These results corroborate the evidence from experimental and clinical studies , which support fat redistribution and compensatory fat growth , as a result of feedback mechanisms , triggered by fat removal .
Adipose tissue is considered as an endocrine organ , which is developed in specific depots , distinguished either as subcutaneous or visceral .
Lipectomy , by means of liposuction or abdominoplasty , is a common plastic surgery procedure , which can remove substantial amounts of subcutaneous fat .
This systematic review aims to evaluate the impact of surgical removal of abdominal subcutaneous adipose tissue on  body weight and fat mass in females in the short- and long-term .
Women gain weight and fat mass despite lipectomy at abdominoplasty and breast reduction.
OBJECTIVES In animal models , fat removal results in compensatory weight gain . No study has reported measurement of weight following lipectomy in humans . We have examined changes in weight in patients who underwent lipectomy .  METHODS In a retrospective analysis , 16 patients who had abdominoplasty and 17 patients who underwent bilateral breast reduction were compared with 16 patients who had carpal tunnel syndrome release . Following this , a prospect i ve study was carried out on 7 subjects awaiting abdominoplasty and 12 subjects awaiting bilateral breast reduction surgery .  RESULTS In the retrospective study , all three patient groups gained weight following surgery . The abdominoplasty group was heavier before surgery and showed greatest weight gain but there was no statistically significant difference in weight gain between the groups . In the prospect i ve study , the abdominoplasty group had a mean fat removal of 1.77 kg and breast reduction group had a mean of 3.22 kg . Eighteen months following surgery the abdominoplasty group showed a significant mean increase in body weight ( mean increase : 4.82 kg ) and body mass index ( BMI ) ( mean increase : 1.66 kg/m(2 ) ) . In the bilateral breast reduction group , there was a non-significant mean gain in weight ( mean increase : 0.67 kg ) and BMI ( mean increase : 0.21 kg/m(2 ) ) . CONCLUSIONS Patients undergoing lipectomy during abdominoplasty and bilateral breast reduction will gain weight in the long term . This weight gain probably reflects the expected gain in weight without surgery as a similar finding is observed in patients who have undergone surgery without lipectomy  . These results highlight the limitation of lipectomy as a weight control measure
These results corroborate the evidence from experimental and clinical studies , which support fat redistribution and compensatory fat growth , as a result of feedback mechanisms , triggered by fat removal .
Adipose tissue is considered as an endocrine organ , which is developed in specific depots , distinguished either as subcutaneous or visceral .
Lipectomy , by means of liposuction or abdominoplasty , is a common plastic surgery procedure , which can remove substantial amounts of subcutaneous fat .
This systematic review aims to evaluate the impact of surgical removal of abdominal subcutaneous adipose tissue on  body weight and fat mass in females in the short- and long-term .