Good Fat Gone Bad? Research Sheds New Light on Finding a Fix for Fat Woes

Could the color of your fat be the culprit behind your struggle with weight loss? It’s a possibility, according to research recently presented at the 73rd meeting of the American Diabetes Association in Chicago this year.   Turns out, we have two kinds of fat, white and brown, each with a different function, reports news
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Real Men Get Liposuction (and More!)

Did you find Dad the perfect gift this year? You did if you gave him liposuction or Botox, according to aesthetic industry experts. From coast-to-coast, not only are numbers up for men undergoing plastic surgery procedures, but this time of year may also make treatments such as liposuction and injectables even more popular and acceptable
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Ankle Envy? 3 Ways to Say Goodbye to Cankles

What do you get when your calf and ankle meet without a smidgen of taper between the two? A cankle, of course. Just the word alone conjures a less-than-dainty image. Also referred to as fat ankles, chubby ankles and thick legs, cankles are the result of excess weight, bloating and/or the genes mom and pop
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Vanquish: The Latest in Non-surgical Lipo

When it comes to the human form, there’s no lack of interest in getting your curves in all the right places. While surgical procedures often deliver the gold standard in results, the American Society of Plastic Surgeons’ annual statistics reports a 43% decline in the number of surgical fat reduction (liposuction) procedures since 2000. They
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Radio Frequency is Hot. Meet Venus Freeze

If I told you that Venus Freeze could help you slim down and tighten up, would you believe me? Thanks to the patient review system at RealSelf.com, it’s not really a moot question. In unprecedented numbers, real patients are reporting a 100% approval rating level as of today’s date, and that speaks volumes given that
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