Lipectomy is cutting away excess fat. Generally, as in liposuction, it is done in the abdominal, thigh, knee, ankle, arm and chin areas and wherever there are unsightly bulges. In lipectomy excess fat and over hanging skin are cut away.
Month: August 2017
How to Lose Weight: Is Liposuction a treatment of obesity?
I have heard of an operation that would remove excess fat and result in immediate weight reduction. What is it called ?
The operation you have heard of is a surgical procedure called Liposuction. Liposuction is a method by which the surgeon, loosens and removes fat from any area of the body using metal tubes connected to a suction machine. It was done by a fifty-five-year-old Parisian doctor, Dr. Genard Illouz in 1977.
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How to Lose Weight: What is Aerobics?
The word ‘aerobics’ is a fairly new and certainly fashionable one. But the kind of exercise it encompasses are nothing new at all.
How to Lose Weight: What would happen if an obese person does heavy exercise?
Some overweight people often fall for the ‘Go for the burn’ or ‘Sweating the fat out!’ myth and ignorantly indulge in vigorous exercises often in the heat or with warm clothing,’ in the hope that this ‘melts’ the fat which then comes out as sweat from the skin pores. The medical fact is that physiologically this is impossible, as fat is fat and sweat is sweat and never the twain shall meet.
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How to Lose Weight: What is a “sodium” restricted diet?
Sodium restricted diets are low salt diets prescribed by doctors for patients who have high blood pressure and kidney ailments that lead to oedema (retention of water in the tissues).
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How to Lose Weight: Is there a special treatment for spot reduction such as hips, thighs, breasts etc.?
Often, an obese person is less alarmed by general body weight than by hips, waistline, thighs or arms that bulge where they shouldn’t. They are natural prospects for ‘spot reducing’ gadgets which promise to flatten the local bulges. Sauna belts, rollers, vibrators and many more are examples. Science has proved that two things are necessary to lose weight effectively, one: follow a medically oriented weight loss programme so that you burn up excess fat. Two : exercise those areas you specifically wish to reduce, tone and firm.
How to Lose Weight: Exercises for Abdomen, Hips, Thighs and legs
EXERCISE FOR ABDOMEN
In Yoga, there is an “asana’ or posture called “Odeon’ Asana or ‘Navli’ and it is an ideal exercise for men and women reducers – especially the men, whose extra kilos so often take the form of a pot belly. You can do a modified version of this asana anywhere, any time. With your breathe out, just pull in your belly ( stomach) as hard as you can. Pull in and count one. Now pull in as hard as you can on the count of “three”.
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How to Lose Weight: Exercises for Neck, Double Chins, Breast Muscles, Arms, Midriff and Waistline
Overweight people who have extra rolls of fat around their neck should revitalize their neck muscles with the following movements :
Nod your head forward, bringing your chin to the chest. Hold it for three seconds; then chin up as high it will go, and hold it again. Repeat several times.
How to Lose Weight: What is Aromatherapy? How does it help treat cellulite?
Aroma means fragrance. The aromatherapy is a science which involves the use of certain essential oils obtained from, different parts of plants such as roots, stalk, leaves, flowers, resins. There are a number of ways in which essential oils are obtained, the most common being distillation. The essential oils have medicinal value.
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How to Lose Weight: Could you give a guideline as to how a well-run slimming centre or a weight loss clinic should function?
The key to a well-run slimming centre or a weight loss clinic ( centre ) should be ‘proper supervision both medically and nutritionally’.
This is how a slimming centre or a weight loss clinic (centre) should work :
All patients desirous of fat and inch loss must be examined by a qualified doctor. The doctor after a detailed conversation with the patient should note his personal and family history. On the basis of history and medical examination, a diagnosis must be made as to the underlying cause of obesity. In cases where the doctor finds it necessary, appropriate blood tests must be carried out.
Once accepted, the patient should continue to eat exactly as always for one week. He should keep a detailed diary of food he eats, the amount, the method of cooking and at what time of the day . This applies to any food whatsoever eaten at any time during the one week period. At the end of one week, on the second visit, the doctor and a nutritionist must evaluate the patient’s food noted in his diary, taking into account the amount of food eaten, kind of food and time of eating.
Once the evaluation has been made, the patient should meet the doctor who treats him for his underlying cause of obesity and makes corrections in his food habits towards sensible, practical and tailor-made easy to follow nutritionally balanced eating, depending on his individual need and life style. Certain cardinal rules should be laid down :
No meals may be skipped;
No crash diets;
No diet pills;
No strenuous exercises;
No substitution in the diet, unless ordered by his own family physician, or a specialist (salt- free, low cholesterol, etc.) Once the desired weight loss is achieved, the patient should be told to visit the doctor at least once in two to three months, for a follow-up of the weight record.
A few simple rules should be followed by each patient. In order to carry out the weight loss programme, he must attend the centre once a week ( or fortnight, as the case may be) for atleast three months. At each weekly session, the patient’s food diary must be checked to ensure his co-operation towards sensible eating. He must be weighed and his body measurements must be noted and his treatment for obesity continued.
The doctor should give a short pep talk, together with a discussion on nutrition, health problems of overweight and obesity, dangers of poor nutrition, crash diets and discussions on various forms of quackery.
The doctor should emphasize that there is no magic formula and that common sense of sensible and good eating habits are the real key to success in losing weight. At no time should a patient be made to feel guilty or a failure when he does not adhere to sensible eating or fails to lose weight during the week. He should not be scolded but rather an attempt should be made to find out what caused the back sliding.
Once the desired weight loss is achieved, the patient should be told to visit the doctor at least once in two to three months, for a follow-up of the weight record.
In essence, the goals of the slimming centre or weight-loss clinic, should be to help the patients to rind the cause of their overweight problems, to show them through diagrams and charts, why people get fat, and how being fat affects the body, the mind and behaviour.
Each patient’s problem should be treated sympathetically and individually.