Quote from: Nicolette on August 06, 2013, 03:20:47 AM
He may not say this. The thing is, if you do gain weight for the procedure then you will need to maintain that weight in perpetuity to maintain the effect. But the fat cells won't die if you do go back to your lower weight. They'll just sit around sulking until you put weight back on.
True I was wondering about this. Like, as I understand it (correct me if I'm wrong)... your body is not going to make more fat cells unless you gain enough that it needs to create more because the current set of cells is stretched to their max capacity. And to my understanding that is the whole reason that there are stem cells in fat cells.. because if the body needs more storage, it can make more room.
145 is the heaviest I have ever been, so I suppose that is a good thing right now

If I were to gain more weight, maybe I would have a shot at making some new fat cells- not just filling up the ones I already have.
Either way it seems like gaining a little would also help with exposing where the fat cells are.. making it presumably easier to have a smooth result.
I have also seen it mentioned by doctors posting on realself that fat tends to behave like it did in the donor spot. i.e. if you have a fatty area that is very stubborn with exercise and diet (such as the flanks) there is a higher chance that if you do lose weight post-op, that fat will not go into "hiding" as quickly as it would if it was taken an area that slims down quickly with exercise and diet.
Very interesting! That is going on my list of questions!