Baltimore SmartLipo MPX doctors
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Ricardo Rodriguez, MD
Baltimore Plastic Surgeon
1300 Bellona Avenue Suite C, Baltimore |
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Eric Chang, MD
Baltimore Plastic Surgeon
8860 Columbia 100 Parkway Suite 206, Columbia |
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Daniel P. Markmann, MD
Baltimore Plastic Surgeon
9171 Baltimore National Pike Suite 205, Ellicott City |
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Gary B. Burton, MD
Baltimore Plastic Surgeon
4000 Mitchellville Road Suite A306, Bowie |
Recent Answers
Five weeks ago, I had SmartLipo with the newer equipment that promotes the best skin tightening (MPX), which I see here is good.
Although my lower abdomen is flat, it has hard lumpy spots. My upper abdomen had a few hard spots and seems to have a "roll" that is still numb, tender and sore.
I was told 1100 ccs were removed, but does any of the fat affected by the laser get reabsorbed by the body or is it all suctioned out? Would this have anything to do with why I have the lumpy spots?
Lumps and prolonged tenderness are common after Smart Lipo.
The lumps are secondary to dead unresorbed fat which forms a ridge of scar tissue. I would recommend use of compression to diminish swelling and modulate the scar.
The tenderness is due to the fact that the fat melted includes that fat inside the protective cells that wrap around nerve cells (Schwann cells).
Check out the link below for an explanation of the differences between heat energy lipo (Laser, Ultrasound) and conventional suction lipo and why some surgeons who have tried both still prefer suction lipo. The video also has more info.