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April 16, 2009

A helping hand

Ever had that feeling that you really need to lose weight but the problem has become so great that you just don’t know where to start? The mission of tackling your entire life and completely changing the way you view diet and exercise may just seem insurmountable. Well, now there may be a helping hand coming your way in the form of cosmetic surgery. It has long been warned that Liposuction is not an alternative to weight loss and that it is not a quick fix; this remains the case but there is a new form of liposuction on the market which is set to shake things up.

“Smart Lipo” is the new kid of the liposuction-family on the block and it is said to allow surgeons to undertake liposuction but in a much less aggressive way.  The treatment is said to be able to “jump start weight loss” according to Dr. Ronald Downs.  As much as the results are a physical change, Downs also believes that the mental changes Smart Lipo can provide are just as important. He commented that if someone has been trying really hard to lose some weight, but aren’t really seeing any impressive results then Smart Lipo can often give them the visual stimulus they need to continue with their weight loss program and pursue a much healthier life.

There are also, according to leading doctors, surgery and scientific benefits to the procedure as well.  The Smart Lipo allows surgeons to get just underside of the skin and thus the tightening of the skin which can be achieved during the surgery is vastly improved on normal liposuction. Of course, as with previous forms of liposuction, this surgery will not do the work of a diet for you. Rather, it will help show you the type of body which you may want and which you wish to achieve and thus you should be spurred on to continue with your new healthy regime.

The introduction of this new procedure is also designed to bring the flagging liposuction industry in a more healthy state of being. Liposuction was once the most popular procedure in the United States but this is no longer the case; new advancements and new procedures have knocked it off the top spot. However, this new form of quicker, less invasive lipo could well see Liposuction sprint back to the top of the league tables.