Could Liposuction Augment Men’s Heart Health?
A newly-released study showing a direct link between liposuction and lower cholesterol levels (see our previous post) has excited the medical community and could eventually lead to new medical techniques to reduce the risk of heart disease, diabetes and stroke. The day may soon come when liposuction becomes a standard procedure in the maintenance of men’s health.
Instead of the months and years of diet and exercise currently required to rein in heart health problems and make lifestyle changes, men at serious risk of heart attack, diabetes or stroke could undergo a liposuction procedure to immediately remove excess fat. In a few hours, liposuction could give at-risk men an immediate reprieve from imminent health problems or disability, allowing them time to implement the lifestyle changes that could prolong their lives.
Medical science and technology have proved a potent team in extending human longevity. In 1930, the average lifespan of an American man was 58. By the 1950s, better nutrition and the development of sulfa drugs had added a decade to male life expectancy. The development of antibiotics, improved living standards and better medical care, including treatment of chronic health conditions, lengthened the life expectancy of U.S. men to 74 by 2001. According to U.S. Census Bureau predictions, 1 in 9 men born during the Boomer years between 1946 and 1964 can expect to live into their 90sand 1 in 26 will live to see their 100th birthday.
More successful medical protocols for treating chronic diseases such as heart disease, diabetes, stroke and obesity are expected to drive increasing life expectancy. Liposuction could well become a part of those efforts.
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