I want to talk about cosmetic surgery for the body, and how that works with body wellness. All too often, people see the two as antagonists. Liposuction, for example, is often considered as a failure for a person’s fitness regimen. The idea is that you don’t need a cosmetic procedure, if you’re doing your fitness regimen correctly.

I’d like to offer a different interpretation. As a cosmetic surgeon, I’ve done procedures on patients with less than 10% body fat. These are people who are physically fit, who work out regularly and who watch out for their bodies.

With traditional liposuction, around 50% of lipo patients work out regularly or semi-regularly. In contrast, approximately 95% of the patients who come to us for body sculpting procedures work out. And we’ve seen a dramatic increase in the number of patients who work out regularly. I’ve had patients tell me that they take their exercise more seriously, after having a cosmetic procedure which shows them just what their body is capable of looking like.

I believe that the new generation of body sculpting technology would be better considered as an adjunct to a person’s fitness regimen, and not its opposite. Body sculpting can be used to target genetic problem areas, areas which may never see significant improvement even with a regular work-out regimen. Instead of getting discouraged by their lack of results in the weight room, patients can use liposculpture to augment their results, and further motivate them to ascend to new heights of personal fitness.

Wishing you good health,
Dr. Millard