The thrill of accomplishment after losing a massive amount of weight can often be robbed by the leftover, hanging, sagging skin hiding the results of your hard work and new found discipline. After having been stretched so tightly for so long, skin will lose some of its elasticity, which is why it fails to shrink nicely as the underlying fat recedes.
The most common problem areas are in the upper arms, the torso, lower back, buttocks and thighs. Not only is this extra skin unsightly, it is also annoying and germ-prone. It can be harder to get all of your skin clean with so many folds and crevices. Plus with sagging skin rubbing against more sagging skin all the time, you can run into the problem of rashes and sores, with possible infection.
There is one way to get rid of all the excess skin and complete the weight loss process with a smooth and sleek silhouette-it is called a body lift. This procedure is actually a series of plastic surgeries all aimed at tightening up different parts of the anatomy after major weight loss. It is also sometimes referred to as body contouring.
A body lift can include contouring of any or all of the following areas: upper arms, tummy, thighs, butt, breasts, face, and neck. An upper body lift is usually a combination of arm, back, and breast lift cosmetic surgeries, while a lower body lift typically combines abdomen, thigh and buttock surgeries.
Before considering any of these plastic surgeries, you should first figure out if you are a good candidate for contouring surgery. Perhaps the most important question to ask yourself is whether or not your weight has stabilized.
Ideally, your surgeries should not take place for at least a year after you have hit your target goal weight and kept the pounds off. Also, since this procedure is major surgery, you should be in generally good health. Chronic medical conditions can make plastic surgery more risky and complicated.
Another consideration is if you are prepared to quit smoking permanently. Nicotine can slow down the healing process and also ruin the effect of the surgery, which is why most doctors require patients to have quit smoking at least two week prior to surgery.
One of the most important factors is your expectations. Those who expect a perfectly smooth, toned body after surgery will be disappointed and are not good candidate for the procedures. A body lift can make significant improvements to your physique but the results are limited by the elasticity of your skin and your age.
Once you have determined that a body lift is right for you, you should know that there are a few risks associated with the procedures, although they are rare. The most common risks are bleeding and infection. There is also the slim possibility of developing blood clots and deep vein thrombosis.
The normal side effects of a body lift include swelling, bruising, and discomfort. These will all subside over time with most patients feeling well enough to return to work after two to four weeks. If a body lift is right for you, it can be a great way to finish your weight loss program. It can finally help you to feel comfortable in your own skin!
Body After Weight Loss
If your body had a secret to losing weight naturally, wouldn't you want to know about it? In fact, your life may even depend on it!
The deadliest diseases, heart disease, diabetes, circulatory disorders, hypertension, cancer, and stroke have all been linked to obesity and account for many deaths a year in Malta. Studies show that these life-threatening diseases may be prevented by achieving and maintaining an ideal body weight; however, the startling fact is that 60% of all Maltese are overweight!
Why do some people become over-weight?
When we consume more calories than we burn off, our body stores the extra calories as body fat. Genetics play a role in metabolism (the rate at which the body burns calories for fuel), but lifestyle and environment often outweigh the genetic factors involved in weight problems. Ironically, in many cases excessive dieting is a chief contributor to obesity.
How do starvation diets cause your metabolism to slow down?
When you go on a "starvation diet" you are denying your body fuel to operate. As a survival instinct to prevent tissue loss, your body conserves energy in order to operate your heart, lungs and other organs. You not only feel hungry, you feel sluggish as well. A vicious struggle ensues between your will power and your appetite.
When the diet is discontinued the calories and fat consumed are burned off slower than before the "diet" because your metabolism slowed down during what your body believed to be a "famine". In essence, dieting encourages weight-gain and makes it more difficult to lose body fat. The key to achieving and maintaining an ideal body weight is to speed up metabolism.
Thermogenesis: how your body burns fat!
In order to speed up the rate at which you burn fat, you must stimulate the process that controls it, thermogenesis. Thermogenesis is simply when the body produces heat so that fat is burned for energy. A substance that stimulates thermogenesis is called a thermogenic activator.
Citrus Aurantium, a fruit commonly known as bitter orange, has been used in traditional medicine to treat chest congestion and indigestion, stimulate gastrointestinal function and improve circulation and liver function. In traditional western medicine, Citrus Aurantium has been used to treat digestive and circulatory problems.
Dennis Jones, Ph.D., a leading expert in natural weight loss, was one of the first scientists to discover the thermogenic qualities of Citrus Aurantium. With formal education in chemistry and in medical and life sciences, Dr. Jones' interests led him to further training in nutrition, nutritional pathology, pharmacology, and food science.
Now scientists have discovered that Citrus Aurantium stimulates weight loss by increasing the production of heat to burn fat calories at a faster rate, giving the body access to greater amounts of energy - safely, effectively and dramatically.
Citrus Aurantium Burns Fat
According to research, Citrus Aurantium exclusively stimulates metabolism to increase fat breakdown and encourage growth in muscles. Simply put, Citrus Aurantium speeds up fat burn-off, provides increased energy, and promotes lean muscle tone - essential for firm hips, thighs, waist and buns.
Citrus Aurantium stimulates the specific part of fat cells, called beta receptors, that initiates a series of chemical reactions responsible for increased fat breakdown.
In addition, any physical activity will increase the thermogenic effect. An appropriate exercise program, as well as a moderately low-fat diet with lots of water in-take, will further enhance the thermogenic effect of Citrus Aurantium towards permanent and healthy weight loss.
Citrus Aurantium works safely without jittery side effects.
Some thermogenic herbs, such as Ma Huang, easily cross the blood-brain barrier, reportedly causing central-nervous-system and cardiovascular side effects. One of the unique aspects of Citrus Aurantium is that it does not stimulate the central nervous system in the brain. Citrus Aurantium exclusively triggers the increase of metabolic rate so the negative central-nervous-system side effects are not experienced.
Citrus Aurantium was tested by Sprauge-Dawley Laboratories to determine if there is any toxicity associated with its use. Tests concluded that even in amounts far exceeding the normal dose for weight loss, Citrus Aurantium was a very safe substance causing no toxicity at all in the body.
Altadrine Fat Burner Tablets, by Alta Care Laboratoires, Paris; contain Citrus Aurantium to help release stored fat and give you access to it for immediate energy, while helping you burn fat calories that would otherwise be stored in your body. A relatively low-fat diet and/or moderate exercise further increases the fat burning and revs up the thermogenic activity of Citrus Aurantium.
Altadrine Fat Burner Tablets are to be taken in this manner: Simply take one tablet mid-morning and one tablet mid-afternoon. One box of Altadrine Tablets is equivalent to one month's course. After the one month course respect a one week break and restart the course to continue benefiting from natural weight loss. Â
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