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What is the Difference Between Ultrashape, Velashape and Liposonix?
asked 1 year ago by inches to lose in Montreal
Latest answer by M. Christine Lee, MD
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Tags: comparison
Are these different technologies or same technologies by different companies? What are the prices of each (in Montreal)? Which is most effective? Extra question: if surgical liposuction failed on my identical twin sister, are these technologies likely to be more or less effective on me, who has an identical body type to her?
1 answer to What is the Difference Between Ultrashape, Velashape and Liposonix?
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Liposonix is the only FDA approved fat melting device and now available in the U.S.
As of Dec. 2011, I'm one of the first U.S. centers to offer the Liposonix, the first FDA approved fat melting device. It uses high-intensity focused ultrasound to cause lysis or destruction of the fat cells. There is no other device that can make this claim in the U.S. It is nonsurgical liposuction, a revolutionary technologic breakthrough. It is not a replacement for liposuction because you cannot remove the high volumes of fat possible thru liposuction but...
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M. Christine Lee, MD
Walnut Creek Dermatologic Surgeon
Walnut Creek Dermatologic Surgeon