More Los Angeles Liposuction Patients Combining Dietary Changes with Cosmetic Surgery

Patients are finding ways to maximize the results of their cosmetic surgery and liposuction. Los Angeles patients who wish to keep the off the extra pounds participate in frequent activity and watch what they eat.

Los Angeles, California (March 2009) – While body contouring cosmetic surgery may be viewed by some as an end-all to weight loss struggles, Los Angeles liposuction patients know better. Dr. Grant Stevens of Marina Plastic Surgery Associates says that patients who prioritize a healthy lifestyle by maintaining healthy dietary and exercise patterns both before and after surgery often enjoy dramatically better results in the long term.

Los Angeles liposuction procedures are intended to reshape and contour the body in the areas that diet and exercise often can’t help, such as the hips and thighs in women and the belly in men. Modern techniques such as laser liposuction offer highly precise results without the risks, downtime, and discomfort of older methods, but Dr. Stevens says that advanced techniques by no means undermine the importance of healthy living to promote better results.

Typically, Dr. Stevens finds that his Los Angeles liposuction patients are very willing to make the necessary changes to ensure smoother results in the long term. Studies following weight levels in liposuction patients have found that patients who neglect to eat healthy in the months after their procedure are three times more likely to gain weight, while those who do not take the time to exercise regularly are four times as likely to add pounds.

When women and men visit Marina Plastic Surgery’s specialty Web site on liposuction, many are encouraged by the photos of liposuction patients in Los Angeles. Results range from subtle reshaping using Smartlipo™ to more extensive body contouring in multiple areas. In many cases, the patients who are healthiest before the procedure have the most satisfying results.