weight loss and liposuction

First, thank you Heather for your very kind comment....I try to use this blog as a way of getting into your head everyday with some thoughts about weight issues. Losing weight requires thought...gaining weight is a complete no-brainer...I know that if I can get my patients to "think about it" more often, there is a better chance of long-term success in keeping on track and maintaining the weight loss....if my patients get caught up thinking about business, jobs, their family issues etc., then they will start reverting to old eating behavior patterns and uh, oh...weight back on. I really root for your success in keeping the weight off. I love seeing my patients, our accountant loves your visits, but I do strive to help you keep the weight off...I would rather have one new patient to help then have 10 of my established patients have to come back and pay more money to us to help them lose the weight they put back on. We are of course ALWAYS happy to see our patients and especially do not want them to feel embarrassed or guilty if weight went back on and our help is needed again. It is our pleasure to help you. However, we really do want to help you maintain the weight loss without having to pay us more money. This blog is one of the support tools. Thats why I get up and write it every day.

Yesterday I visited a cosmetic physician in Philadelphia who performs lots of liposuctions. Dr Falcone will be bringing the Serotonin-Plus Program to her patients. She is an incredibly passionate physician who really cares lots about her patients. Not to knock aesthetic physicians, but there are many who do the botox, perform liposuction and other procedures that are really only cosmetic in nature. Yes, they make their patients look younger but not necessarily healthier. Dr. Falcone is a unique physician who really cares lots about the health of her patients as well. She and her practice will be launching the program in April at their offices in New Jersey and Pennsylvania.

Once again, remember that liopsuction or fat injuections (lipodissolve and others) are NOT weight loss procedures but rather body sculpting procedures. If you are trying to lose weight, do not be tempted to try to use liposuction as a means of weight loss. Weight loss requires WORK....following a low caloric dietary plan and preferably increasing exercise. The work is very worthwhile...losing weight makes you healthier and happier.

weight loss vs. resculpturing

We are expanding our weight loss program to medspas outside of our area. These spas perform procedures such as liposuction, "tummy tucks", fat injections and other body resculpturing procedures. The physicians at these spas tell me that often people confuse these procedures for weight loss surgery. Ethically, physicians are not supposed to do liposuction on people above a certain body weight. It is more dangerous to do this in obese people.

It is important to distinguish between losing weight and body resculpturing. Obviously, losing weight most definitiely resculptures the body in amazingly good ways. But more importantly, losing weight makes you HEALTHIER! Sucking fat out, injecting fat cells, etc. may improve the aesthetic look, but will do ZERO for improving your health.

There is certainly nothing wrong with wanting to look your best and procedures such as liopsuction can make you happier with your "look". Losing weight will help you look younger, have better self-esteem and confidence , but also make your internal organs healthier at the same time.

weight loss and medspas

After work today, I am traveling to Philadelphia to meet a medpsa owner that is interested in bringing a weight loss component to their spas in PA, DE and MD. At thier spas, they do body sculpting procedures such as liposuction, injection therapy, etc. Sometimes, people make the mistake of thinking that liposuction and mesotherapy injections are weight loss procedures. This is just not the case. As a matter of fact, ethically, liopsuction should not be performed in people above a certain body weight. A number of cosmetic surgroens will ethically turn away potential clients for liposuction if the person weighs too much.

Once again, I am pointing out that there is no "easy" way to weight loss. Sometimes I have patients make jokes about having the plastic surgeon "suck the fat away" but in fact, this is NOT a weight loss procedure. On a daily basis we are bombarded with so-called "simple" solutions to weight loss...acai berry supplements, belly fat cortisol blockers, etc. If it sounds too good to be true, it will be. To lose weight successfully and for long term, you must commit yourself to changing life-style. Do not be fooled by procedures/products that make it sound easy. But the hard work is very worthwhile.