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Eliminate Stubborn Fat with Liposuction

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Eliminate Stubborn Fat with Liposuction     Working out, following a healthy diet, getting plenty of rest, avoiding smoking and excess alcohol, and trying your best to avoid stress have always been key to weight-loss programs. However, even for people who walk or run until their feet hurt and their legs ache, throw in some other cardio to mix things up and keep things interesting, and even do a little resistance training, still have problems with stubborn fat deposits. No matter how hard they try, they never seem to make any progress in reducing them.   What’s the deal? The problem could be genetic, and hormones can certainly play a factor in producing those rolls. Belly fat is a natural part of the aging process for both men and women, but women tend to gain more weight, especially around the midsection of the body, after menopause. This is due to the reduction of estrogen and progesterone.   Do I need to eat less? Nutritional needs also change over time. Fat stores are just the body’

Reduce The Signs Of Aging With Facelift Surgery

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 Reduce The Signs Of Aging With Facelift Surgery Your face is the window to your soul. It shows everything from your joy to your sorrow, your anger to your anxiety, your pain to your concern, and every emotion in between. It’s no wonder then that your face is usually the first place that starts to show the effects of aging, in many cases making you look older than you really are or feel.   Non-surgical options. There are some minimally invasive, temporary measures you can have done to help such as Botox® or injectable fillers. These can help to reduce fine lines and wrinkles in your forehead, as well as around the eyes and mouth. Injectable fillers can also help to enhance the contours of your lips and/or cheekbones, to re-establish a look of youthfulness.   However, the results are temporary and will wear off over time. You can renew the effects with follow-up injections periodically, but if you’re looking for a more long-lasting result, you may want to consider plastic surgery.   Su

Facelift For Each Decade -Which One Is Right For Your Age

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Facelift For Each Decade -Which One Is Right For Your Age There are a lot of different factors that go into how you look. Besides inheriting genetic features and skin types, the pace at which your skin ages and starts to sag depends on when collagen production begins to breakdown. However, there are a number of external factors that can also take their toll on your appearance, including cigarette smoke, pollution, heavy drinking, overexposure to the sun, and even the amount of stress you are subjected to on a regular basis.   Obviously, there are things you can do to combat the aging process. Based on the environmental factors mentioned above, you can try to live a healthy and active lifestyle, eat well, avoid smoking and second-hand smoke as much as possible, clean your skin regularly and use a moisturizer at night, and apply sunscreen when outdoors. Unfortunately, no matter what you do, genetics will eventually catch up to you, and you may start to see deepening lines and drooping sk

What to Expect After Body Contouring Surgery?

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What to expect after body contouring surgery? Body contouring surgery is generally an elective procedure that people choose to have to improve their physical appearance, to build their confidence, or to make their figures more symmetrical so clothing fits and hangs on their frame better. A few types of body contouring procedures may include liposuction, a tummy tuck, breast, thigh, arm, and/or buttocks lifts, a lower body lift, and breast or buttocks augmentation. A qualified plastic surgeon may suggest doing a number of procedures in combination, to provide a well-balanced and nicely sculpted figure.   People who have also lost a significantly large amount of weight in a short amount of time may also consider body contouring surgery that excises excess skin and/or re-proportions the breasts, arms, legs, hips, thighs, or buttocks. In addition to being beneficial at removing skin and making the body proportionate, this kind of body contour surgery is also medically beneficial in reduci

How to Achieve Natural Look Through Plastic Surgery

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 How to Achieve Natural Look Through Plastic Surgery  Plastic surgery has been a viable way for people to achieve excellent rejuvenation results by enhancing, shaping, tightening, or lifting various areas of the body. Liposuction is a great way to enhance natural curves while also minimizing stubborn, bulging fat deposits in the abdomen, hips, butt, and thighs. Breast implants are fantastic at adding support and enhancing cleavage for women who want a fuller appearance. Various kinds of facelifts provide superb results for people who want a more youthful, less tired and droopy, and facially balanced appearance.   However, plastic surgery procedures are not a one-size-fits-all endeavor. Getting amazingly natural results depends on a number of factors, including: -   The surgeon . Look for a surgeon who is Board Certified and has years of experience in performing operations, especially the procedure you are considering. To provide the best possible results, your surgeon should be c

Get Younger Looking Skin Through Plastic Surgery

When most people hear the phrase “plastic surgery,” the first thing that usually comes to mind is a facelift. Technically known as a rhytidectomy, early facelifts consisted of making an incision along the scalp line from ear to ear, pulling the skin tight over the face and forehead, cutting away the extra skin, then suturing the incision. While this method was effective at reducing wrinkles and minimizing lines, it did not take into account the actual contours of the face or the fatty tissue below the skin. Today’s plastic surgeons can perform a facelift with minimal incisions, and underlying tissue can be repositioned to add symmetry, enhance facial contours, and minimize deep wrinkles and lines.   However, there are other types of specialized plastic surgeries that can concentrate on different areas of your face to improve the overall appearance of the face. Here are six other procedures that are available from plastic surgery centers throughout Hampton Roads. -   Brow Lift . For