Cosmetic surgeon Dr. Vicki Belo talks about the wonders of liposuction, the now-popular weight-loss treatment, this Sunday Nov. 23 in Salamat Dok, 7:30 to 8:30 a.m. on ABS-CBN.

Dr. Vicki Belo (right) with "Salamat Dok" host Cheryl Cosim

Liposuction has become the most commonly performed cosmetic procedure in the United States to date. In the Philippines, liposuction was introduced by the Belo Medical Group. From the traditional liposuction to the tumescent technique, the procedure has evolved through the years and liposuction has become a popular cosmetic surgery trend.

Today, it has become even better and more sophisticated with SmartLipo, a state-of-the-art procedure that uses laser on the surface of the body part where there is unwanted fat.

Recently, Belo also introduced a new service called Aqua-Lipo, which makes use of the new breakthrough water-assisted jet liposuction technique. With Katrina Halili as image model, aqua-Lipo was developed by German plastic surgeon Hartmut Meyer in Hamburg. He was looking for an innovative method to remove fat easily and painlessly.

Salamat Dok provides information on medical concerns, with free on-air consultation with the guest physician. Every third Sunday of the month, Dr. Belo guests in the program and discusses the latest treatments and procedures being offered by the Belo Medical Group. Cheryl Cosim hosts the program.

Dr. Vicki Belo, a.k.a. the FAT BUSTER in social circles, has a brand new weapon in her fight against fat. Brought over all the way from Switzerland, this new technology has the ability to emit sound waves that resonate perfectly with fat cells, causing them to alternately compress and expand until they implode and then burst. The fat is then excreted by the body as waste product over the next few days, with no suction required.

Dr. Belo, who is mostly known for her expertise in liposuction, has for years been looking for an effective, non-surgical alternative to remove fat. This new procedure, called the BeloShape®, is the perfect solution to banish those unwanted bulges instantly, without surgery!

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Actor Dingdong Dantes was recently named one of the 25 Sexiest Men of the World by E! Entertainment Television. He is the only Filipino who made it to the list which included the world’s sexiest male celebrities such as soccer superstar David Beckham, rugby player Dan Carter of New Zealand, French actor Gilles Marini, actor-model Michael Lewis of Israel and singer Kostas Martakis of Greece.

Last year, Dingdong also became the highest paid underwear model and was voted as the No.1 Bachelor of 2007 of Cosmopolitan Magazine, landing on the cover of the special 69 hunks edition.

Dingdong used to have stubborn love handles which he couldn’t get rid of despite rigid workouts in the gym. But thanks to BeloShape, the non-invasive body-shaping medical procedure – he was able to achieve a toned body and enviable physique.

BeloShape is a special and unique combination of treatments that melts fat and tightens the skin for overall shaping and firmness. It was developed to fill a growing market need for simple, painless, effective and non-invasive treatment for body contouring and reshaping.

BeloShape combats fat and cellulite through the application of ultrasound without the need for surgery. The emission of ultrasound on the skin’s external surface produces pressure changes in the fluids surrounding the fat cells. This exceedingly high pressure destroys the fat cells and the fat content is naturally eliminated through the urinary and lymphatic systems.

As Belo’s newest signature model, Dingdong swears by the dramatic change in his body brought about by BeloShape, which can yield faster, visible weight loss results with far less effort. After only one session, patients will likely notice an average reduction of four inches in body circumference after two weeks.

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