By JOSE PAOLO S. DELA CRUZ
For most of her life, professional host and model Bianca Valerio has enjoyed having a skinny figure. Still, a bout with depression and the grief brought about by her brother’s demise led her to gain weight a couple of years ago. Within a year, she piled on 30 lbs., her waistline reached 30 inches.
Fast forward to today and she’s back in a rockin’ new bod. Lighter, yes, but not as “skinny” as she used to be. And Bianca loves it. “As a model, I’ve always been required to stay slim. ‘Payat.’ This is the first time in my life that I can say that I’m truly sexy,” she says, during the launch of The Belo 360-degree Liposuction.
No false claim there. Wearing a skintight red dress, Bianca’s 34C- 24-38 body is definitely sexier than it has ever been. And it’s mostly thanks to her newfound miracle procedure (See video below).
Perfected by Dr. Vicki Belo and her team of doctors, The Belo 360-degree Liposuction is The Belo Medical Group’s signature fat removal method that is not limited to one area. Vicki explains that unlike in other liposuction procedures, wherein patients need to lie on their backs due to anesthesia, Belo 360 uses laser-assisted technology that allows the doctors to extract fat, not just on the belly, but on a circumferential manner. That way, surrounding parts of the problem area are treated evenly.
To put it into perspective, many cosmetic surgeons usually remove fat in one area (the belly for the midsection, the triceps for the arms), and leave the rest behind. The results, therefore, are not quite as flawless. It doesn’t look as natural. Not with Dr. Belo, though!
Take Bianca’s figure, for instance. While her bust and butt still retain the curves from her previous weight gain, her waist is now down to a solid 24 inches. This gives her a curvaceous, hourglass figure that she says she couldn’t probably have achieved through just eating healthy and working out. “If you lose weight, you lose weight like a tree. You get narrow everywhere. But with this procedure, you can sculpt your body and lose the inches in specific areas,” she tells members of the press.
Belo further adds that the Belo 360-degree Liposuction also takes care of the loose skin that many liposuction patients have to endure after their procedure. “Parang blusa (like a blouse),” the light-natured doctor, describes with a giggle. To solve this, the treatment also includes the Belo Bodytite procedure to tighten the skin immediately after the fat is removed.
Since this is an invasive procedure, questions of downtime immediately popped left and right. In Bianca’s case, she was able to travel for a vacation in Japan a couple of days after the procedure. She went back to the gym in a month. Vicki, on the other hand, notes that some patients are even able to work out the next day, since their technology uses smaller devices that result to minimal incisions.
With his toned abs in tow, Dr. Hayden Kho also showed members of the press the marks from his Belo 360 liposuction, and they’re no bigger than a pimple!
As for the common gripes of people who gained weight soon after their liposuction, Vicki responds by likening liposuction to a marathon. “Getting in shape is like running a marathon. We run the first 40 kilometers for you, but you have to take care of yourself to finish the race,” she says. Ever the funny girl, Dr. Belo adds. “I’m not God, but I can be your fairy godmother.”
In Bianca’s case, staying in shape has been an easy and inspired task. Having undergone the procedure last August, she’s still in tiptop shape – and she has no plans of slacking in her diet and fitness regimen. “Unlike by simply working out or dieting, the procedure made me even more motivated to maintain my figure because I’ve already seen the results!” says Bianca.
Find out how Belo 360∞ Liposuction can change your life. Call 819-BELO (2356).
