Is a doctor required to do Lipo dissolve?

Does the establishment giving lipo dissolve have to be a doctor...I was looking into it and I heard that the laws states that there is to be a doctor at the facility at time of procedure...if this is true than there are many places in my area doing it without a doctor around or in the building at the time.please respond ...only concerned about how to decide on the right place to go...thanks...

1 answer to “Is a doctor required to do Lipo...”

A: Always check credentials

Robert Vitolo, MD

In New York, the practice of medicine requires that the individual is licensed by the state for that purpose. A licensed medical doctor can perform this procedure a lay person (non-professional) cannot. A nurse or physician assistant may perform this procedure under the supervision of a physician. You are... more

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mkuechel
29 posts
5 Oct 2007

You are absolutely right to be concerned and confused.  State by state the laws regulating who can administer injections vary.  The  most important thing you must accept, regardless of the laws in your state, is that you should only be injected after an evaluation and prescribed treatment by a qualified doctor.  A qualified doctor when it comes to aesthetics is someone who regularly practices aesthetic medicine and who is board certified in a specialty that deals with aesthetics:  plastic surgery, facial plastic surgery, ophthalmic plastic surgery or dermatology. You should tell your doctor your goals and he or she should then recommend treatment, defined the expected outcomes, define the recovery process, define the potential complication, define the cost and duration of results and define alternative treatments and what they may offer. Then a nurse can  inject you if you accept the treatment the doctor has prescribed. Most importantly, if you considering any injection, make sure what is injected into you is FDA approved.  The only acceptable use of a non-FDA approved injectable is your voluntary, and clearly defined participation in a clinical trial for the substance being injected. It's very simple.  Just remember the doctor you choose, and the FDA brand of injectable all directly relate to your safety and predictable, beautiful outcomes.

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