In a recent study 32 volunteers were injected with 4.5 ml of both buffered and unbuffered lidocaine in the subcutaneous fat of the abdomen (1 ... However, a clinical study of 84 patients undergoing ...

The researchers measured overall ‘central’ fat around the torso, encompassing subcutaneous fat right below the skin’s surface, and dangerous visceral fat that wraps around the organs.

“If you’re not sure if you have more subcutaneous (surface level) or visceral fat (deep fat next to your internal organs), a DEXA (bone density) scan will give you a more accurate assessment ...

To evaluate the sex‐specific associations of total and regional fat/muscle mass ratio (FMR) with cardiovascular disease (CVD) incidence and mortality, and to explore the underlying mechanisms driven ...

Incredible progress is being made in health and medicine – every day we learn more about how to maximize physical and mental health, treat and cure illness and disease, and live longer, happier ...

Undermining is a technique whereby the skin is freed from the underlying tissue. In this way more mobile wound edges are obtained and less tension in connection with closing (11). This is done either ...