Can the fat come back? Also, when is a tummy tuck a better option?
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from:msnbc.comTrimming the fat: When lipo works ... and when it doesn't
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Exercise and diet alone do not remove all fat and cellulite. It's a fact. However, that doesn't mean to give up on a healthy lifestyle; it's just that after losing a lot of weight some people still have pockets of fat/cellulite that won't go away regardless of how much they exercise (even spot targeting) or eat healthy, controlled portions - it's known as plateau. Everyone needs to be careful of going to excesses to break this plateau in hopes of removing embedded fat - this is often how eating disorders are born, and it can even happen to people in their 30s, 40s and beyond. I neither condemn nor condone plastic surgery, but we can't assume that by diet and exercise alone that everyone will rid their bodies of all fat and/or cellulite. Not to mention, some people have excess fat due to medical conditons, and often the medications taken to cope/cure with those conditions.
Rarely mentioned is the difference between fat and fat cells. An analogy is a water balloon, the balloon being the fat cell and the water being the fat, actually triglycerides. When one consistently eats more calories than they burn, the body responds by creating fat cells to store the extra calories, converted to fat. Indulging in diet and exercise will burn the fat in the fat cell, but it will not get rid of the fat cell itself unless taken to the extreme. Sure this is what ann meant when she stated "Exercise and diet alone do not remove all fat..." However, if one reduces caloric intake enough, essentially nearly starving oneself, the body will break down the fat cells and consume them for energy as well. Best example would be to look at pictures of people in the Nazi concentration camps. Those that had been there for an extended period, had absolutely no body fat, regardless of how much they had when the went in.
This is why people who have been obese have problems taking off the last 10-20%. Because it's not actually fat, but fat cells that remain, and losing that takes a lot of work and sacrifice. But it can be done and safely if done over an extended period and one ensures that they do not suffer from malnutrition while experiencing malnourishment...or, liposuction is, of course an option.
The best idea obviously is too not eat more than you burn and never put on the fat cells in the first place. Too late for some, me included.
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is that picture supposed to indicate a before and after of the lipo? At first i thought "the difference is so tiny" and at second glance i realized shes poking her head forward which just stretches the skin anyhow making it look tighter.
if! that's what the pictures supposed to illustrate, they should get a better marketing tool. unless both pictures are after the fact ... in which case wheres the before picture ;p anyways, just curious.
lipo is lame, go exercise and stop eating twinkies. I've lost 25lbs, tightening up is easy when you're not lazy and know what to eat. Plan on dropping another 5lbs too at least taking me from a start weight of 205 to 175.
course who knows how long itll take to drop another 5lbs ... beer is so tastey!
Hey, ...Stupid
Bodies are not created equal and there are differences between men (who lose body mass more easily) and woman (whose fat is designed to protect the reproductive organs and off-spring nourishment organs), ethnic groups and social morales (southern fried everything vs. vegans). Being grossly overweight is unhealthy, but start screaming to every female in your social group that 10, 20, 30# is okay and beautiful! Then you can comment. But I'll bet you notice the leggy skinny chick in skin tight jeans before you look at the 5'8" 185#er. So get off your high horse!
This is a fraud. That girl is jutting her head forward in that second photo. Someone sue these snake oil salesmen! The only safe cure for cellulite, although never 100%, is to stop living like a lazy, disgusting, overindulging pig.
The comment about the person in the picture not being able to loose the extra fat under the chin (double chin) unless lipo'd is false. For a young person, like the person in the picture, the fat CAN be removed via diet and exercise. I know because I have done so myself. Neck exercises and simple weight loss will get rid of the fat in that area, for people whose skin is still firm, which is obviously the case for a young 20-year-old.
Hot-in-Miami, you do not know that child's history, nor background. All bodies are not created equal. You can be a thin "fat" person. Being that type of person you are lean, but have no muscle mass. Leads to sags and droops. I suggest you assist in helping others who were not as successful as yourself (and had good genes) and really learn about body types. Education is a good thing.
Thank you, Dr Kenkel, for being clear and precise about the nature of removing fat and the often inevitable saggies. Some of the results cannot be predicted... Contrast this testimonial to the promotional messages presented by firms marketing lipo solutions. In the marketing of lipo hardware, manufacturers oversell their products as a general rule.
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I come from a family of obese people...in other words I feel that there is a certain amount of genetics involved in obesity. Not completely, though. There comes a time when we have to take responsibility for our own bodies. After I had my second child (42 years ago) I was 200+ lbs. Not a happy place to be for a person that is only 5'2". Back then it wasn't difficult to ask the doctor for a little "help" and of course, the addiction followed. By the time I hit rehab, 3 years later, I was barely a size 6 and a very sick young lady. But, wow, I was THIN!!! (There is a lot more to the story, of course)
I am now 67 years of age, still clean and sober, and have figured out that being that thin is not necessarily the answer to all things. I have been a size 8-10 for many years now, which isn't too bad...my doctor doesn't complain. But I did it the healthy way.
I've had quite a bit of illness over the past 10 years, particularly with the pancreas and several surgeries. Now I also have spinal stenosis. My spine is deteriorating from the bottom up and it is seriously painful. Surgery was one of the first options that was given to me. My words to the doctors were "Not until you give me a tummy-tuck and maybe a little lipo. I've worked for it, I've earned it, I deserve it!" (So many surgery scars on my tummy that I've lost feeling because the nerves have been cut through) In other words, no more surgery...not on my back or front!
Skinny or overly thin is not the be-all to end-all. It isn't what makes a person happy. Happiness comes from within, as does beauty.
My biology teacher had friend who got lipo on her love handles and thighs and it came back on her back....ewww.
I am due for a tummy tuck, my kids tore my stomach muscles in opposite directions....I can't get this baby belly to hit the road!
It is not a fake photo. Whats the point of saying that? Are you sauing the procedure does not work? She had had fat removed under her jawline which makes it more prominent -if you measure it you can see it is not a fake. My girlfriend doe this: every photo we show her of plastic surgery , she calls fake...this despite several of us in the group who have beautiful results from the very same surgery.
I've been fit all my life. I'm 35 and the cellulite is getting much more visible all over my legs. I'm not fat. I'm not lazy. I eat well. I'm disgusted by what's happening and don't know what to do about it! Pants are the only thing I can think of but boy is this some reward for living a healthy life.
I had laser lipo in South Africa, with Dr Cohen at the Melrose Aesthetic clinic. I paid R30 000 for it. It is now 3 months later, and there are no changes at all. I have taken before and after photos and have posted them on my blog. I am so upset as I do not live in South Africa, therefore there is not much I can do about it. .
Laser lipo does not work. I had it done 3 months ago with Dr Cohen at the Melrose Aesthetic Clinic in South Africa. It cost me R30 000. I am so upset, I went though alot of pain, bruising and wearing a garment. An nothing worth talking about. I have pictures to prove it on I am so upset about it