Plastic Surgery after Weight Loss Procedures

If you have been working hard to lose weight with a rigorous diet and plenty of exercise, you may find that you have dropped a few sizes but still want to have surgery in order to get rid of the excess skin. Plastic surgery after weight loss is a realistic consideration for many patients, and if you are thinking about having some 'work' done, there are a few things you should know before your initial consultation with the doctor.

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Britney Spears Prefers Surgery to Diet

After giving birth, Britney Spears has been struggling with weight and is now trying hard to get back in shape. However, she’s having trouble sticking to her diet because she just can’t stay away from junk food.  The media is constantly showing pictures of her splurging on pizza and other unhealthy food.

Britney confesses that being on a diet is the definition of hell for her. The singer recently said that she would undergo plastic surgery to shed some pounds, rather than go on a strict diet, count calories and cut back on food.

“When it’s time to pull and tuck, I’m sure I will consider it,” she said.

Aside from junk food, she also loves to treat herself to some candy and croissants. Unfortunately, her sweet tooth has led her to gain about 14 pounds in a single month back in 2009, while on her Circus world tour.

“She does not think about the calories in the food, just that she likes it. She loves greasy food and creamy sweets and hates fruit and vegetables,” said a source.

Currently, the beautiful singer is on a 1,600 calorie diet to shed some pounds and get in shape.

Fat-Dissolving Spa Treatments Are a Scam

The FDA is lashing out at and warning the nation against procedures, which involve the injection of substances that are not approved by the government body. These procedures include lipodissolve, mesotherapy, lipozap, lipotherapy and lipolysis, and the FDA have officially issued warnings to spas in five different states to stop claiming their procedures can “dissolve” fat.

“We are concerned that these companies are misleading consumers,” says Dr. Janet Woodcock, director of the FDA’s Center for Drug Evaluation and Research. “It is important for anyone who is considering this voluntary procedure to understand that the products used to perform lipodissolve procedures are not approved by the FDA for fat removal.”

It seems many of the ingredients used in as well as the manufacturing of the injections themselves are from Brazil. It has been found that the two main drugs used, phosphatidylcholine and deoxycholate, do not work when tested in credible clinical trials.

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The Dermaroller – Beauty by a Thousand Cuts?

Launched last year to tighten and rejuvenate skin on the face, the Dermaroller has been reinvented to be used on the rest of the body. The needle-studded roller looks like some kind of medieval torture device, but the contraption’s users are singing its praises saying it tightens loose skin and even reduces stretch marks and tones muscles.

Created by Dr Michael Prager, the Dermaroller uses 3mm needles which are rolled over the affected area and pierce the tiny blood vessels in the top layer of the skin. The bleeding, which results from the piercing, stimulates collagen production to help repair and regenerate connective tissues. Apparently this treatment is based on the same principle as facial peels and laser treatments, except it doesn’t damage the top layer of skin because the Dermaroller’s needles penetrate right through in the dermis.

Before the treatment, a topical anesthetic cream must be applied before the Dermaroller is rolled 16 times over the skin in a star-shaped pattern, resulting in 250 small punctures per square centimeter. After the Dermaroller has been used, more topical treatments can be used to increase the effect. Transderm, a needle-free injection system, uses electrical impulses to push ingredients like hyaluronic acid and pentapeptides into the skin to help its tone. Then a cream is applied, which also stimulates collagen production.

The treatment sounds painful with one patient commenting:

‘Even with the anaesthetic cream, the process was agony,’ says Stephanie. ‘For the last five minutes I was screaming.

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