Smartlipo™ Benefits

Improved Health

Smartlipo™ is by far the best kind of liposuction available today. It is a method that offers the best results with less trauma and downtime. It has a fast recovery time and the cost is very competitive.

Smartlipo™ uses laser technology to melt and liquefy the fat within the fat cells. In addition, it smoothes and tightens the skin to decrease the looseness that you sometimes observe with traditional liposuction. It can be utilized alone to treat smaller areas of fat such as below the chin, or in combination with liposuction to remove larger areas of fat such as in the abdomen, flanks and thighs.

Improved Appearance

Over the decades, liposuction has evolved into one of the safest cosmetic procedures performed today. Liposuction originated by a family physician in France and gynecologist in Italy in the mid 1970s. Initially it involved using a “dry” technique, but this resulted in excessive complications such as blood loss and shock. The technique improved when the “wet” technique was developed in the early 1980’s. Further refinements in the late 1980s by Dr. Jeffrey Klein lead to development of the “tumescent” technique which is the safest method to have liposuction today.

Tumescent liposuction is performed by instilling into fat dilute solutions of lidocaine, normal saline, and epinephrine. This fluid anesthetizes the areas to be treated and decreases subcutaneous bleeding very significantly. The procedure can thus be performed while the patient is awake with minimal discomfort and quicker recovery. Many people can return to work and normal activities the next day.

Fat Removal

Once the tumescent fluid is infused into the fatty areas, the fat can be removed or destroyed by several methods. These different techniques have developed over the years and include mechanical disruption, high frequency ultrasonic waves dissolution, or laser lipolysis. The fat cell cells are typically destroyed and are suctioned using very thin tubes called microcannulas.

Smartlipo™ was the first laser to be approved by the FDA to be used for fat dissolution and removal with tumescent liposuction. Introduced earlier in Europe and South America, this laser technology utilizes laser that targets red blood cells and fat. In addition, it produces a burst of energy as it enters the fatty tissue that dissolves the fat so it can be removed by suctioning. This improves the safety of the procedure by being able to melt the fat without heating the tissue excessively. Smaller areas of melted fat can actually reabsorb into the body and may not even need suctioning for optimal results.

Cellulite Removal

Smartlipo™ causes fatty dissolution by heating the water within the cells and exploding them. The liquid fat can then be removed in a similar fashion with mircocannulas. All these techniques normally utilize tumescent fluid to provide the anesthesia, decrease bleeding and the infection rate. Because of the melting effect under the skin, there is greater cellulite reduction with laser lipolysis.

By utilizing the tumescent technique, these liposuction procedures can be performed in an office-based setting while the patient is awake. No longer do patients need be put to sleep using general anesthetics or need to be admitted to the hospital for the procedure. Moreover, these new techniques, especially Smartlipo™, allow patients to return to normal activities more rapidly than when the older methods were used. It is safer and provides improved results for smoother and tighter skin. Thus, Smartlipo is the procedure of choice for most physicians and patients.

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