolic abnormalities. Decreasing adipose tissue mass alone will not achieve the metabolic benefits of weight loss.”

See also Am J Med. 2006 May;119(5 Suppl 1):S17-23.

“The metabolic consequences of obesity, such as insulin resistance and impaired glucose tolerance, are primarily attributable to visceral, rather than to subcutaneous, adipose tissue. As a result, liposuction, which mainly removes subcutaneous fat, has no significant effect on insulin sensitivity; by contrast, weight loss resulting from bariatric surgical procedures is associated with resolution of type 2 diabetes in almost 80% of patients.”

]]> By: Anonymous http://www.kevinmd.com/blog/2006/11/12-year-old-has-liposuction.html/comment-page-1#comment-68575 Anonymous Tue, 07 Nov 2006 18:11:00 +0000 http://clients.emmense.com/kevinmd/2006/11/a-12-year-old-has-liposuction.html#comment-68575 Didn't they have a study a while back that showed no improvement in cholesterol, sugar or blood pressure as a result of liposuction? I vaguely remember something like it, but don't remember the details.<br/><br/>Also isn't 150 still too high for a 12-year old? My 70-something mother is 170 and she is obese. This girl is 3 inches taller, but she is quite a bit younger.<br/><br/>The girl has a pretty face and she could be quite a beauty. Didn’t they have a study a while back that showed no improvement in cholesterol, sugar or blood pressure as a result of liposuction? I vaguely remember something like it, but don’t remember the details.

Also isn’t 150 still too high for a 12-year old? My 70-something mother is 170 and she is obese. This girl is 3 inches taller, but she is quite a bit younger.

The girl has a pretty face and she could be quite a beauty.

]]> By: Michael Rack, MD http://www.kevinmd.com/blog/2006/11/12-year-old-has-liposuction.html/comment-page-1#comment-68571 Michael Rack, MD Tue, 07 Nov 2006 16:39:00 +0000 http://clients.emmense.com/kevinmd/2006/11/a-12-year-old-has-liposuction.html#comment-68571 Is liposuction an effective treatment for obesity? Perhaps a plastic surgeon could comment on this. I thought the purpose of liposuction was to "sculpt" the body, rather than remove huge gobs of fat. Is liposuction an effective treatment for obesity? Perhaps a plastic surgeon could comment on this. I thought the purpose of liposuction was to “sculpt” the body, rather than remove huge gobs of fat.

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