Browsing the archives for the liposuction tag

Celebrities Inspire Increase in Arm Lifts

New statistics released by the American Society of Plastic Surgeons (ASPS) show that the popularity of arm lifts for women has skyrocketed a staggering 4,378 percent in just over the last decade. The trend fueled, in part, by sleeveless fashions for women and more focus on celebrities with strong arms. In a recent poll, women [...]

May 1, 2013 in Arm Lift, Body Contouring, Liposuction/Smartlipo
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Cosmetic Procedures Top 10 Million in 2012

Breast augmentation, liposuction head list of most popular cosmetic surgery procedures More than 10 million surgical and nonsurgical cosmetic procedures were performed nationwide in 2012, according to the 16th annual statistics from the American Society for Aesthetic Plastic Surgery (ASAPS). Breast augmentation and liposuction were the top cosmetic surgical procedures. Botulinum Toxin Type A (including [...]

March 20, 2013 in Hedden Plastic Surgery
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Body Contouring Brings Lasting Improvements

Weight loss surgery patients report better quality of life after excess skin removal Body contouring for patients who have had weight loss surgery (also called bariatric surgery) produces long-term gains in quality of life, says a study that recently appeared in the medical journal of the American Society of Plastic Surgeons (ASPS). For patients who [...]

January 6, 2013 in Body Contouring
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Some Fat Can’t be Dieted or Exercised Away

Liposuction can help you achieve the contours you’re looking for by removing stubborn fat Most of us have at least one area of fat that seems destined to annoy us forever. No matter how many calories you cut or how many miles you run, you just can’t get away from that bulge or a spillage [...]

October 21, 2012 in Body Contouring, Liposuction/Smartlipo
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New Study Says Liposuction Lives Up to Promise

Barring extreme weight gain, liposuction permanently removes excess fat New research reveals that liposuction lives up to its promise to permanently remove excess fat from stubborn areas unless patients experience extreme weight gain. The study, recently reported by the American Society of Plastic Surgeons (ASPS), found that fat cells don’t return to treated areas and [...]

August 9, 2012 in Liposuction/Smartlipo
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Liposuction is No. 1 in 2011

Almost 9.2 million cosmetic procedures were performed last year, say annual cosmetic surgery stats The number of cosmetic surgery procedures increased again last year, with liposuction and breast augmentation leading the list of the most popular procedures. Among nonsurgical cosmetic procedures, Botulinum Toxin Type A (BOTOX Cosmetic and Dysport) was the top choice, followed by [...]

April 30, 2012 in Hedden Plastic Surgery
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Brazilian Butt Lift

Buttocks augmentation procedure uses your own natural fat The Brazilian Butt Lift is an increasingly popular cosmetic surgery procedure designed to give you a more rounded and flattering rear end. If you feel that your butt is too flat or sagging, the Alabama cosmetic surgeons at Hedden Plastic Surgery can help you achieve remarkable new [...]

February 12, 2012 in Body Contouring, Buttocks Augmentation, Liposuction/Smartlipo
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SmartLipo Named Best for Body Contouring

Minimally-invasive liposuction treatment permanently destroys fat cells For the third year in a row, SmartLipo laser-assisted liposuction was named the Top Body Contouring Procedure in the 2011 American Health and Beauty Readers’ Choice Awards. SmartLipo is a revolutionary body sculpting procedure that uses laser energy to melt stubborn deposits of fat that are then gently [...]

January 24, 2012 in Body Contouring, Liposuction/Smartlipo
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The Birmingham, Alabama Mommy Makeover

Find the New You for the New Year If you feel like you can never regain the youthful figure you once had before having children, take heart. Birmingham, Alabama Mommy Makeovers with the board-certified plastic surgeons at Hedden Plastic Surgery can help you reclaim your body so you can look and feel like yourself again. [...]

December 29, 2011 in Body Contouring, Breast Augmentation, Liposuction/Smartlipo, Mommy Makeover, Tummy Tuck
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Liposuction Linked to Lower Levels of Harmful Fat

Study finds that body contouring patients experience reduction in triglyceride levels Most people who have liposuction or a tummy tuck do so to look better, but a new study says the procedures may also have significant health benefits. The research found that liposuction and abdominoplasty patients experienced reductions in both triglyceride levels and white blood [...]

October 3, 2011 in Body Contouring, Liposuction/Smartlipo, Tummy Tuck
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