The Most Commonly Treated Areas

February 4, 2009writer No Comments »

Liposuction can target several areas on the body, but some are more popular than others. These areas generally do not respond well to diet and exercise, which is why patients resort to liposuction to get rid of them.
The Top 3 Areas For Women3. The thighs/butt. These two areas are tied for third place. Inner [...]

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The Benefits of Smartlipo

February 2, 2009writer No Comments »

Smartlipo is liposuction that zaps unwanted fat, melting it so that it can be suctioned out of the body more easily. While there may be other methods of laser assisted liposuction that work on the same premise, the patented technology of Smartlipo has several benefits that other technologies just don’t have.
• Promotes tissue coagulation resulting [...]

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Fat’s Not Always Bad

January 30, 2009writer No Comments »

Say the word fat, and we think about rolls of blubber, pot bellies, and thunder thighs. We think obesity, high cholesterol and clogged arteries. Instantly, we think it’s bad – but it’s not. Fat is vital to our body, and we need a certain measure of it to function properly.
Our bodies need fat. It’s [...]

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Cannulae and Liposuction

January 26, 2009writer No Comments »

Liposuction removes fat in an area by suctioning it out, and this is almost always performed by a cannula attached to a device that is like a vacuum. A cannula is a long tube of any size that is inserted into the body through an incision where the unwanted subcutaneous fat is located. The term [...]

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How Do You Call It?

January 23, 2009writer No Comments »

That cosmetic surgical procedure most of us know as liposuction has a lot of other names. The majority use the prefix “lipo”, which means fat. Here are some of them:
lipo – this is informal and is just a short form for liposuction. It can be combined with the name of a specific technique, such as [...]

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Liposuction Booming

January 21, 2009writer No Comments »

According to statistics released by the Harley Medical Group, a leading UK based cosmetic surgery provider, the number of liposuction procedures performed in the UK continues to rise annually by a staggering 27%, despite current unfavourable economic conditions.
Representatives believe that this may be due to how liposuction, and cosmetic surgical procedures in general, are perceived [...]

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When It’s Not Done Well…

January 18, 2009writer No Comments »

Any surgery has its risks, and liposuction isn’t an exception to this rule. The following are some common risks related to the body contouring procedure:
ScarringLiposuction involves the insertion of a cannula (tube) into the target area so that the unwanted fat can be suctioned out. An incision is made into the skin in order to [...]

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Subcutaneous Fat

January 15, 2009writer No Comments »

In the human body, there are two main types of fat: subcutaneous and visceral. Visceral fat is fatty tissue surrounding the internal organs, while subcutaneous fat refers to adipose tissue located directly underneath the skin.
Subcutaneous fat is essential in maintaining body heat and provides shape to the body and facial contour. However, too much can [...]

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Pseudo Gynecomastia

January 13, 2009writer No Comments »

Gynecomastia is the technical term for man boobs, a feature that most men do not like on their body. Men with man boobs have an abnormally high amount of breast tissue and/or fat that protrudes from the chest.
If the breasts are composed of an excess of subcutaneous fat, then the condition is known as pseudo-gynecomastia, [...]

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It All Started With Two Gynaecologists…

January 12, 2009writer No Comments »

Did you know that liposuction was invented by two Italian gynecologists from Rome, Dr. Giorgio Fischer and his son, in 1974? The procedure wasn’t originally intended for aesthetic purposes and posed several serious risks. A few years later, the procedure was adopted by Dr. Ives Gerard Illouz and Dr. Pierre Fournier who refined the traditional [...]

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