Health benefits of liposuction revealed by new study
New research has revealed that liposuction can bring numerous health benefits to those who opt to have the procedure.
As well as boosting confidence and rewarding people with a better looking body, the cosmetic surgery can also remove harmful fat from circulating around the body in the blood.
The study measured triglyceride and cholesterol levels in 332 people who were about to have liposuction – either as a lone procedure or in conjunction with a tummy-tuck.
Seventy-one per cent of those patients had liposuction on its own, and, those who had high triglyceride levels to begin with were found to benefit from the procedure, as their levels dropped by 43 per cent following the procedure.
The research – which is to be presented at the recent annual general meeting of the American Society of Plastic Surgeons in Denver – found that cosmetic surgery made no difference to those who started out with normal triglyceride levels.
White blood cells were also found to have decreased by 11 per cent following liposuction procedure, which could be good news as they are associated with inflammation in the body, which could put people at higher risk for developing cardiovascular disease.
The study was led by a Kansas-based cosmetic surgeon, Dr Eric Swanson, who told the Los Angeles Times, “For years, it has been assumed that visceral fat surrounding the internal organs has greater metabolic importance and is directly linked to cardiovascular disease and diabetes risk than 'subcutaneous fat' that lies under the skin."
“These new findings support recent studies suggesting subcutaneous fat, which can be reduced by liposuction, is just as metabolically important,” he added.
Mr Swanson went on to say that the decrease in these [triglyceride] levels following liposuction was ‘surprisingly dramatic,’ and showed that the ‘permanent removal of excess fat cells by liposuction’ did indeed have a large impact on circulating levels of triglycerides in the body.
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