The upper arms are one of the areas of the body which have a tendency to store excess fat. Such stubborn fat is difficult to resolve with just diet and exercise. Even if you succeed in losing weight, fat in the upper arms tends to linger and ends up proving a major...
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Low-fat Diets Not the Key to Weight Loss, says Study
Dietary intake and weight control are the subjects of much research and debates continue to rage on what types of diet is best for weight loss – low-fat diets or low-carb diets. According to a new study by researchers at the Brigham and Women’s Hospital in...
Smartlipo Triplex Liposuction – Get Rid of Your Love Handles
Are you worried about excessive fat buildup in the flanks or “love handles” - a problem which persists despite rigorous dieting and exercise? You are not alone as many women suffer the same fate too. Fortunately, there is a solution - Smartlipo Triplex liposuction....
Importance of Exercise after Liposuction
Liposuction has become one of the most popular plastic surgery procedures among both men and women. Unlike traditional techniques that involved surgical intervention to remove excess fat, modern liposuction modalities are minimally-invasive or non-invasive, safe and...
Treatment of Love Handles with Laser Liposuction
Are you finding it difficult to shape up even with rigorous dieting and exercise? Or are you particularly bothered about those love handles? The flanks are one of those troublesome spots where people - especially men - tend to accumulate stubborn fat. Luckily, there...
How Liposuction Helps With Lipedema
Many women complain about unexpected weight gain or excess fat in their body despite living and eating healthy. Unfortunately, this could be due to lipedema, a painful fat syndrome that is the result of the deposition of excess fat in the subcutaneous tissues....
Why Fat Accumulates in Specific Areas
Body fat is a source of energy and essential for the body. However, too much of anything is bad for you and that’s also true of fat. Excess fat is unhealthy and puts you at risk for several medical problems. When a person consumes excess calories and doesn’t burn...
Study Evaluates Popular Liposuction Techniques
Liposuction is among the most widely requested cosmetic surgical procedures worldwide. The procedure involves removing unwanted fat to trim the body and contour it into an attractive shape. Conventional body contouring surgery is invasive and comes with side effects...
Avoid Weight Gain after Liposuction
Liposuction is acknowledged as a very popular and effective fat removal procedure that contours your body and leaves you with a well-toned figure. However, many people are not aware of the fact that there is a high probability of gaining back weight after liposuction...
ASPS: No Consensus on the Best Method of Processing Cells for Fat Grafting
The popularity of fat transfer procedures in reconstructive and cosmetic surgery has soared in recent years. However, a recently published review in Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery® notes that there is still no consensus among plastic surgeons on the best method of...
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