My Dr Wants Me to Use Slimming Cream 2 Weeks Before Smart Lipo. is This Really Necessary?

asked 1 year ago by Salinas5910 in Salinas, CA
Latest answer by Ronald Shelton, MD
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5 answers to My Dr Wants Me to Use Slimming Cream 2 Weeks Before Smart Lipo. is This Really Necessary?

Slimming creams pre smart lipo

I doubt that the cream will provide any long term benefit compared to not using it. Possibly this physician has found smoother results post operatively making his or her patients more happy initially, but I am unaware of slimming creams that work effectively for long term improvement. Some use caffeine or methylxanthine to reduce swelling. Certainly the majority of liposuction surgeons do not recommend this but others might recommend taking an herb, Arnica, to reduce swelling while other... more

Ronald Shelton, MD
Manhattan Dermatologist

Slimming creams

Slimming creams sound a bit fishy to me? I have never heard of a cream that can cause slimming or for that matter any reserach to support its use. Talk to the doctor and see why he chose these creams.

Steven Wallach, MD
Manhattan Plastic Surgeon

My Dr Wants Me to Use Slimming Cream 2 Weeks Before Smart Lipo. is This Really Necessary

After having done over 1,000 Smart Lipo cases I find there isa really no reason to use these preoperative creams. But if you have chosen a surgeon than I would recommend you follow their pre operative protocol. You do not want to upset the chosen surgeon and just if the result is not to your liking than they can blame it on the non use of these creams. Be careful out there.

Darryl J. Blinski, MD
Miami Plastic Surgeon

Seems awfully fishy to me!

This just doesn't pass the sniff test. There are many things to consider doing prior to liposuction, but starting slimming cream isn't one of them...or remotely close to being one. I would find another surgeon and let him know that if the liposuction you have paid for isn't good enough to do the job without getting a slimming cream first, he needs to go back to school!

Joel Schlessinger, MD
Omaha Dermatologist

www.LovelySkin.com

Be careful who you let operate on you!

Hi there- This would deeply concern me, and suggests that you are not dealing with a Board Certified Plastic Surgeon. Please be very careful- surgery has risks, and the best way to minimize these risks and maximize your chances of being happy is to only place yourself in the hands of surgeons certified by The American Board of Plastic Surgery.

Armando Soto, MD
Orlando Plastic Surgeon

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