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Did you know that most of you out there are carrying your own “fountain of youth” right in your belly, muffin tops, and inner and outer thigh areas.
For those out there doing all the right things with healthy diet and following a proper work out regimen, many of you are befuddled by the persistent pouch in your belly below your belly button, or by the saddle bag dragging your outer butt downward, or that bit of a muffin top on top of your favorite jean which then sticks out of your flanks in your favorite slinky dress….. please think carefully before you lose them. There I said it and now, you maybe even more befuddled why a Plastic Surgeon who loves to contour out the body to a perfection, would discourage his patients from suctioning out the fat using laser assisted Smart-Lipo or even simpler CoolSculpting to rid of these focal areas of pesky fat pockets.
Because for many of you tirelessly working out with daily exercise regimen, chances are highly likely that you have prematurely lost certain amount fat volume in your face, making you appear a bit gaunt or deflated, or volume depleted, or more saggy, or any combination of above.
I can’t illustrate any better than providing you with a typical case scenario. I had the pleasure of meeting a 42 year old Aerobics instructor for a consultation about 10 years ago. She was about 5’4” weighing less than 110 pounds, placing her BMI just at 18.5 (bordering at underweight category). She was bothered by the loss of fat volume on her checks and temple making her look more gaunt and tired when in reality she felt more energetic than two people combined. She had attempted fillers in the past with only nominal changes and now, wanted more substantial volume contouring with a lasting effect. We discussed option of Lipo transfer to her entire face with emphasis to the cheeks and temple area. At her request, the fat was harvested from the belly pouch. Because the pouch was relatively focal, suctioning out just about 100cc of fat still did a nice job of flattening the pouch, which she was happy with. The fat was processed and 30cc was Lipo-transferred where it was needed in the face.
Seven months later, she came back wanting some more fat transferred to her face since her uber active lifestyle as Aerobics instructor left her with only about 30% of the original lipo-transfer. This time she requested from her inner thighs. Once again 70cc of fat was harvested helping to shrink down the pesky fat pouch of inner thigh area. The fat was processed and another 30cc was Lipo-transferred to her face to her satisfaction.
She then presented a year later with overall accumulation of 30% of fat from first and another 30% of fat remaining from second Lipo-transfer, with total remaining of 60% improvement. Usually this degree of improvement is more than enough for most patients. However due to her heavy work out regimen as Aerobics instructor, she was afraid of losing more fat volume on her face as she ages and continues the same degree of work out regimen. This time she requested the fat be harvested from the small pouch of fat in the outer thigh (saddlebag) area and while we were in there, to better define where the thigh and buttock join. This time 100cc of fat was suctioned but only 20 cc was transferred to just the focal areas of the face.
About a year later when she returned for her routine Botox session, she commented that as much as she loves her lipo-transfer to the face, she loves perhaps more that I was able to get rid of those pesky fat pouches on her body… she jokingly commented that it was good for her business as an Aerobics instructor to look her best and getting rid of those fat pouches all the while maintaining volume to her face was one of the best decisions she ever made.
Obviously this scenario doesn’t apply to everyone as most people seeking liposuction of their belly have BMI of 25 to 30 and on the average requires 750cc to 2000cc of fat removal to make a meaningful difference to their body contour. But it is not a unique scenario either.
If you are an analog of this Aerobics instructor, please look for any sign of volume loss to your face before you forever lose your own source of “fountain of youth” to a liposuction procedure or even CoolSculpting. If you are not sure, seek a consultation with a board certified Plastic Surgeon well versed in the various techniques of Lipo-suctioning and Lipo-transfer procedures, to learn how to simultaneously optimize your body contour at the same time restore your lost facial volume….how brilliant!
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