what happens to body fat when a person is undergoing a surgery? do they get in the way, are they removed, are they returned to the body after?

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Started watching The Good Doctor and got curious.

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Answer 1

It depends on the surgery. They might work around it or they might remove it. Normally when they need to remove fat to get access during a surgery they will just throw it away as the body will regenerate the fat cells when needed. However there are also procedures for putting the fat back into place if needed or even put it back in a different place. This may be done to get the body to look more symmetrical after the procedure.