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Losing weight can be tough. When you’re working hard at dieting and exercising, you might be tempted to try one of many gimmicks and devices that promise to help you shed pounds easily. Unfortunately, most of these products have no scientific basis for their claims, and in many cases, can actually do more harm than good.

Steer clear of these weight-loss “quick fixes” that are anything but.

The holiday season is a time of celebration, which often goes hand in hand with high-calorie indulgences. Getting through the holidays while sticking to your diet may seem like a daunting task. Fortunately, we’ve compiled a list of tips to help you stay on track.

If you’ve been on social media, you may have seen the buzz about “waist training,” made popular by some celebrities. Many famous women are touting this old-turned-new treatment for shrinking your waist. However, medical experts are warning that it won’t make you slim down – and it could be dangerous to your health.

Diet and exercise are a great way to stay healthy – but they can’t always give you the figure you desire. Many women who’ve lost weight or gotten into shape find that areas of fat or excess skin can’t be spot reduced. In addition, when you lose weight, you might lose the curves and volume you once enjoyed in your breasts or buttocks.

It’s natural to focus on perceived imperfections, especially when it comes to those small, isolated problem areas in our appearance. You may have worked to accomplish major weight-loss and other fitness goals but continue to focus on that one spot that’s not perfect. In some cases, liposuction can be an ideal treatment to address your problem area. You can target specific areas that bother you most with liposuction to get a smoother, sleeker appearance.

Whether you’re a busy mother, a professional career woman, or both, it can be difficult to find time in your day to pamper and take care of your body when you’re constantly on the go. Since the lifestyle behaviors you practice today can affect your health and your beauty in the future, it’s important that you make loving your body a top priority. From removing your makeup properly every night, to exercising on a regular basis, there are endless ways to take care of yourself so you can continue to look your best for years to come. Take a look at this infographic to learn more about the many ways you can love your body.

Between gossip magazines, reality TV and the internet, you could assume you know all there is to know about liposuction and SmartLipo.  But the seemingly countless warnings about assumptions exist for a reason. Assumptions are dangerous because they often go hand in hand with overlooking potentially important details. At GLOW Surgical Arts we are frequently suprised by the misinformation surrounding liposuction and SmartLipo despite folks best effort to "do their research" before the consultation. So though we’ve blogged about it before we felt it was time for a refresher on lipo – what it is, how it works, and how to figure out whether or not it is a good option for you.

A quick look at the extended forecast should erase any doubt you might have about it. And the “it” is that the weather in the Bay Area, and in Redwood City specifically, is pretty much perfect. Unless, of course, you’re anti-sunshine. Good weather means a lot of things. Barbecues are being fired up more often than they were, say, two months ago. Swimming pools are suddenly an everyday option, and an appealing one at that. If you have allergies, you’re no doubt aware of the pollen in the air. It’s summertime! Cosmetic procedures might be more on the mind with the more ubiquitous sunshine, as well. After all, the term “beach body” is one most are quite aware of. We all deserve to like the way we look in a bathing suit — and if a cosmetic procedure can help you achieve that feeling, then now might very well be the time to go for it!

When something gets popular enough, there are bound to be rumors. Rumors will turn into myths. And eventually, it can practically be guaranteed that plenty of folks will actively believe in something that just isn’t true. That general rule of thumb is why those celebrity “news” magazines exist in every grocery store checkout line. Perhaps it’s debatable whether or not liposuction has reached the same level of notoriety as Jennifer Aniston’s love-life, but it’s definitely popular, as over 400,000 procedures are done in the U.S. every year. So, just like there are undoubtedly plenty of myths many people believe about Aniston, there are some general beliefs when it comes to liposuction that are simply false.