Everything you need to know about liposuction: Pre-operative preparation, post-operative care, and answers to questions about rebound.

What precautions should be taken after surgery?

In addition to taking oral anti-inflammatory medication and changing dressings after surgery, patients should begin mobilization as soon as possible.

Two days after the surgery, ultrasound therapy can be used on the liposuction area to promote wound healing, speed up the reduction of swelling, and alleviate pain.

The affected area needs to be bandaged for 1-2 weeks, followed by wearing an elastic abdominal binder for 2-3 months.

Avoid sun exposure for 4 to 6 weeks after surgery to prevent delayed wound healing and pigmentation. Avoid wearing dark-colored swimwear for 2 months after surgery.

Will liposuction cause rebound weight gain?

The number of fat cells in the human body remains constant from birth to adulthood. Localized obesity is the result of increased fat cell volume, not an increase in the number of cells.

The principle of liposuction is to destroy and remove a large number of fat cells, greatly reducing their absolute number. Even if the remaining fat cells increase in size, the local obesity will be far less than before the surgery.

Patients who have undergone liposuction will have fewer fat accumulations in the treated areas when they have a follow-up examination a few years later.

Acupuncture: The Number One Strategy for Weight Loss

Among various weight loss methods, scientific acupuncture weight loss method is favored by dieters around the world for its obvious efficacy, lack of side effects, and long-lasting effects.

Mechanism of action of acupuncture for weight loss:

On the one hand, it regulates the function of the hypothalamus feeding center, inhibits the hyperactivity of the hunger center, and excites the satiety center, thereby controlling the intake.

On the other hand, by increasing the excitability of the sympathetic nervous system, stimulating thermogenesis and cell differentiation in brown adipose tissue, and increasing energy consumption, the weight loss effect is ultimately achieved.

The difference between acupuncture and other weight loss therapies lies in the fact that it not only helps with weight loss, but also regulates the overall function of the body.

The degree of weight loss when using acupuncture for weight loss varies from person to person. In one course of treatment (10 sessions), the person who lost the most weight lost 25 pounds, and the person who lost the least weight lost 8 pounds. Most people who want to lose weight have very obvious results.

Qigong massage for weight loss

Qigong massage for weight loss and regular dieting for weight loss are completely different in both mechanism and form.

The former involves weight loss through massage, while the latter requires long-term dietary control; the former results in rapid weight loss, while the latter is slow; the former has no adverse side effects, while the latter may harm health and cause weight to rise rapidly after stopping dieting.

Qigong massage can reduce fat, strengthen the spleen and resolve phlegm, and improve body shape. It is a highly effective method with no side effects and good weight loss results, and it is easy to learn and practice on your own.

I. Localized Qigong Massage for Weight Loss

1. Facial and neck massage mainly uses external qi from qigong combined with techniques such as stroking, lifting, separating, and patting.

Massage should be done from light to heavy pressure, in the following order: forehead, cheeks, nose, jaw, ears, neck, and top of the head, for 5 to 10 minutes each time.

2. Limb massage mainly uses Qigong techniques combined with massage, pressing, and other techniques.

For the upper limbs, use techniques such as grasping, rubbing, patting, and tapping; for the lower limbs, use techniques such as pushing, pressing, patting, and rubbing. For areas with abundant fat, apply heavier techniques appropriately, massaging from top to bottom and from front to back, in order to increase the opening of capillaries in the muscles, improve muscle metabolism, increase fat consumption, and achieve the effect of weight loss.

3. Back and waist massage mainly uses pushing, pressing, and grasping techniques.

A typical massage lasts about 10 minutes. Massage of the back, lower back, and buttocks mainly involves pressing, kneading, and tapping, with a firm touch.

4. Chest and abdominal Qigong massage mainly uses techniques such as rubbing, pressing, lifting, kneading, combining, separating, light patting, and pricking.

Each session should last about 10 minutes to promote improved cardiopulmonary function, intestinal peristalsis, and abdominal muscle contraction, which helps convert fat into energy and reduce fat accumulation in the chest and abdomen.

Qigong massage refers to a therapeutic method in which the practitioner and the recipient coordinate their breathing movements appropriately during the application of massage techniques.

This method is simple to learn and has significant therapeutic effects.

Qigong massage operation method: The practitioner presses the thumb, palm heel or palm on a certain part or acupoint of the patient, and then asks the patient to do abdominal breathing. When the patient exhales, the practitioner also exhales; when the patient inhales, the technique can be lighter.

Repeat this process until the patient feels warmth or comfort at the treatment site.

II. Meridian Acupoint Qigong Massage Method for Weight Loss

1. Press, knead, and gently push the Guanyuan, Qihai, Tianshu, and Zhongwan acupoints for 1-5 minutes each, until a warm sensation is felt.

2. Using the technique of applying pressure along the Dazhui (GV14) and Jianjing (GB21) acupoints, rub vigorously from top to bottom along the shoulder to the waist for 3 to 10 minutes, until a warm sensation is felt.

