Belt of Venus
The main cause of "problems" in the abdomen is the metabolic syndrome. Alas, after thirty in the majority of women around the waist, metamorphosis is not a pleasant one. What the ancient Romans delicately called the "belt of Venus" - a circular fat fold around the waist - today is called abdominal fat.
Lose weight on time
You need to lose fat before it's too late. If the internal abdominal fat is too much, then, in addition to the stretch marks, which you are guaranteed to "earn", if you do not pay close attention to moistening the rut and increase its elasticity with a noticeable increase in weight and volume, there is also a stretching of the abdominal muscles with their divergence. The so-called muscular-aponeurotic frame of the abdomen, which holds the internal organs in place, becomes weaker. This can lead to the formation of hernia belly. Such changes occur during pregnancy, if you do not control the belly with the help of a supporting bandage, special means against the striae, etc. In the process of losing weight, as you know, fat cells do not disappear. They just decrease in volume. The stretched muscular aponeurotic frame (that same muscular wall of the abdomen) can not contract and its flabbiness appears. This can lead to the omission of internal organs. Overstretched skin is not able to completely contract, and hangs - there is a so-called skin-fat "apron". As a result, all these changes lead to the sagging of the abdomen forward and down.
Cut to go crushing?
The most radical way to get rid of the annoying "belly" (and in the case with a pronounced "apron" - almost the only one) is abdominoplasty. In one operation, excess skin and fat (the apron itself) is removed. As a rule, this is the tissue site below the navel. The skin above the navel is freed from the muscles and stretched downward - so the flabbiness of the skin disappears. During the operation, the abdominal muscles are sutured, the muscular-aponeurotic frame is restored and the waist is recreated. If there is already a formed hernia, then it is sewed up. The plastic surgery is not easy. It lasts about three to four hours. Two or three days will have to be spent in the clinic. After discharge for about 1.5 months, you need to wear special compression underwear. But many go to these restrictions. After all, the result is a cardinal change in the shape of the abdomen. Carrying out abdominoplasty is possible under conductor anesthesia (injection in the back). Contraindications are expressed pulmonary-cardiac disorders, varicose veins of the lower extremities (high risk of thromboembolism), blood diseases, etc. An important point is that the operation is not performed for people with severe obesity, since there is a high risk of thrombotic and fat embolism, the development of purulent complications. Therefore, first you need to lose weight, then tighten your stomach. After childbirth, such an operation can be performed after stopping breastfeeding and stabilizing the weight. Contraindication is the planned pregnancy within the next 6-8 months (the scar on the muscles will not have time to form - the result of the operation will be lost). Perhaps the only drawback of abdominoplasty is the presence, although a cosmetic, but a long scar over the bosom. As a rule, he hides underwear.
Without extreme measures
Any conscientious surgeon will say: do not go for surgery without emergency. What can we expect in beauty salons and clinics? To eliminate excess centimeters and give the skin elasticity suitable thalassotherapy. Wraps with sea water, sea mud and algae normalize metabolism, improve blood circulation, remove toxins and excess fluid from the body. As a result, gradually lose extra pounds, and the skin becomes more elastic and elastic. This is especially important if your general goal is not just a slender, but also a young belly. This method of losing weight does not guarantee instant results, but it helps to lose weight in a natural way. This wrap can be used for nursing mothers and even for pregnant women at any time. After childbirth, you can start such procedures in 1-2 months. If you are breastfeeding, tell the beautician about it so that he can choose a remedy that can be used for lactation. First, peeling the skin with sea salt. Then, a thin layer of sea water is applied to the skin in the form of a gel, as well as sea mud or shredded algae. On top is put a thermal blanket for warming, which ensures better penetration of active ingredients into the skin. Lymph drainage massage helps to lose weight. To start the course of such a massage can be already in 2-2.5 months after childbirth. Most often, the main cause of the appearance of the abdomen is excessive nutrition. Excess of accumulating calories settles in the form of fat and more on the abdomen. Overstretch of the skin leads to a change in its structure. Stretch marks appear, it "cracks", becomes thinner and less elastic, its excess appears. With obesity, fat is deposited not only on the stomach, but inside it - on the internal organs. If it is too much, then there is also a stretching of the abdominal muscles with their discrepancy. The so-called muscular-aponeurotic frame of the abdomen, which holds the internal organs in place, becomes weaker. In the future, this leads to the formation of hernia belly. The same changes can occur during pregnancy. After losing weight, fat cells decrease in volume. The stretched muscular aponeurotic frame (the muscular wall of the abdomen) can not contract and its flabbiness appears. This can lead to the omission of internal organs.
