SmartLipo Liposuction versus Diet & Exercise

People are often amazed at the changes in their bodies that are possible through SmartLipo Triplex Liposuction.  One of the most common questions we hear in consultations is “How much weight am I going to lose?”  Most people actually lose very little weight from the SmartLipo procedure itself.  The average volume of fat removed during a SmartLipo procedure is around 1500mL.  This fat weighs about three pounds.

What would it take you to lose that weight with diet and exercise?

In order to lose 1 pound of body fat you need to burn 3500 calories.

Doing a little math shows that:

You would need to burn 10500 calories to lose the amount of fat removed during a SmartLipo Liposuction procedure.

For the average 150 pound person: (www.myfitnesspal.com)

Walking at 4 miles per hour for an hour burns 340 calories

Jogging at 5 miles per hour for 60 minutes burns 544 calories

Running at 6 miles per hour for an hour burns 680 calories

To burn the 3 pounds that would be removed in an average SmartLipo procedure, you would have to:

• Walk for 30 hours
• Jog for 19 hours or
• Run for over 15 hours.

If you just consider dieting or caloric restriction:

You would have to reduce your dietary intake of calories by 500 calories per day for 3 weeks to lose that 3 pounds.

I’m sure you’ve lost more than 3 pounds before and still been dissatisfied with your figure, all of us have!   So how do you get such an improvement in the shape with just a loss of 3 pounds?  When you lose weight through diet and exercise, the weight is lost diffusely throughout your body.  You lose some from your tummy, some from your arms and legs.  It’s a fairly even loss throughout these areas.  When SmartLipo Liposuction is performed, the fat is removed from a much more focal area, leading to inches lost with a small overall change in your weight.  It is very difficult to lose focal fat deposits through focused exercise; aerobic exercise burns diffuse fat, even if the movements focus on a particular area.  That being said, you can tone an area by working it out, especially with resistance training.  This will improve the appearance of the area, but fat loss is a diffuse process.   This is why minimally invasive SmartLipo Liposuction and non-invasive CoolSculpting work so well for those stubborn spots… they allow focal removal of fat cells.

While SmartLipo isn’t right for every body, it is ideal for improving frustrating pockets of fat that are resistant to diet and exercise.  If you would like to discuss fat reduction options, our experienced doctors at IMAGEN Body Sculpting would be happy to see you in a complimentary consultation. Call our clinic at 402-509-8473 or click here to set up a time that works for you.