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LIFESTYLE
TUMMY TUCKS AND LIPOSUCTION were never
meant to take the place of a nutritionally sound diet or
exercise program. So Melissa Doft, MD, a New York City
plastic surgeon, was surprised and troubled at the number
of patients who requested these procedures as a way to
instantly drop a few pounds.
What these patients really needed, Dr. Doft realized,
was counseling to help them slim down by eating healthier
and getting fitter. Ten, after they lost the excess weight
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and learned to keep it off, cosmetic surgery could help
with body contouring.
Dr. Doft teamed with local dietitians and personal
trainers to develop a lifestyle program in conjunction with
her medical practice. Her goal, she says, is to help patients
understand that liposuction shouldn't be viewed as a quick
fix, but rather "a springboard to a healthier way of living."
"It just makes sense," she says. "My job is as much to
treat the patient as to treat the imperfection."
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