Lite Lipo

June 28, 2006 10:29 am     Posted in Reality  Candy -- NYU g+ page

How far would you go for “perfection”?


By Candy

A dangerous trend has started among women who already have near-perfect bodies. Dedicated to counting calories and regular sessions at the gym, these women are just not having any luck ridding their bodies of the miniscule fat deposits on their lower back, bra lines and knees. They want to be flawless.

The solution: liposuction. Sound extreme?

In some cases, the fat deposits are so small, even the plastic surgeons cannot see them. They ask the patient to wear her tightest jeans or undergarments the day of the surgery so the red imprints on the skin can serve as guidelines. Psychologists are concerned-will these women ever be truly satisfied? Or will they keep coming back, risking scars, pain&#8217even death, in the name of “perfection”?

With the price of this procedure in the thousands of dollars, lipo may not be an option for those of us on a tighter budget (no pun intended). Perhaps as the procedure becomes more common, beauty routines everywhere will have to be adjusted. Picture this as the norm: Diet, exercise and lipo.

Till then, the rest of us will just have to learn to live with our (tiny) imperfections.

One Comment on "Lite Lipo"

  1. Mohammed says:
    Fri, 13th Jul 201211:37 pm 

    First, what is fat? It is tissue (otherwise known as apoidse tissue) made up of cells that store energy and insulate the body. Fat is generally subcutaneous located underneath the skin. Where fat is deposited around the body depends on a person’s gender. In men, fat tends to congregate in the chest, abdomen and buttocks. In women, it generally gathers in the breasts, hips, waist and buttocks. There are two layers of subcutaneous fat: deep and superficial. During a liposuction procedure (also known as lipoplasty or suction lipectomy), the doctor makes a tiny incision and inserts a hollow, stainless-steel tube (called a cannula) into the deep fat layer. Working on this layer is safer than working on the superficial layer, because there is less risk of injuring the skin. In a typical procedure, the doctor pushes and pulls the tube through the fat layer (a new technique, power liposuction, automates the movement). As the cannula moves, it breaks up fat cells, and a vacuum pump or syringe removes the fat with suction. Liposuction is most often used for cosmetic purposes, to give a smoother shape to areas such as the thighs, abdomen, buttocks, hips, thighs, calves, arms or back areas that haven’t responded to diet and exercise. It can also be used to reduce the size of male breasts or to remove fat tumors (lipomas, or abnormal fatty deposits). Fat can be removed from more than one part of the body during a single surgical procedure. It’s important to note that liposuction is not a weight-loss technique; it is merely a reshaping technique. Only diet and exercise can result in real weight loss.

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