The Use of Mesotherapy to Look Good

4/18/2012

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Mesotherapycomes from the Greek words “mesos” meaning “middle” and “therapy” meaning “to treat medically”. This treatment has been around for a while now but is gaining in popularity as a method of weight loss and weight control. It is a treatment which requires multiple injections of various chemicals, plant extracts and vitamins which are compiled together by your doctor, according to your needs.

These injections are put directly into the subcutaneous fat in your body to induce lipolysis and cause rupture and cell death of the fat cells. These fat deposits are then flushed out of the body so that they do not accumulate elsewhere, something which can happen with liposuction. Mesotherapy requires no hospitalization, anaesthetic or downtime, making it one of the more popular slimmingtreatments which are available.

Some of the things which this treatment is used for are acne and acne scarring, stretch marks, other scars, promote weight loss, eliminate cellulite and rejuvenate aging skin on the hands and neck. The resulting skin is smoother and plumper, leading to a more youthful appearance. Many people report seeing results after only one treatment, but generally, results are apparent after three or four treatments, depending on the problem being treated. There are also factors such as age, general health, and skin types which can affect the results.

Many people can undergo these treatments with no anaesthetic but for others, there is the option of a topical anaesthetic cream which is applied about a three quarters of an hour prior to the start of treatment. After you have decided to go ahead with the treatments, the doctor will give you an allergy test of two injections and you will have to wait for twenty four hours to see if there is any adverse reaction. If all is well then the treatments can begin the next day.

Most treatments are done on a weekly basis and if you miss one week of treatments, then that is fine. The only thing that you may have after the treatments is a little bruising, which will soon fade away. During the treatments you may experience a slight burning sensation which is only a little uncomfortable. You are advised to avoid wearing make up and using toiletries for a few hours, as well as showering.

Another thing that you may be advised of is to have a protein rich diet for a while and avoid caffeine. Mesotherapy is a safe and effective treatment, but even so, you need to make sure that you go to a fully qualified mesotherapist and that the injections are administered under the eye of a doctor. There are other slimming treatments and body contouring procedures available, but these treatments have the advantage of being affordable and not needing too much time taken out of your busy life. The results do last but then the natural aging process will occur and you will need to have top up treatments to maintain the skin.

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Re- Shaping Our Bodies

3/19/2012

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The ideal body shape has changed many times in the history of mankind. At some points, the desired shape of the female form was the flat chested boyish look, whereas at others, a voluptuous woman was deemed to be beautiful. This changing ideal of beauty has led to many cultures adopting varying degrees of body altering rituals, which would seem to be barbaric to many people today.

For example, in China, a girl child used to have her feet tightly bound so that they would not grow properly and this would give her a dainty walk. The truth was that the feet would be so misshaped that the poor girl would spend her life with pain when she walked.

Then there was the custom of wearing corsets. These were restricting undergarments which contained bits whale bone or ivory to make the wearer stand straight and the whole thing was bound so tightly that the women could not eat properly and so remained slim. This practice was carried out till only about a hundred years ago and if you look at the old pictures, or museum pieces, you will notice that all the women were stick thin and standing ramrod straight. In reality, they could hardly breathe and their organs could not develop fully. This is why they were famous for fainting; it was not a lack of strength, but a lack of air!

Even these days there are practices where young girls in particular are forced to be restricted in their deportment and development, in order to be more feminine. Women still go out of their way to conform to the body type which the media and advertising have declared to be the norm, whether or not this fits in with their natural body type.

These days’ women do not wear corsets to appear or stay slim, but instead they turn to the medical profession. They will either start to take diet pills or resort to cosmetic surgery in order to achieve the body that they want. There are all sorts of procedures which come under the heading of body contouring, and what they basically do, is re-shape your body to fit the image that you want to see when you look in the mirror. None only women, but many men are also guilty of going under the knife to try and look better in their own and in the eyes of a society which is obsessed with body image.

One of the most popular cosmetic surgery procedures is the breast reduction, and increasingly, the male breast reduction. This is not a joke, because many men have a lot of excess weight on their chests and this can affect not only their self esteem, but also their health. Having a large chest size will affect your balance and more importantly, it will lead to back pain. This is due to bad posture and the way that you will sit and slouch, in order to hide your chest.

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The Quick Fixes for Body Shaping

3/12/2012

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We live in an age where we are all used to instant gratification and quick fixes. We find that if we have to wait for something we lose our tempers and start to show our impatience. Some people never manage to find the patience which is required to live a serene life and while this attitude of give it to me now can be useful in some cases, a lot of the time you will find that it can lead to problems.

No matter what the object is that you are searching for, from having your car washed, to trying to make money it seems that we all belief that we are far too busy to stand around and wait for something, even when we know that the results will be worth it. It is not just adults who exhibit such impatient behaviour but even toddlers will no longer wait quietly for their turn to use the swings or the slide at their local park.

I have a confession to make in that I am also a very impatient person and do not like to be kept waiting but I have learnt to try and curb this attitude ever since a funny but eye-opening incident with one of my children at a local play group. My middle child is a lot like me and wants everything done her way although she has been taught that she must be polite at all times. One day she was playing on the slide when she was about 18 months old and I was watching her from the other side of the room. As she was playing a little boy pushed in front of her and climbed to the top of the slide. She went behind him and was obviously trying to be patient. When he sat there for a few moments not listening to her to go down the slide, she bit him on the shoulder!

I often tell her about this when she gets impatient and we have a laugh since she has never done anything like this again. I also remember this as I am struggling in the gym whilst trying to lose those last few pounds and the way that I get so impatient. I read up about some other methods to get the shape that I want but I have heard so many horror stories that I will not shoes the route of liposuctionfor body contouring until I have had a personal recommendation from someone.

When traditional slimming treatments do not work, having cosmetic surgery to remove the fat from stubborn areas sounds tempting in order to get the body in proportion. A qualified surgeon will know not to remove too much body fat in one session as this will lead to unsightly dents in the skin as well as other complications. Liposuction is a common procedure which will give you quick results and make you look better and feel more confident.

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