Why the study?
Does fat removal by liposuction improve cardiovascular risk and vascular inflammatory markers in obese patients?
Population
Obese patients
Design
Review
Authors
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May improve metabolic markers in obesity; hypothesis-generating from Level 5 evidence and requires prospective trials before clinical consideration.
Does fat removal by liposuction improve cardiovascular risk and vascular inflammatory markers in obese patients?
This review suggests that fat removal via liposuction may improve insulin resistance and vascular inflammation, thereby potentially reducing cardiovascular risk in obese patients.
Esposito et al. (2006) studied this question.
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