Surgery Helps Women Beat Arm Flab Jul 24, 2008
Flab hanging from the upper arm is often very hard to get rid of, which is why some are trying a form of liposuction called syringe-liposuction ... "No matter what exercise you do to tighten up your arms, you have that little bit of excess that you just can't get rid of, Shannon said. Plastic surgeon said a type of liposuction called syringe-liposuction is one way to reduce unwanted arm flab.Small amounts of fat are removed using tiny cannulas that look like straws, attached to a syringe. It's... (WNBC.com, NY)
Liposuction investigation hits snag Jul 23, 2008
com: Investigation hits snag in case involving liposuction doctor ... Investigation hits snag in case involving liposuction doctor ... An investigation by the College of Physicians and Surgeons of Ontario into actions of a doctor who performed a liposuction on Krista Stryland, only hours before the real estate agent died last September, hit a significant delay yesterday. (Globe and Mail -- National)
Private doctors must seek accreditation before performing liposuction Jul 21, 2008
" Patients must be given at least seven days to consider before any payments or contracts are made. Mr Khaw said the rule was revised to seven days from the proposed 15 days because doctors feel that Singapore has a small market. Clinics are exempted from imposing this rule on foreigners who come to Singapore specifically for liposuction. Clinics can only offer the procedure to patients with Body Mass Index of 28 or less and only less than one litre of fat can be removed. Anything bigger than... (Channelnewsasia.com)
Tummy tuck man Jul 19, 2008
Jamie carried out some research and decided that a tummy tuck (abdominoplasty) and liposuction would be one way to get rid of the excess skin on his stomach ... Liposuction for men also increased by 18% to 582 ... He stressed the decision to have liposuction or a tummy tuck was not a weight loss option. (BBC News -- UK)
When daddy is also mommy Jul 13, 2008
I'm not comparing sexual reassignment surgery to liposuction, but if Thomas removed his breasts to fit the male model, how many women enlarge them to fit the female model. For that matter, it's only recently that we could reach into the pillbox and pull out male and female hormones. (International Herald Tribune)
New Method Becomes Effective Virginia Liposuction & Cellulite Treatment Alternative Jul 13, 2008
New Method Becomes Effective Virginia Liposuction lite Treatment Alternative - Yahoo ... New Method Becomes Effective Virginia Liposuction lite Treatment Alternative ... At Skin Deep Medical Technologies, people considering liposuction cosmetic surgery in Virginia have a less-invasive option in lipodissolve, which destroys fat cells for the body to remove naturally. (Yahoo News -- Press Releases)
HEALTH BLOG: Easy to digest nutrition news briefs Jul 8, 2008
But, alas, liposuction of fat right under the skin results in no such beneficial changes. Rodents show similar differences in fat distribution and its effect on insulin and blood sugar levels. (USA Today -- Money)
Our Quest To Be Perfect Jul 2, 2008
Two years later, Lagalante, a petite blonde from suburban , was back for liposuction on her thighs ("I'd love to have Heather Locklear's body," she says) ... She now has a new job as a salesclerk at a local mall and says that when she finishes paying off her debt she'd like to reward herself--with a forehead lift or maybe liposuction to fix her saggy knees ... "The person we see today," says Dr. John Tebbetts, a plastic surgeon in Dallas, "is your sister, your next-door neighbor, the lady in the... (Newsweek)
More teens get plastic surgery Jul 1, 2008
HEALTH / PLASTIC SURGERY. Number of teens' plastic surgery triples in decade Procedure more about 'trying to fit in,' doctor says, than vanity project. (Atlanta Journal-Constitution)
Greeting Cards Celebrate Plastic Surgery Jul 1, 2008
Since liposuction is no picnic, there is even something for the recently suctioned. "It says, 'I thought we could sit around and chew the fat.' When you open it up it says, 'Since you just had liposuction, it's probably not a good idea,'" said Dunbar ... The breast implant card, which welcomed the "twins" made some blush, and the liposuction card earned rave reviews. (NBCSandiego.com, CA)
OPEN FORUM: On America's New Energy Future Tapping the fat of the land Jul 1, 2008