Overstretched skin is not able to fully contract and hangs, a so-called skin-fat "apron" appears. As a result, all these changes lead to the sagging of the abdomen forward and down. It is necessary to work on the press all my life. In Soviet times girls at school were preparing for pregnancy (the very exercise "sit down - lie down"). Exercises to strengthen the abdominal muscles contributed to their preparation for stretching the baby. But if the muscles are already overstretched and the connective tissues are stretched between them, the effect of the exercises will not be significant. And if a skin-fat "apron" was formed, it will not go anywhere, unfortunately. If you used to be an active sportswoman, then you may not have a lot of muscle stretching and there is a chance to remove a small belly with the help of physical exercises. If it does not work, hardware and surgical methods will help. And yet, let the possibilities of cosmetology and aesthetic medicine in order to give us a young belly grow daily, do not forget the simplest (and somehow the most difficult) ways. We all know them: eat less, eat a healthy diet, do not forget to "pump up" the press at least twice a week and perform daily simple but very effective waist exercises.
- Stand sideways next to the wall so that you touch the wall with your left hip. Keep your legs straight. Raise your right arm upwards so that the trunk and arm are stretched along a vertical line. Take a few deep breaths-exhalations. On exhalation, hold your breath and lean to the left so that the right right hand touches the wall, and the body should take the form of a rainbow. Slowly count to three and straighten up. Take a series of breaths and exhale 3-5 times. Then turn to the wall with the other thigh and repeat the exercise in 3-5 approaches.
- Strengthen the walls of the stomach from the inside! For this, traditional Kegel exercises are the best. We remind: Kegel's exercise consists in rhythmic contraction and relaxation of the vagina (1-3 seconds) for 10 minutes. To more accurately catch the desired movement, if necessary, strain the muscles and hold urine. For this movement is responsible precisely those muscles that should be trained according to the method of Kegel.
- Perform 10-minute exercises daily, and as a bonus to the elastic muscles of the "lower" abdomen, you will receive protection from urinary incontinence in menopause.
Lymph drainage massage improves the lymph flow, so that the metabolism is activated, and the decay products are quickly removed from the body. Especially recommended lymph drainage for women with puffiness: it is possible that excess fluid is - the main reason for the "imperfections" of your waist. The most effective non-surgical way to correct a figure in the problem area is ultrasonic liposuction. It can be performed as early as 2 months after childbirth, but it is contraindicated for pregnant women. With this procedure, you can lose unwanted pounds, even without making major changes in lifestyle and habitual diet. Under the action of focused waves, fat cells are destroyed (up to 500 ml per session). They are derived by the natural way through the liver. The destroyed cells are not restored afterwards, so the fat deposits do not grow again. US liposuction is painless and, experts say, is safe: the device only affects fat cells and does not affect other tissues of the body, internal organs and blood vessels. After the procedure, no traces or bruises remain on the skin, therefore, a rehabilitation period is not needed, and this is the most pleasant. The procedure is as follows: the doctor marks the body with a marker and medical scotch, the problem zone, then heals the selected area with gel and gently moves the body around the body with a round nozzle through which the ultrasound "shoots" the fat cells. To get rid of excess weight was more effective, ultrasonic liposuction is desirable to combine with lymph drainage massage.
Men are stronger than women, are prone to the formation of a "beer belly." This is primarily due to age-related androgen deficiency. In other words, a man who shows a low total level of testosterone and sex hormone binding globulins will eventually change in the waist, even if he is moderately fed and regularly engaged in sports. In women, a similar problem is associated primarily with the adipocytokine TNF-alpha, which has a modulating effect on carbohydrate and lipid metabolism and affects many other factors involved in the pathogenesis of insulin resistance. The key role of this cytokine in the genesis of insulin resistance has been proved, especially in relation to obesity associated with the development of type 2 diabetes, especially in the postmenopausal period.