Can fat regrow after lipo?

• Leftover fat tissue can expand after lipo

• New fat cells can always grow after liposuction

• So make sure you exercise and eat healthily right after lipo and, well, forever

• Have a skin tightening/cellulite treatment in London with the experts

• Advanced, infrared / red light therapy treatments in London at LipoTherapeia

• Discover our professional training in cellulite, skin tightening, radiofrequency and ultrasound

Leftover fat tissue can expand after lipo

Liposuction is like an absolution of previous sins, it does not absolve you of any future sins (over-eating / exercising too little).

With liposuction anything up to 80%-90% of the fat on a specific area is removed but some - even 10-20% remains. This is because it is impossible to scrape off every single bit of fat, as this would cause injury to the surrounding tissues and consequent fibrosis.

Fat cells can swell up to 3000 times their original size, so if you exceed calorie balance after liposuction, the remaining fat cells in the area can expand and make the area fatty again.

In many cases surgeons leave some fat that could be removed in order to prevent excessive skin laxity too. Liposuction always causes some fibrosis and some skin laxity. The key is to strike a balance between fat removal and tissue injury/fibrosis and also skin laxity.

New fat cells can always grow after liposuction

However, there is another way fat can regrow in the operated areas.

Mesenchymal stem cells (MSCs), which are found everywhere in the connective tissue, can easily differentiate into fat cells, under a positive calorie imbalance.

This means that you can create new fat tissue, even where previously there was none.

So make sure you exercise and eat healthily right after lipo and, well, forever

So the moral of the story is after lipo absolves of your sins (positive calorie balance) do not sin again, i.e. follow a healthy nutrition and exercise regime, to avoid putting on fat even on the same area.

There is not much you can do to remove fat after lipo, other than diet/exercise or another lipo surgery. However, for cellulite removal, skin tightening and fibrosis reduction after lipo, the strongest SAFE technologies are deep-acting, high-power radiofrequency and high-power ultrasound cavitation.

Have a skin tightening/cellulite treatment in London with the experts

At LipoTherapeia we have specialised 100% in skin tightening and cellulite reduction for more than two decades and 20,000+ sessions.

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Advanced, infrared / red light therapy treatments in London at LipoTherapeia

At LipoTherapeia we are passionate about phototherapy (also known as photobiomodulation/PBM, red light therapy, infrared light therapy, blue light therapy, LED light therapy etc) and we use the most powerful equipment available today (up to 240mW/cm2), for best results and treatment of large body areas.

We use specialised therapy protocols for skin rejuvenation / anti-ageing, pigmentation / post-inflammatory hyperpigmentation (PIH), moderate/severe acne, skin redness, sensitive/inflamed/irritated skin, wound healing, sports injuries / musculoskeletal pain and overall wellness / well-being.

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