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Liposuction
Will Liposuction Help with Diabetes Weight Control?
Liposuction does not make a significant difference in overall weight and usually only changed your total body fat levels by small amounts. Because of this, it is unlikely that you will get significant improvement in blood sugar control from liposuction. Weight loss and diet are better ways to help control diabetes.
Clinical Context
Liposuction removes subcutaneous fat to reshape the body; it doesn't change blood sugar control or reduce diabetes risk. Before any elective procedure, surgeons want blood sugar and diabetes medications well managed, since poorly controlled diabetes raises the risk of infection and can slow wound healing. If your main goal is better glucose control, diet, exercise, and working with your physician remain the most effective path. Liposuction can improve contour, but it isn't a treatment for diabetes.
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