You might be thinking, “What does a plastic surgeon know about solving the health care crisis?’”. Well, I happen to think I am well situated to have all ( ok… many) of the answers. It may come as no surprise that a good percentage of my patients are overweight. In discussing their lifestyles, I have given a lot of advice through the years on how to how to treat my patients surgically as well as on how to maintain their improved image after their procedures. Often, this conversation begins with what are you doing for exercise, what kind of diet do you eat, and how much weight have you lost? Believe it or not, I have a stake in having my patients maintain their appearances after a tummy tuck or liposuction procedure, or part of a Mommy Makeover. I have found that most of my patients do what I call- Binging on Lifestyle Changes.

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