Miami's Jackson Memorial Hospital reportedly has signed a deal to supply Norwegian entrepreneur Lauri Venoy with 3,000 gallons-per-week of liposuction leftovers harvested by its clinics ... With liposuction already America's most popular cosmetic surgery (455,000 procedures in 2006 alone), the day may soon arrive when patriotic Americans can boost their health and the nation's oil reserves by making voluntary donations to a Federal Liposuction Aggregation Bureau. (San Francisco Chronicle -- Opinion)
Is Plastic Surgery Really for You? Jun 30, 2008
The most frequently performed procedure in 2007 was Botox injection, while liposuction was the most popular cosmetic surgery among all patients (among women alone, breast augmentation was the most common surgery). Aesthetic Society president Foad Nahai, MD, reports that cosmetic surgery is not defined by race or gender; indeed, though women accounted for 91% of all cosmetic procedures, those performed on men increased 17% since the previous year, and 22% of the aesthetic procedures were... (Suite101.com)
In fight against flab, doctors say surgery best cure Jun 28, 2008
"I was a massive 135 kg and I found moving around very difficult. I tried liposuction in 1989 and soon after I regained weight and felt frustrated. I was dogged with sleep apnoea (finding it difficult to sleep at night) and my life was miserable," said Jahanbax Doctor, CMD of Docsuns Services Pvt Ltd. "Then I underwent bariatic surgery, reducing my weight to 85 kg and changing my life dramatically," he said. "Today I walk for 5 km daily and also go for swimming. I tell many people who are scared... (Sify.com, India)
Doctor in surgery of rapper's mom held Jun 27, 2008
She died a day after the doctor performed liposuction and breast implant surgery on her. This article appeared on page B - 3 of the San Francisco Chronicle. (San Francisco Chronicle)
Doc For Kanye West's Mom Accused Of DUI Jun 27, 2008
She died a day after the doctor performed liposuction and breast implant surgery on her. The Los Angeles coroner concluded that heart disease and clogged coronary arteries were factors in her death and did not cite Adams' work. (San Francisco Chronicle -- Crime)
17% will have cosmetic surgery by 2015... Jun 25, 2008
Liposuction: 398,848. Eyelid surgery: 208,199. (The Drudge Report)
Millennials' medspa influence Jun 25, 2008
On the flip side, from 2002 to 2007, the mean age of patients seeking the top ten most performed invasive procedures has increased by two years, making the baby boomers the driving force of liposuction and face lifts. "What is going on here is that the younger the patient, the more likely they are to visit a medspa in order to receive a non-invasive procedure like Botox," said AACS President Steven Hopping, MD, FACS.. (EurekAlert!)
Pants That Help You Lose Weight Jun 22, 2008
These magic pants resemble cycling shorts and are the brainchild of Lipo Contour, who originally designed the garment for patients recovering from liposuction or lipo contour treatments, according to the Daily Mail s 16th June 2008 article, Can a Pair of 50 Pants REALLY Reduce Your Waistline Forever. How Lipo Contour Briefs Work. (Suite101.com)
Patient safety is top priority when drawing up liposuction rules, says Khaw Jun 22, 2008
SINGAPORE : Health Minister Khaw Boon said the regulations on liposuction procedures can never fully eliminate accidents, but it can serve to minimise it. He was responding to questions on the Ministry of Health's liposuction rules, which some plastic surgeons have criticised as being too lax ... "All surgeries carry a risk - whether major or minor - so I think consumers have to take it carefully, and ask if you really need liposuction. Don't jump into the procedure; ask around and get a second... (Channel NewsAsia, Singapore)
Oil drilling solution Jun 20, 2008
We should find ways to convert body fat into fuel - we ve got plenty of that around, we could give tax breaks for liposuction ... I m for the liposuction idea. (Atlanta Journal-Constitution)
LipoSonix bought by Arizona firm Jun 19, 2008
Bothell-based LipoSonix Inc. makes ultrasound equipment that the company says is not a replacement for liposuction but can "treat troublesome areas of fat which may not respond well to diet or exercise." The product is not yet approved for use in the United States but the company said it plans on "entering the potentially lucrative U.S. marketplace ... in the 2011 time frame, if not sooner.". Scottsdale, Ariz. (Puget Sound Business Journal, WA)
