Pat writes:

She is  having liposuction done & wants to know the ramifications of the 
fat  removal and the release of toxins stored in the fat into her system. Will 
this  affect her milk?
~~~ Hmm, thoughts:
~My sister's liposuction ( thighs) was done  years before she was pregnant, 
but she made  enough milk. ( She also had  breast augmentation surgery as 
well. This was not for underdevelopment  or asymmetry, but to recover normal 
after bouts of eating disorders  that further "disordered"  her body  over  
time.)
 
~  If done  by a competent practitioner, the assumption would  be that mom 
does  have fat to be removed  beyond  normal healthy fat deposits  of 
healthy women, so mom would  not lose too much fat as much as be closer to normal, 
yes? Also I assume the  liposuction would  not affect breasts directly.  ( 
Belly fat, thigh fat, etc being removed.)
 
~ I am unaware( but am not an expert) that removal of fat  by sucking it 
out with a tube, would  lead  to toxin release at higher levels than regular 
or extreme weight loss as a mom  would  lose weight over time without 
liposuction. I would  think, it would  just be gone, but again defer  to  experts.
 
Thoughts?
 
Peace,
Judy   

Judy LeVan  Fram, PT, IBCLC, LLLL
Brooklyn, NY,  USA
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