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From: barbaral@tekig1.UUCP (Barbara Lee)
Newsgroups: net.med
Subject: fat lipidectomy
Message-ID: <1581@tekig1.UUCP>
Date: Fri, 16-Mar-84 20:02:38 EST
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Posted: Fri Mar 16 20:02:38 1984
Date-Received: Sun, 18-Mar-84 08:14:49 EST
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I saw a TV show about a new medical (cosmetic) surgery called
'fat lipidectomy'.  It is to get rid of fat by sucking it out
with a machine.  An incision (small, like an inch) is made, then
a stainless steel tube is inserted into the incision, and the
fat is vacuummed out.  (I shut my eyes during part of the film
clip.)  It is not a treatment for general obesity, but rather
for the person who is all around fit, but has fat in certain
places.  A lady on the show had her tummy, saddlebags (hip-
thigh area) and her butt done.  It cost about $4700, which includes
a day in the hospital.  The show said if you have it done, make
sure someone knowledgable does it, because if too much fat gets
taken out, you end up with a dent.  This process actually removes
the fat cells!

What will modern medicine think of next???