Suction lipectomy preceding pregnancy and postpartum results

A retrospective case-control study was undertaken to determine if women who have undergone suction lipectomy of the abdomen, flanks and lower extremities suffer any reversal of the beneficial results of the procedure as a result of a subsequent term pregnancy and parturition. Cases with two women subjects who became pregnant and experienced full-term pregnancies and healthy childbirth shortly following suction lipectomy of the torso and lower extremities are reviewed. Bodily measurements about significant planes were recorded prior to suction lipectomy, between suction lipectomy and pregnancy, and 32 weeks postpartum. Controls included three women patients who did not become pregnant following the surgery, for whom similar measurements were available pre-suction lipectomy and post-suction lipectomy at short-term and long-term follow-up. The hiatus between follow-ups allowed for a potential gestational period to match the two cases. Results showed insignificant, if any, change between measurements before and after pregnancy in cases; in controls, excellent agreement was also achieved between measurements taken post-surgically at short-term and at long-term follow-up. Assuming normal gravid weight gain and maintenance of proper diet following pregnancy, measurements achieved by suction lipectomy are unaffected by pregnancy and parturition.