Body Smoothing May Not Be Grooving For Medicis Jun 18, 2008
-based dermatological and aesthetic treatment company announced late Monday it is acquiring privately-held Seattle-based LipoSonix, the developer of a technology that uses ultrasounds to complement liposuction to further smooth and reduce fatty areas of the body ... According to the American Society for Aesthetic Plastic Surgery, liposuction was the number one surgical cosmetic procedure in 2007 with over 450,000 procedures ... There were $2 billion worth of liposuction and tummy tuck procedures... (Forbes -- Markets)
700-pound man wants to walk down the aisle Jun 12, 2008
Botched liposuction left him with giant tumors in his legs ... A botched liposuction that damaged his lymph nodes left him with giant tumors on both legs weighing a total of 220 pounds. (CNN -- Health)
Video: World's Heaviest Man Celebrates Birthday and Weight Loss Milestone Jun 11, 2008
To view the Multimedia News Release, go to: After decades of failed weight loss methods, including a botched liposuction that nearly killed him, devotion to the Zone Diet has been the only weight loss program to have such a positive impact on the Mexican man, whose weight once topped 1,200 lbs. Dr. Sears, along with two of Mexico's most prestigious physicians, Dr. Silvia Orozco Avina and Dr. Gustavo Orozco Avina, are at the helm of the interdisciplinary team of doctors, nutritionists and... (PR Newswire)
Half-Tonne Man On A Wedding Diet Jun 11, 2008
"She said her family initially opposed the match with Uribe, because her first husband, who was also obese, died of respiratory failure.Manuel's weight problem spiralled out of control after he moved to the US for a few years in 1988 and indulged in a non-stop diet of junk food.A botched liposuction that damaged his lymph nodes left him with giant tumours on both legs weighing 15 stone. The tumours are the main reason he is unable to walk."It is all because of the junk food," he said.He has been... (Sky News)
Laser "Lipo" Jun 6, 2008
Some people who want a smaller waistline without the downtime from liposuction are turning to a new laser procedure designed to help shrink fat cells ... Doctors also use this laser to assist in wound healing and prior to traditional liposuction to remove fat. (WOKR13 Rochester)
Breasts seem bigger to Brits Jun 6, 2008
Liposuction is No 3 in Great Britain (up 15 per cent last year). In the United States, it's No 2, with no growth last year. (Sydney Morning Herald)
Dodgy doctors offer cut-price cosmetic surgery Jun 4, 2008
He also offered liposuction at the bargain basement price of Rp 2 million -- which would be performed in his dingy upstairs clinic in Mangga Dua. When told of our findings, Edwin Djuanda from the Jakarta Skin Care Center said these kinds of procedures had been performed by unqualified practitioners in Jakarta for quite some time. (Jakarta Post, Indonesia -- Features)
Once-Disfigured Girl Attends Prom After 18 Surgeries May 29, 2008
Hall underwent numerous procedures at the hospital over a 14-year period, including facelifts, rhinoplasty, skin grafts, liposuction, dermabrasion, eye surgery and laser surgery. The surgeries cost more than $376,000. (Fox News)
Push for Tougher Plastic Surgery Laws in California May 28, 2008
The changes in current law were partly prompted by the scandal surrounding the death, six months ago, of Kanye West's mother following liposuction and breast implant surgery ... She eventually had a complex cosmetic operation which involved significant liposuction, enlargement of both breasts and muscle tightening. (eFluxMedia)
Lawmakers Push For New Plastic Surgery Laws May 27, 2008
SACRAMENTO -- Six months after Kanye West's mother died following liposuction and breast surgery, two state lawmakers are pushing for greater protections for cosmetic surgery patients ... West, 58, died at a Los Angeles-area hospital on Nov. 10, a day after she underwent breast reduction, tummy tuck and liposuction procedures ... Florida has passed a law designed to educate patients about their doctor's credentials and in the Canadian province of Ontario, officials are clamping down after a... (KSBW 8, CA)
Police Say OC Women Used Fake IDs To Get Cosmetic Surgery May 25, 2008
Irvine police said the women got liposuction, tummy tucks and breast augmentation in February at a medical facility center in the city. The women are believed to be between 45 and 50 years old. (NBCSandiego.com, CA)
