Walk Your Way to Fitness After Your San Antonio Liposuction (sophie james)

Liposuction suctions out fat which has accumulated beneath the skin. This body contouring procedure is very popular amongst men and women who wish to get rid of their love handles, muffin tops, thunder thighs, and other pockets of fat. Dr. Michael E. Decherd recommends a combination of healthy diet and regular physical activity to maintain the amazing results of a San Antonio liposuction.

Walking Your Way to Fitness

In a recent study published in the Journal of Clinical Endocrinology and Metabolism concerning physical activity after a body-contouring procedure, researcher Fabiana Braga Benatti said, ""If someone chooses to undergo liposuction, it is very important, if not essential, that this person exercises after the surgery."

You do not have to do vigorous exercises and enroll yourself to nearest gym for your regular dose of physical activity. Dr. Decherd recommends the simple act of walking as a way to maintain your physique post-liposuction. We list down the benefits of putting one foot in front of the other below!

1. Walking significantly trims you down. The longer you walk, the more calories you burn per hour. The amount of calories you burn while walking is directly proportional to your weight (the heavier you are, the more calories you torch off!) and your speed of walking.

2. Lowers your risk of developing me diabetes. Studies have shown that walking for at least 30 minutes daily makes your more sensitive to insulin, preventing the storage of hefty amounts of glucose in your bloodstream (this is what happens when you have diabetes).

3. Helps you quit smoking. Walking engages the centers of your brain which affects mood, particularly the centers responsible for your cigarette cravings. By walking for at least 10 minutes, your mind is taken off from going a quick cigarette break.

4. Increases mental acuity. Apart from stimulating your brain's mood centers, walking for at least half an hour also keeps you sharp by stimulating your neurons and synapses. Also, mild forms of anxiety and depression are reduced with regular walking habits.

5. Boost immunity. Several large-scale studies have shown that walking can ward off diseases -- from the common cold and flu to arthritis and Alzheimer's disease.

Liposuction in San Antonio, Texas

Please feel free to contact Dr. Decherd at The San Antonio Plastic Surgery Institute to learn more about liposuction in San Antonio. A member of our staff will be happy to set up your appointment and answer any questions that you may have.

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Abdominoplasty in Manhattan (sophie james)

Tummy tuck procedures can vary. Some procedures remove a small amount of excess skin and fat from the lower abdomen while others remove an entire ellipse of skin and fat below the umbilicus ("belly button") as well as tighten the muscles (diastasis recti) in the midline to narrow the waist. For massive weight loss patients or for those with severe skin laxity, more extensive skin excision along the hips and buttocks may be required. The goal is to provide the best contour result with the least amount of scarring. Liposuction can be combined with these techniques to improve the contour further. Some patients request liposuction alone to treat their abdominal contour problems, but if the patient has significant skin laxity and/or weakness of the abdominal musculature, then liposuction alone will not be sufficient.

Techniques:

Endoscopic abdominoplasty - Indications - This is for a patient that has very little to no skin laxity or subcutaneous fat and has mainly midline muscular laxity. Procedure - Endoscopic equipment is used to gain access through two or three small incisions. This allows visualization with a small camera of the area between the muscle fascia and the overlying subcutaneous tissue so that the midline muscular laxity can be treated. Liposuction can be performed in conjunction with this procedure. Advantages - Two to three very small limited incisions are used. Liposuction of the entire abdomen can be performed at the same time. Disadvantages - This procedure is limited to very few patients. It can not treat skin laxity.
Mini-abdominoplasty (mini-tummy tuck) - Indications - This is for a patient that has redundant skin and some subcutaneous fat in the area between the umbilicus and the pubic region. The midline muscular laxity is mainly confined to the lower abdomen. Procedure - A small ellipse of skin and fat is removed from the lower abdomen. The final incision is not much larger than that of a cesarean section. The umbilicus is not usually detached from the surrounding tissues. The musculature from the umbilicus down to the pubic region can be easily tightened. Liposuction can be performed on the entire abdomen and hips. Advantages- A short incision is used. Liposuction of the entire abdomen can be performed in conjunction with this procedure. Disadvantages - The musculature from the upper midline to the umbilicus can be difficult to treat from this exposure. Lax skin around the umbilicus or the upper abdomen is difficult to treat.
Modified full abdominoplasty - Indications - This is indicated for patients that require a full abdominoplasty but have abdominal incisions from other surgical procedures that may impact the viability of the tissues elevated (i.e. an open gallbladder surgical incision). The patient has a lot of skin laxity and may have a significant amount of abdominal subcutaneous fat. There is midline muscular laxity. There are one or more previous surgical incisions on the abdomen that would impact performing a full abdominoplasty safely. Procedure- An ellipse of skin and subcutaneous fat is removed from the lower abdomen. Undermining of the upper abdominal tissues is performed in a limited fashion to maximize the blood supply to the tissues that may have diminished circulation due to the previous surgical incisions. Treatment of the muscular laxity is performed. Liposuction can be done selectively. The umbilicus is detached from surrounding loose skin attachments and is re-inserted after the upper abdominal skin is re-draped and sutured to the lower abdominal incision. Advantages - The incision may be shorter than a full abdominoplasty. Lax skin can be treated better than a mini-abdominoplasty or endoscopic abdominoplasty. Lax midline muscles can be tightened easily. Laxity around the umbilicus can be treated. Disadvantages - A longer incision than used for a mini-abdominoplasty or endoscopic abdominoplasty is performed. There may be residual skin redundancy because of limited undermining. Liposuction has to be performed selectively to avoid compromising the blood supply to the skin and subcutaneous tissue.

Full abdominoplasty ("full tummy tuck") - Indications- This is indicated for a patient that has a lot of skin redundancy of both the lower and upper abdomen. The patient also has midline muscular weakness and may or may not have significant subcutaneous abdominal fat. Procedure - An ellipse of skin and subcutaneous fat is removed from the lower abdomen. The upper abdominal skin and subcutaneous fat is elevated more extensively than during a modified full abdominoplasty. The midline muscular weakness is tightened. The umbilicus is reinserted into the upper abdominal skin flap after the flap has been re-draped and sutured to the lower abdominal incision. Liposuction can be selectively performed. Advantages - Lax skin from above and below the umbilicus can be treated successfully with this technique. Thus, better than the endoscopic abdominoplasty, the mini-abdominoplasty, and the modified full abdominoplasty can achieve. The lax muscles can be tightened easily. Laxity around the umbilicus can be treated. Disadvantages - It requires a long incision along the lower pubic region. Liposuction needs to be performed selectively to maintain the blood supply to the abdominal flap and subcutaneous tissue.
Circumferential abdominoplasty (lower body lift) - Indications - This is a procedure often reserved for patients who have undergone bariatric surgery that have had massive weight loss and thus have significant skin excess. (see Post-Bariatric surgery treatment)

Most of the abdominoplasty procedures described take between 2-3 hours to perform with a recuperation time of 1-2 weeks. The circumferential abdominoplasty (lower body lift) can take 4-6 hours to perform. Dr. Wallach has presented at national meetings and published journal articles on abdominal contour procedures.

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