Effects of dietary counselling on lipid profile among liposuction patients Authors Adeela Jehan Department of Environmental Design Health & Nutritional Sciences, Allama Iqbal Open University (AIOU), Islamabad, Pakistan Zaheer Ahmed Department of Environmental Design Health & Nutritional Sciences, Allama Iqbal Open University (AIOU), Islamabad, Pakistan Seemin Kashif Department of Environmental Design Health & Nutritional Sciences, Allama Iqbal Open University (AIOU), Islamabad, Pakistan Saba Liaqat Department of Environmental Design Health & Nutritional Sciences, Allama Iqbal Open University (AIOU), Islamabad, Pakistan Humayun Mohmand Hair Transplant Institute, LACHIRUGIE Center, Islamabad, Pakistan Asma Afreen Department of Environmental Design Health & Nutritional Sciences, Allama Iqbal Open University (AIOU), Islamabad, Pakistan DOI: https://doi.org/10.47391/JPMA.4707 Abstract Objective: To observe the effects of dietary counselling on weight management after liposuction. Method: The case-control study was conducted at the La Chirurgie Cosmetic Surgery Centre and Hair Transplant Institute, F-8/3, Islamabad, Pakistan, from January to July 2018, and comprised adults (100) of either gender undergoing liposuction and/or abdominoplasty who were followed for three months in the postoperative period. The subjects were divided into dietary-counselled group A, which received diet plans, and control group B, which followed up without any dietary advice. Lipid profile was done at baseline and three months post-liposuction. Data was analysed using SPSS 20. Results: Of the 100 subjects enrolled, 83(83%) completed the study; 43(51.8%) in group A and 40(48.2%) in group B. Overall, there were 19(22.9%) males, 64(77.1%) females, and 55(66.3%) were aged <40 years, while 28(33.7%) were aged 40 years. Intra-group improvement was significant for total cholesterol, low-density lipoprotein, and triglycerides for both the groups (p<0.05). The change for very low-density lipoprotein in group B was not significant (p>0.05). Change in high-density lipoprotein was for the better in group A, while it decreased in group B and the change in both cases was significant (p<0.05). Inter-group differences were not significant (p>0.05) except for total cholesterol (p<0.05). Conclusion: Liposuction alone resulted in the improvement of lipid profile, while dietary intervention resulted in better values with respect to very low-density lipoprotein and high-density lipoprotein. Key Words: Liposuction, Diet, Dietary Counselling, Cholesterol, HDL, LDL, Triglycerides. Downloads Full Text Article Published 2023-01-15 How to Cite Jehan , A., Ahmed , Z., Kashif, S., Liaqat , S., Mohmand, H., & Afreen, A. (2023). Effects of dietary counselling on lipid profile among liposuction patients. Journal of the Pakistan Medical Association, 73(2), 245–248. https://doi.org/10.47391/JPMA.4707 More Citation Formats ACM ACS APA ABNT Chicago Harvard IEEE MLA Turabian Vancouver Download Citation Endnote/Zotero/Mendeley (RIS) BibTeX Issue Vol. 73 No. 2 (2023): February Section Research Article