SlimLipo™ reduces subcutaneous fat, but diet and exercise reduces visceral fat.
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| Combination weight loss and SlimLipo |
Visceral fat is internal fat. It wraps around organs like your heart, liver,
intestines and kidneys. It fills up all the space in your abdominal cavity, so
there’s no room left for your organs, nerves, and vessels to function
properly. It’s far more dangerous to your health than subcutaneous fat,
which lies right beneath your skin. Subcutaneous fat is what you poke-at
and pinch - like the “spare tire” you get around your middle. Subcutaneous
fat responds very well to
SlimLipo™ laser lipolysis which melts this fat and
tightens the overlying skin.
The pictures above (combination weight loss and SlimLipo) illustrates a combination of losing visceral fat with
gastric by-pass surgery and eliminating subcutaneous fat with
SlimLipo™. This advanced laser technology was performed by one of the
pioneering laser lipolysis plastic surgeons, Dr. Lewis Obi. The combined
benefits of fat melting and prolonged skin tightening occurs up to twelve
months after
SlimLipo laser treatments and therefore avoids the need for
radical skin excisions. Otherwise, major weight loss after dieting or
facilitated by bariatric surgery invariably results in skin redundancy.
These aprons or sheets of skin often require radical excisions by
plastic surgeons and are expensive. These procedures also result in extensive
scarring, prolonged recoveries and significant risks of complications. The
first patient (second image from top) who underwent a combination of
bariatric surgery (lap bands or by passes) along with
SlimLipo
experienced impressive results without the need for bariatric plastic
surgery. The SlimLipo™ procedure was strategically performed after he
had lost approximately 50% of his targeted weight loss. Subsequent to his
SlimLipo procedure, he lost the remaining excess weight. Therefore, the
prolonged skin tightening that occurred from the laser effect prevented the
occurrence of loose or redundant skin. This technique and strategy was
developed by Dr. Lewis Obi. The most useful application of this technique
is with the face and neck (view image of patient above). SlimLipo™ neck skin tightening along with the
OPERA Face Lift have voided the need for traditional surgical face
lifts in these weight loss patients.
Plastic surgery is not the answer to all of the health problems that our
culture and nation faces. More than one half of Americans are overweight
with a BMI (body mass index) in excess of 25. A BMI of over 30 is definitely
in an obese category and there are perhaps 40% or more of Americans in
this category. This is perhaps the greatest risk to our nation's national
security and economy.
Dr. Lewis Obi is very sensitive to this problem and
continues to nurture and support his patients that are dealing with weight
issues. As a foot note, we would like to assist you in differentiating
superficial fat from body fat.
How to Measure and Lose Visceral Fat
Visceral fat is a specific type of fat that is found in the abdominal cavity.
This fat goes by many other names “pot belly, beer belly, spare tire, etc."
Whatever you call it though, it is one of the biggest banes for those trying to
lose weight and is often the area where people want to lose visceral fat is also different in that it remains the same shape and won't fall
to your sides or sink into your stomach when you are lying down. High
visceral fat is dangerous and is correlated with cholesterol, diabetes,
Alzheimer's and other conditions. This is because visceral fat is the fat that
is located inside the abdominal cavity – packed between organs – rather
than underneath the skin (subcutaneous fat) and this fat will release acids
that are metabolized by the liver and which can cause insulin resistance in
the liver. Here we will look at how to measure visceral fat and then how to
get rid of it.
There are many different ways to measure visceral measurements of fat
and these include things you can try at home as well as procedures the
doctor can carry out, for instance CT scans. You can also use bioelectrical
impedance machines which use an electrical current that can differentiate
between fat tissues. This is the most accurate method of measuring
visceral fat for the general public, but can cost around $200 to $300.
Another method you can use to measure your own fat is to take a
circumference measurement of the waist and hip which will give you your
waist to hip measurements. This is an easy but not entirely accurate way to
measure your visceral fat. Simply measure the circumference of each with
a tape measure (around the largest point) and then divide the waist
measurement by the hip measurement. If the number is worse than 1.0 for
men, or 0.85 for women, then they are considered excessive. For instance
for a man, a ratio of 36/40 is good.
This won't all be visceral fat though – some of that will be subcutaneous fat
that is underneath the skin (though you likely want to be rid of this too). To
see how much of that fat is visceral, measure your stomach once
when standing up and once when lying down. The subcutaneous fat will fall
to the sides of your body and disappear, but the visceral fat will remain
where it is – this then tells you how much of that fat is visceral. To be
honest you don't need to spend a lot on a CT scan or bioelectrical
impedance machine because you don't need to know the exact amount of
visceral fat there. Use the technique above to ascertain whether you have a
problem or not, and then go about reducing that fat loss.
The Bottom Line
Subcutaneous fat that you can pinch will may respond to plastic surgery
procedures such as
SlimLipo™; visceral or “pot belly” fat only responds to
weight loss.
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