Weight Loss Without Liposuction

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Liposuction, lipodissolve, liposculpting, smart lipo, what's a girl to do if she just wants to lose the fat without paying a bunch for a treatment or taking the risk of a surgerical procedures? What do you ladies think actually works at getting rid of extra weight around thighs and belly area?  Diet? Special exercise? Yoga?  WEIGHT LOSS TIPS? HELP!!!

Jerome Edelstein, MD · Answer

Dieting and exercising are the most important, but you probably already knew that. If you want to lose weight but don't want to turn to aesthetic medicine, you may want to consider seeing a nutritionist or personal trainer. They can help you achieve your weight loss goals. Best of luck!

David S. Rosenberg, MD · Answer

The Venus Freeze is a wonderful, noninvasive method of losing fat and reducing your circumference. Of course, this should be coupled with a healthy diet and exercise regimen, but the Venus Freeze's magnetic pulse and radio frequency technology increase the release of growth factors as well as increase collagen and elastin synthesis via controlled thermal damage. This therefore triggers lipolysis, which helps to reduce subcutaneous body fat.

Kris M. Reddy, MD, FACS · Answer

Liposuction is not a weight loss treatment. Exercise and a good diet is the best combination if the main objective is weight loss.

Peter A. Aldea, MD · Answer

Gaining weight results from consuming more calories than we are burning.
Starvation is NOT a solution because as we stop eating the body lowers our metabolism and we burn less calories.
Liposuction is not a weight loss method either. It is a body contouring procedure which cannot be safely used for removing more than 11 pounds or so before the patient has to be hospitalized for observation.
Bariatric / weight Loss (Lap Band, Roux en Y etc) are only advisable in morbidly obese patients (BMI of 40 and higher).
The ONLY solution to losing weight is to greatly increase our level of activity and burn more calories than we are eating.

Steven Wallach, MD · Answer

The only wat to remove fatty tissue without surgery is by dieting and exercise. I would go with this route first. If this is not successful to remove the local deposits after you have gotten down to your goal weight, then consider liposuction.

John P. Di Saia, MD · Answer

Hello,
Liposuction is for contouring. If you want to lose weight, eat less and exercise more. This is the best regimen you will find although it is also the hardest as it requires a fair amount of discipline.

Karen M. Horton, MD · Answer

Liposuction is designed to debulk areas of stubborn fat deposits that are resistant to diet and exercise, rather than to change the number when you step on the scale.

	Liposuction is for body contouring and to compliment a healthy lifestyle, which includes good nutrition and regular exercise, NOT for weight loss alone.

	The best candidate for liposuction is a person who is/has:

	
		Healthy lifestyle
	
		Good skin tone
	
		Moderate muscle tone
	
		Normal skin elasticity
	
		Achieved their personal fitness goals prior to seeking surgery


	A healthy diet and physical activity should be followed both before and after seeking surgery such a liposuction in order to maximize the results and long-term outcomes following liposuction.

Richard W. Fleming, MD (retired) · Answer

Liposuction is not done to lose weight. You mention several excellent ways to lose weight - diet, exercise, and yoga. Liposuction is for contouring. Before liposuction, we recommend our patients begin good exercise routines and maintain healthy nutrition. They can then decide if liposuction is necessary and will be able to keep their improved appearance if good habits are established pre-operatively.

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