How Effective is a Smart Lipo for Hips in a Middle-aged Healthy Woman?

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Latest answer by Aaron Stone, MD
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Tags: age 45-54, hips, female, comparison, effectiveness

How do conventional liposuction procedures for the hips compare with smart lipo for middle-aged patients?

7 answers to How Effective is a Smart Lipo for Hips in a Middle-aged Healthy Woman?

Liposuction

It makes no difference. The important thing is the surgeon and the patient he/she is operating on not type of liposuction. One of my conventional old fashioned liposuction patients went for a smart-lipo treatment she was sold on. She saw little benefit to it then came back to me for liposuction in another area and never went back to the smart-lipo surgeon. When a surgical modality has to be embelished with superlatives and fancy adjectives think twice before proceeding. Whatever you do... more

Aaron Stone, MD
Los Angeles Plastic Surgeon

Smart Lipo may not be so smart

Hi there- A few years ago, Smartlipo was being trumpeted as a revolution that would forever change the way we removed fat and shaped bodies... 5-6 years later, the revolution has not occurred (that is- these machines are not in every plastic surgeon's office), and most reputable plastic surgeons who have not purchased a Smartlipo device would tell you that there is no benefit to the use of a laser in liposuction, and that the laser introduces some risks that do not occur with... more

Armando Soto, MD
Orlando Plastic Surgeon

Smart Lipo for hips

Smart lipo works very well in this area. The laser allows for easier removal of fat as while as allowing for better skin retraction after the surgery. This can produce a very nice result. In certain areas, such as the posterior hip rolls, the use of smart lipo can really contour a woman's figure and allow for a smll butt lift result.

Bill Kortesis, MD
Charlotte Plastic Surgeon

How Effective is a Smart Lipo for Hips in a Middle-aged Healthy Woman?

Very effective and YES it works! I have done over 2,000 SMART LIPO cases and I use both Smart + lipo so I believe it is a real benefit.

Darryl J. Blinski, MD
Miami Plastic Surgeon

Smart or smarter lipo for hips - does the laser matter?

In a recent survey more than 90% of board certified plastic surgeons saw no significant benefit to the use of laser with liposuction. There is nothing about it that makes the procedure safer, in fact it carries an increased risk of burns and scarring. There is also nothing about the laser that makes it more amenable to local anesthesia; any lipo technique can be done with tumescent local. So you are either a candidate for lipo to the hips or you aren't.) Only a surgeon examining you in... more

Richard Baxter, MD
Seattle Plastic Surgeon

SmartLipo very effective with low risk

We have found SmartLipo to be a very effective treatment for the hips, with very low risk to the patient. If the skin is not loose, then conventional liposuction may be adequate.