Liposuction

By JEAN ENERSENA local doctor has an easier way to get rid of troublesome bumps and bulges on your body without having to pay a fortune.Fourteen years after she won a silver medal at the 1993 U.S. Figure Skating Championships, Carese Busby still considers herself an elite athlete, but even she has problem areas.I'm sure that I share that opinion with other women that exercise and diet, and there's still those darn stubborn spots that you think you're targeting with the exercise but they just don't go away," said Busby.That's why she d .... More »

Q If added weight in the midsection raises the risk of health problems such as diabetes and heart trouble, does a tummy tuck or liposuction lower the risk?A "The answer is no, because the risky fat is inside the abdominal wall, in and around the organs," said Louis Aronne, director of the comprehensive weight management program at NewYork-Presbyterian Hospital/Weill Medical Center in New York.A tummy tuck or liposuction "removes superficial, subcutaneous fat, which has little or no risk," he said. "In such procedures, there is no chan .... More »

According to reports, the ex Pop-Queen flied to Nevada in the last weekend with her cousin for a revolutionary liposuction treatment in a Las Vegas's clinic, while telling everyone she was there house hunting.It seems that Britney paid $12,000 for a sneak liposuction session, so after the two childbirths she is trying to get her old beautiful body back. For the extensive treatment, the 25-year-old mother spent some hours under the care of Dr John Minoli, because, according to the National Enquirer, she was more than happy with the wor .... More »

Rodeo Drive Plastic Surgery, the first and only plastic surgery center on world-famous Rodeo Drive, unveils an innovative liposuction program to provide especially dramatic body transformation called First Year of Your Diet in a Day(TM).The first and only plastic surgery center on world-famous Rodeo Drive now provides a transformative body sculpting procedure to create dramatic body change called First Year of Your Diet in a DayTM.Liposuction traditionally has been used most effectively to treat people who are not very overweight, but .... More »

A New Jersey cosmetic surgeon at Delaware Valley Plastic Surgery now offers SmartLipoTM laser body sculpting to complement his other liposuction choices in New Jersey, including power-assisted and ultrasonic-assisted liposuction.Marlton, NJ -- Dr. Evan Sorokin, medical director of Delaware Valley Plastic Surgery (www.delawarevalleyplasticsurgery.com), has added SmartLipoTM, a laser liposuction device manufactured by Cynosure, Inc., to his New Jersey plastic surgery practice. As part of his commitment to provide his patients with the .... More »

New Forms of Liposuction:Liposuction is the most popular form of plastic surgery, with more than 300-thousand Americans opting for the procedure each year.Now there is an alternative to traditional liposuction that is so quick and easy you can do it over your lunch break.Jogging helps 49-year-old Nancy Kelley escapes the pressures of everyday life but after years of running, there was one problem she just could not shake.Kelley says, "My son calls it Santa Claus belly."Plastic surgeon Roger Bassin explains, "The larger circles in the .... More »

Before many career women with children resume their careers, they ask for a tummy tuck, according to New York City plastic surgeon Kenneth M. Rose, M.D. A Tummy tuck is indicated for women to repair the effects of childbirth. Men ask for the operation because they often have loose hanging skin on the abdomen after losing weight.New York, New York -- Plastic surgeon Kenneth M. Rose, M.D. has noticed a new trend among career women in New York City. Many are taking several or more years away from their careers to have children. But befor .... More »

Liposuction is one of the most popular cosmetic surgeries, and now it's even easier to get those killer body results.Like thousands of women after the birth of her son, Suzonne Trufant just couldn't loose all her unwanted fat with the "traditional" diet. So after much research, Suzonne decided to go with a "nontraditional" approach to get her pre-baby body back."I wanted something that made a difference without a lot of down time."Suzonne decided to have laser liposuction; a procedure that doesn't involve any knives, any stitches and .... More »

By Daryl LangFrench President Nicolas Sarkozy is on the Paris Match diet.The weekly French picture magazine recently helped Sarkozy shed some unsightly flab with a slimming photo alteration.Match recently published a Reuters photo by Neal Hamberg showing a shirtless Sarkozy paddling a canoe on Lake Winnipesaukee in Wolfeboro, N.H., while on vacation earlier this month. A rival magazine published comparison photos showing how Paris Match slimmed down President Sarkozy. Click for more images.The picture ran in other publications unalter .... More »

By Claudia GryvatzNEW YORK - Did she or didn't she? We've all engaged in a snark-fest at one time or another, trying to guess if a certain film or television star has had "work" done. And while some - such as Kathy Griffin, Joan Rivers and Patricia Heaton - have been way public about their cosmetic surgeries, the majority opt to keep such procedures secret. After all, our pop-culture celebrities tend to have a vested interest in maintaining certain physical illusions.But the rich and famous are not the only ones going under the knife. .... More »

By ERIN OCHOATEXAS: After gaining national attention -- and criticism -- for allowing their then 12-year-old daughter to get liposuction, a Pflugerville family has gone one step further. Their daughter recently had a gastric Lap-Band surgically implanted in her stomach.At her heaviest, she weighed 220 pounds. In early 2006, she lost about 40 pounds through liposuction and a tummy tuck, and another 20 pounds on her own.In less than a year, she regained about 35 pounds."Of course, I didn't blame her, because it's not her fault. She's a .... More »

Under a local anaesthetic, sweat glands are sucked out of the underarm using methods pioneered by liposuction.The majority of 51 patients involved in a trial experienced a 75% reduction in sweat, and a "huge improvement" in quality of life, the doctors said.The results of the trial have been published in the Journal of the American Academy of Dermatology.The procedure, which involves inserting a cannula under the skin and applying suction, takes 20 minute per armpit. The patient is then monitored for an hour, before they can go home." .... More »

Research on outpatient abdominoplasty (tummy tuck) procedures at a Los Angeles plastic surgery practice has encouraged the American Society for Aesthetic Plastic Surgery to endorse the practice of performing abdominoplasty at accredited outpatient facilities.Los Angeles, California -- A local plastic surgery practice had an instrumental role in the recent announcement by the American Society for Aesthetic Plastic Surgery (ASAPS) that abdominoplasty (more commonly known as "tummy tuck") may be safely and effectively performed at an acc .... More »

PHOENIX -- The State Board of Homeopathic Medical Examiners Tuesday suspended the license of a homeopathic doctor involved in a recent death after a liposuction procedure.The board took the action on an unanimous vote after a 30-minute executive session and about an hour spent questioning Dr. Gary Page.Page, who was licensed by the board in 2005, was deemed "a clear and present danger to the public."The Arizona Republic Web site said Page conducted the third liposuction procedure at the Anthem office of Dr. Peter J. Normann that resul .... More »

ANTHEM, Ariz. -- An Arizona medical clinic is under investigation after three people died following liposuction surgery.Maricopa County, Ariz., Sheriff Joe Arpaio said his office is investigating Dr. Peter Normann and the Normann Medical Group of Anthem, Ariz., the Arizona Republic said Friday."It looks suspicious that three people died in seven months," Arpaio told the newspaper.Normann was banned from performing liposuction procedures after two patients died, one in December and one in April, the newspaper said.A state medical board .... More »