Hereโs what you need to knowโฆ
Your Fat Cell Family
To begin with, your body has not one, not two, not three, but four different types of fat cells:
- Brown fat
- Beige fat
- White subcutaneous fat
- White visceral fat
Itโs the last two types of body fat that prove the most challenging to lose and the most deadly. Subcutaneous fat is the source of the spare tyre at your middle linked to heart disease. Visceral fat wraps itself around your inner organs. Brown and beige fat cells simply help keep you warm.
Fat Cells are Forever
Your fat cells love you. They want to stay with you forever, and they do. In fact,ย research studies conducted at the University of Cambridge revealed that fat cells release a specific protein called sLR11. sLR11 sends signals to your brain to preserve body fat, making your own body your biggest enemy in the weight loss battle.
โThe problem isnโt so much that we add new fat cells,โ explains Dr Austin. โThe problem is that the cells we already have just get bigger and bigger and bigger.โ Liposuction and Cooltech are the only way to truly remove fat cells.
How to Get Rid of Body Fat
So what can you do if you want to get rid of excess body fat? Youโll be happy to know that there are lots of options. Letโs start with what comes naturallyโฆ
Diet and Exercise
The prescription to lose one kg of fat is simple and written in stone: you must reduce your weekly caloric intake by 3,500 either through eating less food in (diet) or expending more energy out (exercise). โA combination of the two is the real winner,โ says Dr Austin.
When natural weight loss methods fail, there are still things you can do to sculpt your body. Our patients have been very pleased with an affordable, non-surgical approach that delivers permanent results with no downtime:
Cooltechย
is the trending procedure for fat loss. Non-invasive, a single treatment can remove up to 20-30% of excess fat in the treatment area. At Austin Clinic, we create customised body contouring treatment plans based on an individualโs body, goals, lifestyle, and budget, too.
Other ways to keep fat from getting the upper hand on your bottom, middle, top, etc. include:
Liposuction
An incision is made at the treatment site and a cannula is used to suck out cells from fatty areas. The loss of fat cells is permanent, but the incision opens the door to risks such as infection and scarring.
Fat Emulsificationย
This non-invasive contouring treatment uses a laser to emulsify adipose tissue. It is quick and painless, however studies show that patients regain an average 2 cmโs across their thighs, hips, and waist.
Laser Fat Removalย
Using a light-based technology, new lasers use controlled hyperthermic fat reduction to remove fat from the inner and outer thighs, flanks, back, and abdomen. It is also known to cause bruising, tenderness, redness, itching, bleeding, and swelling.
Itโs A Jungle Out Thereโฆ
โฆand you need a guide. We invite you to contact Austin Clinic to discover a rainbow of options that will make excess fat part of your past, not your future.