A lower body lift, also referred to as a belt lipectomy, is surgical procedure that is performed in an attempt to tighten loose skin on the buttocks, thighs and hips. The surgery is usually performed on those who have had dramatic weight loss,...
As joyful as a new mother feels about the birth of her baby, she is often not pleased with her post-pregnancy stomach. A pooch of excess fat and loose skin below your belly button may leave you looking like your are still six months pregnant....
With the growing obesity epidemic and the current obsession with body image and aesthetic perfection, fat removal techniques have become popular. Liposuction is a surgical procedure that allows a patient to have fat sucked out of certain body...
Body lift is a term for a cosmetic surgery usually performed after a substantial weight loss when excess skin and muscles are in need of reshaping or removal. Body lifts are first and foremost plastic surgery, so all considerations when...
Exercise can help reduce your double chin -- or it might do nothing for it. It all depends on the reason you have a double chin in the first place. If excess weight is your culprit, exercise can help. If your double chin has another cause, another...
On a chubby baby, a double chin will likely look cute and cuddly. But on an adult, a double chin can sap the cuteness quotient. Whether jiggly jowls are in your genes or caused by other factors, most people would love to correct the problem. With...
Akron, Ohio weight loss clinics are restricted to the Summa Akron City Hospital, Akron General Hospital and Physicians Weight Loss Center. Clinics differ from fitness centers in that instead of using kinesiology and exercise science to accomplish...
HCG, or human chorionic gonadotropin, is a hormone that is naturally produced in women during pregnancy but is also produced by the pituitary gland in both men and women. HCG is available by prescription only as a shot administered by a health...
Abdominal compression girdles for women and compression garments for men are used in lieu of bandages to reduce pain and enhance healing following abdominal surgery associated with weight loss. Compression garments do not induce weight loss. They...
