Liposuction: What You Can Do About Diet Resistant Fat!

You might have noticed that some areas of body fat don't change no matter how much you try to exercise or diet. For example, the areas around the waist or buttocks or on the thighs might stay there even if you lose 5 or 10 pounds?

Have you ever wondered why that is?

Well, the reason has to do more with your genetic background and metabolic differences in fat cells located in different parts of the body than anything else including your weight.

So, even if you weigh 125, 135, or 145 pounds there can be bulges that you just can't get rid of.

If you want to understand why some fat cells are resistant to dieting you must first understand how and when fat cells develop in our bodies. First, you should know that the only times that fat cells increase in number is when we are babies, or before puberty. These fat cells are programmed to be in certain places by our genes and stay there no matter what. The only other way to create new fat cells is to overeat by consuming thousands of calories per meal for an extended time period.

To understand this more requires probing into the hormonal factors that regulate fat cells.

Fat cells have two types of receptors that control their presence: Alpha receptors which cause fat cells to stay present and Beta receptors that signal fat cells to break down and provide fuel for energy. Hormonal input from the body can cause an increase or decrease in fat metabolism and it is primarily the cells with Beta receptors that increase or decrease in size with weight gain or loss and exercise.

Fat cells with more Alpha than Beta receptors tend to be more resistant to diet and physical activity so they tend to hang around no matter what. In ladies, fat cells in the middle portions of the body also contain estrogen receptors which help balance fat distribution during pregnancy to give the body more support, but can also contribute to diet resistant fat deposits in the same areas that will persist unrelated to pregnancy.

When we become overweight, it is because we are increasing the size of our existing fat cells, not because we are increasing their numbers. When we take in more calories than we can burn, the excess is stored in our fat cells making them grow larger and larger and making us obese. When we go on a diet to lose weight, we are not shedding fat cells; we are simply shrinking them back down to normal size. The fat cells with Beta Receptors get smaller and the ones with Alpha receptors lag behind.

For some people who are genetically predisposed to having a large number of fat cells or to having a large number of fat cells concentrated in specific areas such as the abdomen, thighs or chin, it is not possible to get the slim look they desire because of this genetic distribution of the fat cells plus an increase in Alpha or Estrogen receptors. In these instances, no amount of dieting or exercise will ever get rid of that paunch or bulge of fat.

Does this mean you have to settle for having a bulging tummy, double chin or large thighs for the rest of your life? Not necessarily.

The only way to get rid of it is to actually decrease the number of fat cells that are stored in the subcutaneous layer which can be accomplished with a variety of body shaping procedures.

One of the most effective procedures is tumescent liposuction, which is a procedure that can be done by a qualified dermatologist.

During the liposuction procedure, after local anesthesia is infiltrated into the area, your doctor will insert a small tube, known as a cannula, into the fatty deposit in the subcutaneous layer of your skin and remove the excess fat cells in these specific areas.

So, those stubborn fat cells with Beta and Estrogen receptors can finally be removed and this will help you achieve the slim and trim appearance you desire that you will never been able to achieve through normal diet and exercise.

Modern technology has advanced the liposuction procedure to the point where it can be performed in the dermatologist's office under local anesthetic. Risks are minimal for healthy individuals and recovery time has been reduced.


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