Can arterial plaque be eliminated?

Once plaque is formed, it cannot be eliminated, because the formation of plaque is due to the deposition of lipids in the intima of blood vessels, forming atherosclerosis. Lipid substances cannot be eliminated, so drugs can be used to prevent it, such as aspirin and clopidogrel, which are anti-platelet aggregation drugs that can prevent further progress of plaque, and lipid-regulating drugs such as resulvastatin and simvastatin, which can stabilize arterial plaque and prevent its rupture, causing thrombosis or arterial embolism. However, these methods are not able to eliminate the arterial plaque, but surgery can remove the plaque, but the surgery is relatively invasive, and not all the methods are removed, only the plaque that causes the disease is removed. However, it is possible that the disease will come back in the future, because atherosclerosis is a progressive process, and it is impossible to stop the progression of the disease with drugs or food.