“Body Contouring” is a term that refers to any procedure that reshapes and perfects the contours of the body. At Southern Surgical Arts, we offer a variety of surgical and non-invasive body contouring options, including traditional liposuction, liposculpture, and surgery. Sometimes we use a combination of approaches to achieve a patient’s aesthetic goals. Below are 15 reasons we love body contouring.
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Question. I have always had an extra “pooch” of fat on my pubic bone that I feel embarrassed and self-conscious about. After two kids, it’s more prominent than ever, but now I’ve also got loose, saggy skin there. Is there anything you can do to make this area look better?
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Lean, toned arms are the goal of many women, who spend countless hours at the gym trying to achieve them. Younger women who have maintained a steady weight over the years are more likely to be successful at sculpting their ideal arms through exercise alone. But for women (or men) who have lost significant weight, or whose skin is not as elastic as it once was, achieving those arms may seem like a constantly-moving mirage. As a result, the “arm lift” (or brachioplasty) has become one of the hottest trends in cosmetic surgery.
The American Society of Plastic Surgeons recently reported that there has been a more than 4000% increase in the number of arm lifts performed since 2000, with more than 15,000 women undergoing the procedure in 2013.
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Liposuction is one of the most popular procedures we perform at
Southern Surgical Arts—with good reason. While diet and exercise can trim, firm, and tone your body, they cannot eliminate those stubborn deposits of fat around the waist (“lovehandles”), on the belly, inner and outer thighs (sometimes referred to as “saddlebags”), on the neck, above the knees, or on the back. This can be very frustrating for men and women who spend hours at the gym with unsatisfying results.
Liposuction has become increasingly popular due to its ability to do what diet and exercise can’t—specifically target and eliminate those fat pockets for long-lasting, beautiful results. However, one of the best treatments available is a newer technology that takes the already impressive results of traditional liposuction to a new level—laser liposuction or Smartlipo.
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One of the biggest misconceptions about gender and elective surgery is that women are the only ones who are interested in enhancing themselves through cosmetic surgery. When many people think of cosmetic surgery, they may simply think of women getting breast augmentations, liposuction, face lifts and even quick-recovery options like Botox and lasers. But, actually more men are turning to their local cosmetic surgeon to achieve a more athletic physique and look more attractive.
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What cosmetic surgery topics were our readers most interested in during the past twelve months? That’s an important question we consider each year. It’s a great way to see which topics our readers are responding to the most, so that we can continue to provide the most current and relevant information to our patients.
Below we share our list of the most popular blog articles in 2013. Not only were these our most ‘clicked’ articles last year, three of these posts also made our list of top articles since we started this blog.
Q. CAN LIPOSUCTION HELP ME LOSE WEIGHT?
A. Liposuction is not a weight loss surgery. We recommend being close to your ideal weight before any cosmetic procedure. Liposuction is for targeted fat loss to improve the contour of a problem area. It is better thought of as liposculpting to create beautiful shapes that are long-lasting despite minor fluctuations in weight loss or gain.
A tummy tuck , also known as abdominoplasty, is a cosmetic surgery procedure many women desire to get rid of excess fat and saggy skin from the abdomen. The results are tighter skin, flat tummy area and a narrower waistline. Even though surgeons have performed tummy tucks for more than a century, the procedure gained popularity around the beginning of the 21st century and has now emerged as one of most popular cosmetic surgeries in the US and the world. Recent statistics over the past decade provided by the American Society of Plastic Surgeons suggest that more than 100,000 tummy tuck surgeries are performed each year in the US.
Dr. Nease and Dr. Deal have both been selected to teach at the American Academy of Cosmetic Surgery's 2013 World Congress on Advanced Liposculpture and Body Contouring in New York this month. Dr. Nease will teach other surgeons about the laser facelifting technique he pioneered, as well as Southern Surgical Arts' brachioplasty techniques. Dr. Deal will teach physicians about the breakthrough technology to treat lumps and bumps using Cellusmooth.