Fat Reduction
As we’ve already said, the best way to keep yourself in shape is regular exercise and good diet – experts say that we should all do a minimum of 30 minutes cardiovascular exercise a week.
However in some circumstances there can be problem areas that even exercise won’t shift and that we’d like to improve upon, particularly as we get older and our natural fat-burning metabolism slows down - classic areas of concern being the abdomen, thighs, hips and upper arms.
SmartLipo – also known as lipolysis, is a non-invasive body-shaping procedure that represents a far gentler version of liposuction. It can be done without the need for a general anaesthetic in as little as 1-2 hours.
The other highly effective option for skin tightening and fat reduction is Accent XL, a unique, non-invasive treatment that requires no anaesthetic and is virtually painless.
Click on the link below for extracts of an article by the Sunday Times about SmartLipo.
Smartlipo extract from The Sunday TimesLipo in Your Lunch Hour
Extracts from an article in The Sunday Times 20/05/2007
Sally Brown investigates the new non-invasive body-shaping procedures
No cosmetic treatment has a bigger word-of-mouth buzz right now than Smartlipo. Also known as laser lipolysis, this non-invasive, “liposuction lite” technique sounded almost too good to be true when it was launched in the UK late last year. Six months on, the first women to have the procedure are seeing the full results, which have been difficult to judge until now.
“I’ve gone from a size 12 to a size 10 in jeans since I had Smartlipo on my tummy,” says Shalini Mistry, 29, who arranged her treatment through Botonics (www.botonics.co.uk). “It took 20 minutes, it was completely painless and I went out for lunch afterwards.”
Women who would never consider liposuction are queuing up for Smartlipo, even though, at £2,000-£4,000, it’s not much cheaper than the full op.
“I think television makeover programmes that show liposuction have put a lot of women off, because it looks an aggressive, traumatic procedure. You can see the surgeon really pushing the canula around with some force,” says Dr Patrick Bowler, author of The Nervous Girl’s Guide to Nip&Tuck (Harper Thorsons £7.99) and medical director of Court House Clinics. “SmartLipo is much, much gentler. It doesn’t require a general anaesthetic, and there are no stitches.”
The most popular areas for treatment are the inner and outer thighs, love handles, bingo wings, podgy knees and post-baby jelly belly. It’s also a good alternative to a tummy tuck for eliminating the dreaded caesarean overhang – the bulge of flab that hangs over a caesarean scar and refuses to budge, no matter how much weight you lose.
