Is Liposcution actually improving our health?

The image to the left shows what five pounds of fat would look like in your stomach. If you want to discuss the "obesity epidemic" just take a look at that picture and think about how much weight people are constantly putting on. Five pounds these days is nothing and it is no wonder humans are reaching these abnormal sizes. The main problem with having an excess amount of fat is that the fat surrounds the bodies organs and makes them work harder. This ultimately leads to serious problems ranging from diabetes to cardiovascular disease. Unfortunately, most people are not fans of exercising and as a result they sometimes turn to an easy way out.

Liposuction is a major surgery that is becoming more and more popular in the U.S. Essentially, trained surgeons make small incisions along the targeted area and remove the actual adipose cells which house the fat. Liposuction was designed as a body changing surgery and nothing more. It is by no means supposed to substitute a proper diet and exercise.

So the question: Is Liposuction actually improving our health?

Dr. Gonzalez-Campoy says "It is not the fat under the skin that really matters. It is the fat inside the abdominal cavity that matters." Liposuction unfortunately only targets the fat under the skin. In other words, people getting these surgeries may not be improving their health at all despite the amount of fat they've gotten removed because the fat stressing the organs is still there.

In conclusion the best way to lose fat is diet and exercise which will actually deplete the adipose cells and get rid of any stresses put on your organs. Liposcution should only be considered by those who are within their ideal body weight and have unporportional areas of fat deposits in their body that they can not get rid of despite the intese amount of exercise and diet.

The following sources were used:

http://weight-loss-story.blogspot.com/2007_02_01_archive.html

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Liposuction

http://www.docshop.com/education/cosmetic/body/liposuction/risks/