Surgeons warn teens not to get liposuction

• Friday April 27, 2007 | Posted in: Liposuction Surgeons

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  Teens right now are so drawn to getting cosmetic surgery makeovers. Influenced heavily by the media which promotes size-zero models and super skinny stars, it is not surprising that teens want their graduation or birthday gifts to be a nip here and a tuck there.

  However, parents should be aware that teen cosmetic surgery is something that is tainted with a lot of controversies, considering that certain procedures need to be performed at a later time to insure optimum results.  And it seems that one of the procedures that belong to that category is liposuction. Plastic surgeons said so.

  Here’s some news from nbc5:

  The American Society of Plastic Surgeons is warning teens they should not get liposuction or a tummy tuck to battle obesity.

  Experts caution there is a lack of data supporting the use of liposuction to battle childhood obesity.

  Studies of adults have shown liposuction doesn't provide the same benefits as diet and exercise.

  Plastic surgeons said ideal candidates for liposuction are adults who have reached physical maturity, and are close to or at their ideal body weight.

  As of late, only two percent of all the plastic surgery procedures done in the United States are performed on teens. And these procedures consist of nose reshaping or rhinoplasty, male breast reduction, and ear pinning.

   

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