Plastic surgery pooches May 25, 2008
Dogs like Pharaoh can now have liposuction at Sydney University's new veterinary teaching hospital ... DOGS having liposuction ... Liposuction is available for the first time outside Germany at the University of Sydney's new $2. (Sydney Morning Herald -- Australia)
The fat melting powers of the Ultrashape May 22, 2008
It's the most common procedure for body contouring in the United States each year, with hundreds of thousand of people going into the operating room to have pockets of fat surgically removed by liposuction. But now there is new technology being used to sculpt the body and melt fat. (WWLTV.com, LA)
Doctor Offers Sex Change Treatments for Kids May 20, 2008
"It s barbaric, he said. Mat Staver, founder and chairman of Liberty Counsel, a legal charity affiliated with the late Jerry Falwell s Liberty University, says that transgender disorder is a mental disorder, not a medical one, and that it should be treated with behavior modification, not hormones or surgery. Just as you don t give liposuction to an anorexic, you don t do sexual reassignment surgery on men who think that they are women and vice versa, Staver said. At some point in childhood,"... (Fox News)
FOXSexpert: Should You Nip/Tuck Your Private Parts? May 20, 2008
Vaginal Liposuction: Fat is liposuctioned from a woman s upper thigh or lower abdomen and injected into her labia for a plumper, softer look. Vulvar Lipoplasty: Fat is removed from the mons pubis or outer labia for a more aesthetically pleasing look and contour. (Fox News)
Know your enemy: 10 facts about fat May 20, 2008
Liposuction is not a cure for obesity. "It's a cosmetic thing," Dr. Unger said. (KHOU.com, TX)
Children are so obese that surgeons are giving breast reductions ... May 20, 2008
The doctor, who works at Alder Hey Hospital, Liverpool, said he had performed at least 20 liposuction operations on teenage boys to reduce the amount of breast tissue in their chests during the past 12 months ... "To rectify the problem for them we basically use liposuction to remove the glandular and breast tissue and fat from around the chest to give a flatter appearance. "If nothing is done to stop the growing tide of childhood obesity I expect to see more cases year on year. (Daily Mail)
Not All Fat Pushes People To Diabetes May 20, 2008
Earlier studies in humans had shown that removal of subcutaneous fat by liposuction does not result in improvement of any aspect of metabolic syndrome, a collection of medical problems related to insulin resistance, but none had focused on possible good effects of this subcutaneous fat. However, one human study did show that obese individuals with high levels of both abdominal and subcutaneous fat were more insulin sensitive than those with only high levels of abdominal fat. (Click2Houston, TX)
INDIA: USA SHOULD GO ON A DIET... May 14, 2008
The money Americans spend on liposuction to get rid of their excess fat could be funneled to famine victims instead, he added. Developing nations like China and India have long been blamed for everything from the rising cost of commodities to global warming, because they are consuming more goods and fuels than ever before. (The Drudge Report)
New SMARTLIPO MPX Shows Skin Tightening Results May 13, 2008
New York, NY (PRWEB) May 13, 2008 -- Dr. Bruce Katz, founder and medical director of JUVA Skin & Laser Center, has been selected as the first dermatologist to implement the Smartlipo MPX, the newest generation of laser liposuction ... Smartlipo MPX is less invasive, safer and more effective than traditional liposuction treatments. (Yahoo News -- Press Releases)
Guys go for Botox, too May 13, 2008
DiBernardo, who has offices in Paramus and Montclair, N.J., performed liposuction on a 50-year-old health products salesman last November, siphoning yellow globs of fat from unwanted rolls on his lower abdomen ... Nationally, the most common surgical procedures for men, ranked by popularity, include liposuction, eyelid surgery, nose work, male breast reduction and hair transplants, according to the plastic surgery society ... Indeed, on Parker's Web site, a 37-year-old patient looks buff in a... (Atlanta Journal-Constitution -- Health)
Wrinkle Free Friday: Can laser procedure tighten skin and eliminate fat? May 10, 2008
