Beverly Hills Liposonix doctors

	Brent Moelleken, MD Beverly Hills Plastic Surgeon 120 S Spalding Dr Suite 110, Beverly Hills		1 answer
	Grant Stevens, MD Los Angeles Plastic Surgeon 4644 Lincoln Blvd #552, Marina Del Rey
	S. Sean Younai, MD Beverly Hills Plastic Surgeon 16055 Ventura Blvd Suite 100, Encino
	Vishal Kapoor, MD Beverly Hills Plastic Surgeon 436 N Roxbury Drive Ste 117, Beverly Hills
	Ahmet R. Karaca, MD Birmingham Plastic Surgeon 101 TOWNSEND STREET , BIRMINGHAM

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Liposonix Vs. Ultrashape My friend (yeah, right :) is considering ultrasound contouring, and I am helping with his research. Ultrashape has apparently been used here in Canada for some time, and Liposonix is expected to obtain approval soon. The representatives of Liposonix of course claim its superiority over Ultrashape in terms of results, but I am wondering whether there are independenet clinical trials of each, and whether either is superior.

He has been told that he is an ideal candidate for Ultrashape, needing only fairly small areas of superficial fat emulsified. The bottom line of this question is whether he should go ahead with the Ultrashape, or wait until Liposonix is available? (or do neither, if clinical trials have shown little benefit).

A: 98% of your result will come from the surgeon, 2% from the device

98% of your result will come from your surgeon. The other 2% will come from which device he uses. The sculpting aspects, decision making intraoperatively, preoperative planning, safety concerns and many years of experience will be more important than which machine he uses. Doctors who are new in the field, perhaps not even surgeons, purchase a "new and better" machine. They would love for you to focus on the new machine (the 2%), rather than on the person performing the procedure. Surprisingly, many patients do. You can focus on the type of paint the artist is using, or you can focus on the artist.

Brent Moelleken, MD

Beverly Hills Plastic Surgeon