Cosmetic Surgery and Beauty Magazine #68

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TEOXANE LABORATORIES
INTRODUCING THE
ONLY APPROVED FILLER FOR
UNDER-EYE CIRCLES
COSMETEX 2015 saw the launch of a new dermal fi ller range to the Australian
market and, in this, a ground-breaking solution to reducing the appearance of dark
under-eye circles.
The line of fi llers is manufactured in Switzerland by Teoxane Laboratories, and is
distributed in Australia and New Zealand by Mondeal Aesthetics.
The range includes solutions for full-facial rejuvenation and lip enhancement,
as well as the only approved fi ller for dark under-eye circles and hollows. This
unique product is specially designed to treat dark hollow circles, tear troughs and
palpebromalar grooves – the fi rst of its kind.
WHERE DOES EXCESS WEIGHT
GO WHEN WE LOSE IT?
While each individual usually mashes
together their own program for
slimming down and toning up, the
physiological processes in shedding
fat are not so particular – each body
breaks down fat the same way, through
a process called oxidation.
But all this begs the question. Where
does the excess weight actually go?
How does it leave the body?
Is it excreted as waste? Transformed
into muscle? Converted to heat energy?
None of these are the case,
according to new research from the
University of New South Wales (UNSW)
in Australia. Instead, it’s all in the breath.
A new study, by Prof. Andrew
Brown and Ruben Meerman at UNSW,
has shown that when weight is lost,
the majority of it is breathed out as
carbon dioxide.
Once in the body, excess carbohydrates
and protein are converted
to a type of fat called triglycerides.
These molecules are made up of
carbon, hydrogen and water. When we
lose weight, triglycerides are broken
down and the atoms are separated in a
process called oxidation.
The UNSW researchers set out to
track these atoms, and follow the path
they take when leaving the body. They
found that in 10kg of oxidized fat, 8.4kg
was converted and excreted as carbon
dioxide (CO2) via the lungs, and 1.6kg
became water (H2O).
The fi ndings suggest the lungs are
the main excretory organ for weight
loss and the remaining H2O departs the
body in urine, feces and sweat.
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