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Drastic Ways to Reduce Flab
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Flab around the belly, once created, may never go away. Working out and changing your diet can help, but they are difficult to maintain. The drastic alternatives are plastic surgery or other obesity treatments.
◆Liposuction
This technique produces the most visible effects as it suctions out deposits of fat in your body. It requires insertion of a narrow tube and is mostly suitable for women, whose flab is just beneath the skin, while men tend to carry fat deeper inside. The technique literally vacuums the fat layer from under the skin. After injecting hemostatic agents and local anesthesia into the fat layer, a narrow tube is inserted to suction it out.
This is how the original liposuction is performed, but the method can roughen the skin where fats were suctioned. This problem gave rise to ultrasound-assisted liposuction, which uses ultrasound to liquefy the fat before suction. Recently, another technique using lasers has been introduced. This technique projects laser beams onto the targeted area so that the fatty tissue lets out the fat inside. Some 1,500-3,000 cc of fat or up to 5,000 cc of fat are removed every time this technique is performed, which translates into mere 2-3 grams in total. This is intended to create a slimmer body silhouette, not to lose weight.
◆Hypotonic Pharmacologic Lipo-Dissolution
This technique works by injecting a 1-2 mm thick needle made of special fiber to project laser beams and melt fat. Surgeons move the needle around to project laser beams to all of the target area. Other medication to dissolve fat is administered in some cases. Dissolved fat is absorbed into the blood stream and the lymphatic duct. The fat-reducing effects are gradually visible a week after the operation, and a month later, you will find that you lost a noticeable amount of fat. This technique also prevents the skin at the operated area from sagging as the heat produced by laser beams helps collagen in your inner skin contract. The caveat is that does not remove huge amounts of fat. One of its advantages is that it can be performed with local anesthesia only.
◆Mesotherapy
Mesotherapy works by injecting a variety of drugs such as Aminophylline, an FDA-approved asthma medication, and saline into the fat layer around your belly to reduce fat. Those medications are known for their effects in burning or melting fat. Injections are required twice a week for eight weeks. Surgeons performing this technique say that mesotherapy is more effective in removing cellulite, causing the surface of the skin to dimple.
◆Medication
Growth hormone can work to remove flab. Taking low-dosage growth hormone for a long time can reduce or disperse flab around your belly. It contributes to reducing obesity systematically as it increases muscles. This is why the therapy is best suited for middle-aged men who want to make their body more masculine, rather than for women who want a slimmer look. The caveat is that controversy is still going on over the possible side effects of taking growth hormone for a long time.

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