Once fat cells have been removed by liposuction, those cells can't grow back and we can't grow new fat cells. As adults, we have a fixed number of fat cells. However, our remaining fat cells can enlarge and shrink as we gain or lose weight. The fat will not return (and the ideal results will remain intact) if the patient maintains their weight after the lipo.
For example, if a patient weighed 130 pounds before liposuction and a total of 6 pounds were removed during the procedure, the fat will stay away if the patient keeps their weight at or below 124 pounds. While plastic surgeons use several different techniques, liposuction basically removes fat from the target body area. The results will be permanent, since liposuction permanently removes fat cells from an area and fat cells do not regrow or duplicate in the area where the liposuction was performed. The removal of adipose tissue through liposuction is permanent.
In general, the fat cells removed from the body during the procedure will not grow back. First, there are no fat cells that don't grow back after liposuction. That is, unless you allow them to do so. If the patient gains a little weight after the procedure, say 5 pounds, fat cells throughout the body will grow a little. Liposuction produces almost immediate results, instantly removing unwanted body fat in isolated areas of the body to create the ideal silhouette.
Let's say you weighed 150 pounds before liposuction and 7 pounds of fat were removed during surgery. First of all, it is important to establish that liposuction permanently removes unwanted fat from the body. While weight gain may decrease surgical results, the overall improvement in body shape provided by a liposuction procedure will still be visible because areas of the body that have been treated have fewer fat cells and therefore experience a lower enlargement rate compared to surrounding areas. While this slight weight gain may decrease results, the overall body shape improvement provided by a liposuction procedure will still be visible, as treated body areas have fewer fat cells (and therefore experience a lower enlargement rate) compared to surrounding areas.
While liposuction permanently removes specific fat cells, there are still other fat cells in the body where fat can accumulate. If you have persistent fat accumulations that have refused to respond to diet and exercise, you may want to consider liposuction. Rather, you'll experience general weight gain throughout your body as your fat cell size increases. Scientists have discovered that fat cells live only about seven years and that each time a fat cell dies, another one forms to take its place.
However, new fat cells will be created from existing fat cells and there will be fewer fat cells in the area where you underwent liposuction. Even the fittest people often resort to liposuction to eliminate persistent fat accumulations that often don't respond to diet or exercise. Generally speaking, fat will not return after liposuction if you can maintain the same weight as it was immediately after liposuction or you only have a slight increase in weight, unless you become pregnant. When you gain or lose weight, this is mainly because each fat cell gets bigger or smaller, as the amount of fat stored inside the cell changes.
If you gain some weight after liposuction, the procedure will affect where that fat is stored. Therefore, after a plastic surgeon removes some fat cells from the body, they will not be replaced by new fat cells.
