SMARTLIPO™ Plastic Surgeon

Laser liposuction - Advantages over traditional liposuction

Laser liposuction can help you achieve your desired aesthetic results. It is just the solution if diet and exercise aren’t giving you the outcome you want. So many people have taken advantage of this technology and have benefited. So why not you? As long as you approach a professional plastic surgeon who has done the procedure a number of times and successfully, you’ll be able to see yourself with a slimmer and well-shaped profile. 

Difference between Laser Liposuction and the Traditional Mode

The new laser mode of liposuction is far more advantageous than the traditional form. The traditional mode utilizes a stainless steel tube (cannula) to destroy the fat deposits in the target treatment region. An aesthetician would inject a large quantity of anesthetic into this treatment region. The suction force generated by the cannula destroys the fatty tissue and the tissue is melted and sucked out through the tube. Laser liposuction is more accurate. In this method, a small optic fiber is inserted through a small slit made in the area from which fat has to be removed. The optic fiber causes heat to develop which is adequate to melt the fat. The melted fat is suctioned out through a tube.

The Advantages over Traditional Liposuction Surgery

•    Can be used to work on more localized regions of fat such as those under the chin, in the upper arm, or in the male breasts

•    Minimally invasive

•    Minimal surgical trauma because of precision that helps to prevent overdoing of the fat removal

•    Helps in the development of collagen

•    Skin tightening capabilities

•    Local anesthesia

•    Lower chances of infection

•    Shorter downtime

•    The procedure is suitable for male and female patients for the elimination of fat from the face, chin, back, abdomen, male breasts, upper arms, mons pubis, buttocks, ankles, knees, and thighs

SmartLipo – New, FDA Approved and Effective Procedure

The FDA approved Smartlipo procedure is a relatively new laser liposocution procedure that uses a cautiously calibrated laser to melt fat pockets through the upper layers of skin. The laser used for the process simultaneously zaps fat and closes blood vessels thereby minimizing swelling, bruising, and bleeding. If any fat is reabsorbed by the body after the procedure, it would be distributed in other areas of the body. It would not deposit in the earlier treated area.

If you approach a plastic surgery center that is abreast with the latest technological advancements, you’d find the surgeons using the Smartlipo Triplex system for liposuction. This Triplex system uses three wavelengths:

•    1064 nm – It provides high peak power and improved blood vessel coagulation.

•    1440 nm – The absorption in fatty tissue is 4 times more compared to other wavelengths so fat cells are broken up both mechanically and thermally

•    1320 nm – There is affinity between this wavelength and adipose tissue. What’s more, it is perfect for tissue tightening through the process of coagulation.

The Smartlipo Triplex system also has three delivery systems that help to regulate treatment so that there is no overheating. The ThermaGuide delivery system does away with any necessity of handheld thermal cameras.

Though it has been mentioned that laser liposuction can help you achieve your desired results, it might take some time before the changes are visible. By two months you start seeing the good results of liposuction. You’ll be able to see the full picture by six months.