Traditional lipo vs Smart Lipo

Ricardo Rodriguez, MD answers: Liposuction vs. SmartLipo - which is better?

I have been to two doctors, one wants to do smart lipo and one is a plastic surgeon and said smart lipo is not as good and performs only traditional liposuctions. How can I decide which is the best choice?


Ricardo Rodriguez, MD
25 days ago
By Ricardo Rodriguez, MD - Baltimore Plastic Surgeon

 Smart Lipo is not so smart. It hurts longer because the fat in the protective sheaths around nerves is also melted.

The American Society of Plastic Surgeons already has reviewed the subject and decided that there is no long term difference in skin tightness.

Check out my blog post below about a patient who had smart lipo, and a video explaining why I prefer Tumescent with small cannulae.

Web reference: http://www.cosmeticsurg.net/blog/2009/03/24/new-liposuction-technologies-ho
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