Laser-assisted liposuction

John Philip Di Saia, MD answers: What is Smart Lipo?

Can someone explain what is Smart Lipo? how is smartlipo different from normal liposuction surgery?


John P. Di Saia, MD
4 months ago

Hello,

In few words Smart Lipo is laser-assisted liposuction. A laser helps melt some of the fat before it is removed through the suction device. After using it for over a hundred cases in 2008, I basically stopped using it, moving back toward more conventional tumescent liposuction.

My assessment is that Smart Lipo adds expense but, for that expense, really adds little in the results department for the vast majority of patients.

I consider it a plastic surgery gimmick of sorts.

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