That is doubtful in my opinion

Bruce Barach, MD answers: Smart Lipo vs. Traditional Liposuction on upper arms and love handles

I'm 5'2", 110 lbs, and Asian. I had Liposuction on my upper arms in 2004 and never really saw the results I was looking for. Will Smart Lipo on this area and love handles be any better, in results and downtime? I remember awful downtime before and would like to avoid it.


Bruce Barach, MD
10 months ago

There are different tools that different plastic surgeons use to do liposuction. some use ultrasound, others use "PAL" or power-assisted , some use conventional only. i like to use ultrasonic with conventional, but i do not believe that others who use different methods don't get equally good results. Good results come from good surgeons who know what they are doing  and using those  tools  which they have found to best serve them.

It's the surgeon, not the equipment, that will determine the success of your liposuction procedure!

I am surprised that you had much downtime with that procedure. That is unusual and hopefully won't happen again this time. Good luck.

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