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Whether in their personal or professional life, men want to look younger, fix features they don’t like, or get rid of annoying fat that won’t respond to diet and exercise. Looking good is not just a female thing anymore. In fact, as cosmetic surgeons will tell you, it never was!

Topics: liposuction, cosmetic surgery, Smart Lipo, Smartlipo

Millions of people have undergone successful liposuction throughout its 30-year history. Its ability to sculpt and shape the body in many different areas and remove unwanted excess fat is well-established.

Despite its long history and proven track record, many misconceptions and questions remain about the procedure. One question we hear from our patients is, “Will the fat come back?”

The short answer is, “no.”

Topics: liposuction, Smart Lipo

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.

Topics: laser lipolysis, liposuction, fat removal, Smart Lipo, liposuction candidate, body sculpting, body contouring

Just when you thought you could hide those saggy arms until next summer, the holiday season arrives with all that arm baring holiday fashion! Who wants to cover up the sexy party dress you work so hard to get into with a jacket. Flabby, sagging arms are not fun or festive. Not if you have them and can’t seem to get rid of them. And for many, that is precisely where the frustration mounts. That loose, saggy skin under your arms can be stubborn. It seems to be impervious to diet and exercise, so… now what?

Let’s start with the diet and exercise part of things. As a rule of thumb, it’s always a good idea to make your diet healthier and increase the amount of exercise in your routine. It’ll be good for your health and, in general, good for your body and self-image as well. It just so happens that the skin under your arms is one of those inconveniences of life that has big time staying power. 

Topics: Smart Lipo, saggy arms, brachioplasty, flabby arms, arm tightening

The list of unflattering nicknames folks have come up with for areas of the body that have excess fat is long. Too long. There is no need to rehash it in this space. Instead, the focus will be on just one: “back boobs.” If you'’re blissfully unaware of the term, lucky you! If you are intimately aware of what it means, the good news is that there is a straight-forward and effective option for a solution to “back boobs.”

Topics: liposuction, Smart Lipo, back fat

The question: Who here would like to have a flatter stomach?

Ask that question to anyone. Any group. Anywhere. It doesn’t matter if you’re at a random intersection with a group of pedestrians waiting to cross the street, at a mall with holiday shoppers, at the airport, or somewhere else entirely.

Everyone wants a flatter tummy. Diet and exercise, as is always the case, can help get you just that. Sometimes, though, a cosmetic procedure makes good sense, too. Should you opt to strive for that flatter tummy with the help of your cosmetic surgeon, how do you choose between a tummy tuck and liposuction?

Topics: liposuction, tummy tuck, flat tummy, Smart Lipo