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The truth behind celebrity abs

New Year is the time when anyone with an ounce of celebrity status releases a workout DVD, all with the promise of an A-list body. However, the truth behind those beautiful bodies is they may have enlisted more then help from just a personal trainer.

Leading UK cosmetic surgeon, Dr Andrea Marando who offers a range of cosmetic treatments, both surgical and non-surgical at his St John Street clinic in Manchester has reviewed several of this year's top selling celebrity fitness DVDs to see which of the gorgeous girls may have been cheating their dream bodies.

     
Vicky claims to have lost two and a half stones with her fitness DVD giving her that svelte appearance. However, it may be more than just a spray tan and a couple of workouts once a week that has given Vicky her new foxy figure.

Dr Marando says: "Vicky has lost a considerable amount of weight and has gained muscle tone and a flatter stomach. Her facial features are more refined as well. Sometimes patients who have visible unwanted fullness in the facial area achieve some degree of facial slimming through a cosmetic procedure called excision of the Buccal Fat Pad, a procedure performed on the inside of the cheek leaving no visible scars on the face.

"It may well be a possibility that surgery has helped to create her newer slimmer facial feature, which will give the added illusion of increased weight loss as people focus on the face. A slimmer face naturally comes with having a slimmer body and so completes the look."

Battling the baby bulge, Tricia Penrose claims to have lost over two stone, however she may have done more than a few extra crunches to achieve that toned tummy.

Dr Andrea Marando says: "Tricia's most obvious transformation is the lower abdomen, which has been dramatically reduced. Often after pregnancy women are left with various degrees of protruding abdomen as the muscle has lost tone or moved laterally.
"The most popular, which Tricia may have had, is a mini tummy tuck, which removes excess fat, excessive skin and stretch marks in the lower abdomen and retightens skin and muscles. It recreates a more youthful, flatter and attractive abdomen with a hidden scar below the bikini line."