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Is it unremovable because it's inside the core muscles and near internal organs?
by gosub100 2y ago
Is it unremovable because it's inside the core muscles and near internal organs?
- nradov 2y agoRight. A surgeon can't just stick a liposuction tube into the abdominal cavity and poke around. This would be major invasive surgery with a high risk of complications, far worse than leaving the adipose tissue in place.
- meindnoch 2y agoSee the second half of this video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Bav_IBsuXEM https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Bav_IBsuXEM Visceral fat is literally enclosing the intestines, major blood vessels, organs, etc. of the abdomen. Nevertheless, it is possible to surgically remove this sheet of fat that's covering your organs, it's called an omentectomy. But it's a big surgery, and done only in case of cancer, not for weight loss. That is, in humans: https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/29367725/ https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/29367725/