no not offended hun, there is a time difference though
I know what you mean about lipo, however stats do show people do gain back weight.
Thanks for clarifying the fat cells thing. I have a few bits to add:
New fat cells can be grown under different physiological conditions, such as pregnancy.
I also wonder if it will be found that we can grow new fat cells. It was thought that the brain doesn't grow, but brain stem cells have been found. Not many survive to get from where they originate to where they need to be in the brain though.
They have also found stem cells in muscle............................again it seems they mostly form some of the satellite cells that help to 'repair' muscle, not muscle tissue itself, but there are still stem cells.
I haven't seen many cases of lipo, but my concern is that the action of traditional lipo (there are less brutal techniques now starting to be used), disrupts the tissue structure.
The one woman I saw who had it done on her butt and back of thighs had one inch deep pock marks ALL OVER. Could have been a dodgy surgeon, but her breast job was pretty good, and I think he was one of the best in Holland (if my memory serves me correctly).
I also think that gh - growth hormone (somatropin) - is over-rated, and just like insulin, I think the key to this hormone is to trigger it's release (we do keep making it until our old age, it just isn't released).
I haven't read your book yet, it is one that I have down to read, I must admit I am still partial to traditional books rather than e-books, I read on the train and x-trainer quite a bit.
As always, you are one of the voices of reason hun.