3. Lift your spine along your waist for 3-5 minutes, ideally without pain.

4. Use your palms to massage along the thighs to the calves for 3-5 minutes.

5. Massage the chest up and down for 3 to 5 minutes.

6. Massage the abdomen with your palms or tap the abdomen with your fingers for 1 to 3 minutes until it feels warm.

7. Press and knead the lower back for 2-5 minutes, and press the Mingmen acupoint regularly for 2-5 minutes.

8. Rub the Shenshu and Sanjiaoshu acupoints on the lower back with the palm for 1 minute each.

Press the elbow on the Huantiao and Chengque acupoints for 3-5 minutes.

9. Massage Zusanli (ST36), Liver, Spleen, Stomach, Kidney, Large Intestine Shu (BL25), Kidney Shu (BL23), etc.

10. Rub the inside of the foot from top to bottom, gradually increasing the speed.

11. Press and rub the Sanyinjiao acupoint for 1-2 minutes, applying external energy during the pressing and rubbing.

12. Gentle massage for detoxification and weight loss.

This method of weight loss involves massaging areas prone to obesity and points where energy is depleted to promote metabolism.

Massage the main lymph nodes throughout the body, such as the armpits, the milk ducts between the breasts, the waist, and the back of the knees, for 10 to 20 minutes.

Six tips to help you lose weight through self-massage

Professor Wu Jiwu, who comes from a family of traditional Chinese medicine practitioners, tells readers that if you can persist in self-massage at home, you can also achieve good weight loss results.

Posture: Sitting or supine.

(1) Grasp the front of the neck and massage the back of the neck.

With your thumb and index finger touching, grasp the sides of your throat at the front of your neck, from top to bottom, alternating between left and right hands, 30 times each; with your four fingers together, rub the Fengchi acupoint at the back of your neck, 30 times on each side.

(2) Stroke the subclavian region

With your four fingers together, use the spiral surface of your fingertips to rub horizontally left and right in the area below the opposite collarbone, alternating between left and right hands 30 times each.

(3) Pushing the abdomen

Extend both palms out, with the palms facing the rectus abdominis muscles. Use the heel of your palms to push from the upper abdomen to the lower abdomen along the direction of the rectus abdominis muscles; repeat 30 times with each hand.

(4) Massage the abdomen

Place your palms together and massage your abdomen in a clockwise direction, then switch to a counter-clockwise direction, 30 times each.

(5) Rubbing the waist

Make fists with both hands, align the knuckles with your lower back, and rub your lower back up and down 30 times on each side.

(6). Morgan Stanley Triangle

Rub the inner thighs of both hands with the heels of your palms up and down 30 times each.

Bathing for Slimming - A New Strategy for Body Shaping

From saunas and water pressure baths to herbal baths, milk baths, aromatherapy baths, and bubble baths, bathing has long been more than just a simple cleansing procedure.

Water is a gift to women.

Taking advantage of the open pores and buoyancy of water during a hot shower, bathing is also the best time to shape your body.

Regular baths and showers, combined with massages on areas where body fat is stored, will make your skin smoother and more elastic.

When fatigue is relieved in time, one's spirits are boosted, and one's figure becomes slimmer and more attractive.

New Dream Sleep Weight Loss

The sleep-based weight loss method, which has caused a great sensation in Japan, is known as "the last chance to lose weight" and has received excellent feedback. Even people who have failed to lose weight before can lose a lot of weight!

The Mystery of Growth Hormone

Growth hormone, or HGH for short, is a natural hormone secreted by the human body. Its main function is to promote bone and muscle growth, and it can also accelerate the burning of body fat.

The secretion of HGH decreases with age, and drops rapidly after age 30.

Why do we become more bloated and less able to maintain our figure as we get closer to middle age? Even if we maintain the exercise and eating habits of a 20-year-old, it is still difficult to maintain a standard weight. This is mainly because the secretion of HGH growth hormone in our body is insufficient, which leads to a decrease in the body's metabolic rate and is a natural phenomenon.

HGH is secreted only during sleep at night, especially during "reverse sleep" about 90 minutes after falling asleep, when the secretion is most vigorous.

One inch less with each passing night

The calories we consume daily exceed the calories our bodies burn. The excess nutrients accumulate over time, forming fat. If the body's basal metabolic rate is low, the calories cannot be burned off in time, which can easily lead to a vicious cycle of obesity.

As the saying goes, "Every night you sleep, you lose an inch," but in fact, more than 70% of the burning of heat and the growth of various tissues take place in a resting state, especially during sleep.

American scholars first discovered that supplementing with high concentrations of complex amino acids before falling asleep can promote the secretion of HGH growth hormone in adults, which can quickly burn excess body fat and restore a healthy and slender figure unconsciously during sleep.

This "sleep-based weight loss method" promotes metabolism and increases calorie consumption to reduce fat during sleep, making it easy and convenient.

Starting today, there are no more excuses for losing weight, except for those who don't have time to sleep!