In Maryland, women from their 30s to their 60s have discovered that strict diets and rigorous exercise alone are not enough to attain their desired body shape. The combination of stress, genetics, and fast-paced lifestyles can result in a disproportionate distribution of fat on the body. These nuisance areas can affect anybody. Body contouring is [...]
With the recent premiere of the hit reality show “Bridalplasty” on E!, a lot of attention has been given to the idea of women receiving plastic surgery to complete their wedding day fantasies. As described by an article in The Washington Post, in reality, quite the opposite is true. There seems to be a growing [...]
Liposuction is one of America’s most popular surgical beauty fixes, offering a tried and true method to permanently reshape the body. It’s so effective that in 2009, more than 450,000 liposuction procedures were performed in the United States, according to the American Society for Aesthetic Plastic Surgery (ASAPS). Liposuction is not a weight-loss alternative. It [...]
If exercise, diet and topical creams have not produced a satisfactory difference in reducing your cellulite and tightening loose skin, you may want to try Accent XL at Be Lifestyle Medspa. Changes in the texture of your skin begin to occur in your late 20’s and early 30’s. What was once firm, tight and supple [...]
Weight gain isn’t the only reason different body parts appear fattier than others; there are multiple ways we can accumulate fat. However, each area is susceptible to fat in its own unique way. BELLY FAT Fat in the stomach area is the result of empty calories and fat from food, especially sugar and refined carbohydrates. [...]
Tummy tucks are a great solution for people who, after significant weight loss, pregnancy or natural aging, experience excess skin in the mid and lower abdomen, a protruding abdomen, and/or weakened muscles of the abdominal wall. Here are some types of abdominoplasty: MINI To restore a flat abdomen, one incision is made in the pubic [...]
Having children changes women’s lives in many ways, including some they may not have foreseen. Almost all of those changes are welcome, but pregnancy and breastfeeding can affect a mom’s body in ways that cannot be fixed through diet or exercise alone. Many experience sagging breasts, a flabby tummy and stubborn pockets of fat, which [...]
With more and more Americans losing ever larger amounts of weight, abdominoplasty has become an essential end to many diets. That’s because, despite the strictest diet and exercise programs, many people aren’t able to firm the skin around the abdomen. Others have loose abdominal skin following a heavy weight loss or pregnancy. That’s when abdominoplasty [...]
Aging and massive weight loss can have drastic effects on the elasticity of skin cells and how fat is stored and lost. Unfortunately, exercise and diet alone won’t be able to trim and tighten everything that you’d like. In many cases, cosmetic surgery is the only option to reverse the effects of time and physical [...]
