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Alternatives to Dieting

Appetite Suppressants

Appetite suppressants are slightly more credible than slimming pills, as long as you’re looking at prescription ones. Chances are, if it’s prescribed to you by a doctor, it holds some weight, no pun intended. As with...

Carbohydrate and Fat Blockers

Theoretically, carbohydrate and fat blockers are medications you can take that inhibit the body’s natural ability or tendency to transform ingested carbohydrates into glucose and inhibit the transformation of glucose...

Arm Lift

Arm lifts are similar to bottom lifts and tummy tucks, but as one might suspect, they’re executed in the arm, not the bottom or belly. Arm lifts, like bottom lifts, are not a standard “weight loss” surgery. They’re a...

Bottom Lift

Bottom lift surgery is a very selective surgery. Unlike liposuction or gastric banding, bottom lifts set out to do as one might venture to guess by reading the name: lift one’s bottom, and only the bottom. The surgeon...

Liposuction

Similarly to Vaser liposuction, traditional liposuction is not generally intended for those who wish to lose weight. It’s for people in overall good health who maintain a steady weight close to their ideal weight, but...

Vaser Liposuction

Vaser liposuction is a new way of performing liposuction. It’s less invasive than liposuction, the procedure time is shorter, the healing period is shorter, and there’s significantly less scarring and sagging skin than...

Tummy Tuck

Another common weight loss surgery is abdominoplasty, or a tummy tuck. There are three different kinds of tummy tuck: The standard tummy tuck, a mini tummy tuck, and an extended tummy tuck. With the standard tummy tuck...

Bariatric Surgery

To preface this article, allow me to tack on a bit of a disclaimer. I’m not promoting, encouraging, or condoning any of these procedures. Personally, I prefer the good old fashioned less eating and more exercise...