What changed her mind was something new called laser liposuction, a different kind of fat removal recently approved by the Food and Drug Administration. Traditional liposuction uses a wider cannula, or metal rod, to tunnel through and suction out pockets of fat that don't seem to respond to diet and exercise ... Local dermatologic surgeon Dr. William Coleman III has been performing liposuction for 25 years and is not convinced. (WWLTV.com, LA)
Hip fat is good, pot bellies are bad May 10, 2008
If subcutaneous fat also has benefits in humans, the results could explain why liposuction, which removes this fat, does not reduce diabetes or other side effects of obesity, according to the researchers. How subcutaneous fat exerts its positive influence remains a mystery, but Kahn suspects it secretes hormones that speed up metabolism. (India Times, India -- Health/Science)
Body fix the wrong answer for teens May 9, 2008
Success in life is not to be found in liposuction and breast implants. In fact, British research has even found a disturbing connection between breast enlargement and suicide. (Sydney Morning Herald -- Opinion)
How to Find a Qualified Plastic Surgeon May 9, 2008
Everything from liposuction and tummy tucks to breast augmentation and facelifts are serious medical procedures and consumers should select a board-certified plastic surgeon or they could pay the price. Shopping for cosmetic surgery is not the same as shopping for milk or a sweater - plastic surgery is real surgery. (Canton Daily Ledger, IL)
The Young and Plastic Surgery Hungry May 9, 2008
While older demographics continue to search for information on procedures such as face-lifts, liposuction or Botox, it's the younger Internet users who in tough economic times are focusing on improving their outer beauty, albeit at a discount price. Bill Tancer is general manager of global research at Hitwise. (Time.com)
Not All Fat Created Equal: Certain Body Fat Reduces Insulin Resistance May 8, 2008
" Earlier studies in humans had shown that removal of subcutaneous fat by liposuction does not result in improvement of any aspect of metabolic syndrome, a collection of medical problems related to insulin resistance, but none had focused on possible good effects of this subcutaneous fat. However, one human study did show that obese individuals with high levels of both intra-abdominal and subcutaneous fat were more insulin sensitive than those with only high levels of intra-abdominal fat. In... (Science Daily)
Fat cell numbers stay constant through adult life May 5, 2008
They determined this by studying fat extracted during liposuction procedures from 35 people who had lived through the period of Cold War atomic bomb testing, from 195563, when the atmosphere was briefly more radioactive than normal. Food grown and eaten during this period had elevated levels of an isotope called carbon-14. (Nature News Service)
Tantalizing questions about obesity May 5, 2008
Another question is whether fat cells removed with liposuction grow back. Both questions are now under investigation by the Swedish researchers. (International Herald Tribune)
Breakthrough Gives Hope to War Wounded May 2, 2008
One of the earliest clinical trials, slated for later this year, will be hosted by Kohn's group at Rutgers and will involve harvesting patients' own fat cells then transplanting them back into the body, sort of like a reverse liposuction, to build out areas of the body that may have been blown away. The other team leader, Dr. Anthony Atala, Director of the Institute for Regenerative Medicine at Wake Forest, is also was also busy putting together clinical trials, which will occur, as he puts it,... (Fox News)
Live From ... May 2, 2008
Thirty five days of Amtrak bagels and airplane snack packs and I may be a prime candidate for liposuction. Train pulling into Penn Station. (USA Today -- Life)
News of the Weird May 2, 2008
"Vaginal rejuvenation" (labiaplasty) might be the most sensational procedure, but surgeons also do "forehead implants" and ankle and shoulder liposuction, break and reset jaws to tweak smiles, and lengthen or shorten toes (for "toe cleavage" with certain shoes). Alessi told a Glamour magazine writer for an April story that one 25-year-old recently asked him to "remove" her navel (whereas most umbilicoplasty patients merely request reshaping). (Waterloo-Cedar Falls Courier)
You want a prettier what?! Apr 21, 2008
