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Alternative To Liposuction
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Question: I'm happy about my weight loss
so far, but...
I don't have a full-length mirror.
I've never had one. I go to the
store yesterday to shop for new
shorts, and in the dressing room
I notice loose skin and a flappy
pouch where my sizable abdomen
used to be.
Are there exercises for this, or
do I just start saving for my tummy
tuck now?
Answer: I don't know about you but I suspect that in my case a tummy tuck and
liposuction will be the only answer as I had a flappy stomach even when
I weighed 80 lbs less than I do now.
Not knowing what this was, I just spent some time poking around the web
on it. A number of sites selling it wouldn't say anything about *what*
it actually was, just that it was a non-surgical alternative to
liposuction, for about $100 per treatment, average of 14 treatments
needed.
According to present day plastic surgery lore there are 5 types of
abdomens
1 - requires no surgical treatment
2 - is best treated with liposuction only
3 - is best treated with a combination of liposuction & a mini
abdominoplasty/tummy tuck
4 - is best treated with a combination of liposuction & a modified
abdominoplasty/tummy tuck
5 - is best treated with a combination of liposuction & a standard
abdominoplasty.
Which category you are in depends on the relative amounts of excess
skin/fat vs. abdominal muscle laxity you have above vs. below the
navel. There are some good plastic surgeons who believe 4 should not
exist. Also, there are probably naturalists, trainers, etc. out there
who believe none of these should exist except 1. My experience &
training lead me to believe that all 5 are valid & that diet &
exercise can be combined with any of the 5.
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