There are some procedres that are "coming down the pipe...

Steven Wallach, M.D. answers: Liposuction alternatives - what works best?

Have zilch interest in undergoing full liposuction surgery procedure. The cost, pain, recovery etc are not appealing. i read about lots of lipo alternatives that dont require so much of investment in money and risk. Can someone explain these, pros/cons.


Steven Wallach, MD
17 months ago

There are some procedres that are "coming down the pipe," but they are not FDA approved in the US.  As the previous person answered, Ultrashape is one, and Lysonix has a similar product.  Thes are external ultrasound devices that may perform some fat reduction.  It will not do the same as lipsocution in one setting, and probably will require several treatments.   Avoid mesotherapy of injection lipolysis because these products are not FDA approved either, and the scientific research on this topic is very thin to say the least.

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