"From a surgical standpoint there's not much difference technically in putting implants in the butt than in the breasts, and liposuction is generally the same whether done on the thighs or shoulders," notes Brian M. Kinney, M.D., a clinical assistant professor of plastic surgery at the University of Southern California in Los Angeles. "There's a mind-set among doctors," adds Dr. Alessi, "that someone's going to do the surgery, so it might as well be me." Dr. Kinney notes that he's had to fix... (MSNBC -- Health)
A Shot to Melt Fat? Doctors Concerned Apr 12, 2008
To avoid surgical liposuction, Yee thought she'd found the answer. "I just knew that there was no cutting, there was no blood. There's no stitches," Yee said. (ABC News)
New rules loom in cosmetic surgery Apr 11, 2008
Ontario doctors could soon face stringent guidelines preventing general practitioners from performing high-risk cosmetic surgical procedures - including facelifts, tummy tucks and liposuction - after the provincial College of Physicians and Surgeons meets to approve two sweeping regulatory changes today. The vote comes nearly seven months after 32-year-old real-estate agent and mother Krista Stryland died following a liposuction procedure performed by a family physician who advertised herself as... (Globe and Mail)
The look good factor Apr 7, 2008
In gynaecomastia surgery, the fat is removed through liposuction and then through a small incision the mammary gland that is responsible for the growth of the breast is also removed. Parents too are becoming sensitive about the problem. (India Times, India -- Health/Science)
Madam Halimah says beauty treatments should be included in MOH guidelines Apr 3, 2008
There are currently 11 beauty treatments that have been highlighted by the MOH. Among them is liposuction which is deemed as a high risk and highly invasive procedure. Speaking to MediaCorp's Malay Current Affairs programme 'Detik', Madam Halimah said: "If the beauticians can carry out the procedures, but only doctors are subject to laws and guidelines, then I think this is not balanced, when the consumer is to be protected. "So the beauticians too should be subject to the same laws and... (Channel NewsAsia, Singapore)
Are You What You Eat? New Study Of Body Weight Change Says Maybe Not Mar 31, 2008
Are You What You Eat. New Study Of Body Weight Change Says Maybe Not. (Science Daily)
We're not suckers Mar 30, 2008
According to insiders, Moore has a fitness regime that is similar to an athlete's and then, of course, there have been the countless visits to the plastic surgeon for breast implants, tummy tucks and liposuction. Bottom line is that no one can keep looking young. (Melbourne Herald Sun)
Mr/Ms. Multiple Mar 29, 2008
Now, the liposuction they tend to do I don t like because I think that is the lazy way out - but the teeth and some other flaws people have through no fault of their own get fixed. Watching the show made me think about looks and such and I realized the following. (Atlanta Journal-Constitution -- Living)
You might not be all that you eat Mar 29, 2008
For example, the study considered whether weight lost from a liposuction procedure is permanent. For the class of equations with an infinite number of body weight solutions, fat removal through liposuction could lead to permanent results. (India Times, India -- Health/Science)
Another Phony War Hero Convicted Mar 28, 2008
Prosecutor Argued Moneymaker's Supposed Battle Scars Match Those From Liposuction Procedure ... Topping his claims, Moneymaker said he had the scars from combat service, but federal authorities say the scars match a liposuction procedure he had done. (ABC News)
Report: Americans still spend on plastic surgery in crisis times Mar 27, 2008
The top surgical procedures were breast augmentation, liposuction, and nose reshaping, accounting for nearly 1 million of the cosmetic surgery procedures performed ... The most commonly requested surgical procedures for ethnic patients include breast augmentation, breast reduction, nose reshaping, liposuction, and eyelid surgery. (WKYC-TV)
More men, baby-boomers opting for face, chest surgery Mar 27, 2008
8 million procedures with the most popular breast enlargement, up 6 percent to 348,000, followed by liposuction, nose reshaping, eyelid surgery and tummy tucks. Overall the figures showed that plastic surgery procedures of the face and chest were popular among both women and men in 2007. (Yahoo News -- Top Stories)
