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ELI5: if an overweight person has liposuction from one area but is big everywhere else, would that area remain smaller or would the fat redistribute?
gpt
Liposuction is the removal of fat cells, so they would in theory remain skinny in that spot because there are no fat cells to gain fat (fat cells expand like a balloon with fat).  If they did not maintain a healthy lifestyle and continued to gain weight their body may add new fat cells there.   But no, the fat would not distribute from non lipoed areas to the lipoed area.  Fat cells are fixed in place and do not redistribute after removal.