How Does VASER Liposelection Affect Dark Skin and Ethnic Skin?

asked 3 years ago by Thinking of Vaser
Latest answer by Peter D. Geldner, MD
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Tags: African American, body contouring, dark, fat

I am sonsidering Vaser surgery and was told there is a difference between SmartLipo and Vaser surgery, since I saw the comments of Smart/Cool Lipo on darker skink I was also curious about Vaser's effects on darker skin. All comments are welcomed and thanks in advance!

8 answers to How Does VASER Liposelection Affect Dark Skin and Ethnic Skin?

Vaser is an ultrasonic technique that is performed under...

Vaser is an ultrasonic technique that is performed under the skin. It should have no specific effect on your skin color any more than it would for a lighter skin patient. A burn can happen from the heat that is generated, but it is not very common.

Steven Wallach, MD
Manhattan Plastic Surgeon

Lipsuction, Vaser, and SmartLipo

All the above, achieve the same endpoint, body contouring by removal of fat. It is just that they remove fat in different ways. Traditional liposuction is when the fat is essentionally extracted by forefull suction and avulsion of the fat. Vaser is an ultrasound that disrupts the fat and then removal performed by traditional liposuction. Smart lipo is a laser that melts the fat and then the fat is removed by traditional liposuction. There is no magic with any of the instruments, there may... more

Farbod Esmailian, MD
Orange County Plastic Surgeon

Skin can be harmed!

As in any injury, skin can develop post inflammatory hyper pigmentation. Vaser disrupts the fat cells breaking some apart but loosening others. It is a high energy form of liposuction. It has to be done carefully to avoid skin injury. Smart Lipo uses an unguarded laser cable to burn fat cells.if it comes in contact with skin, particularly dark skin, it will leave a mark. For me, Vaser seems the safer option in regards to skin discoloration.

Peter D. Geldner, MD
Chicago Plastic Surgeon

VASER is safe for patients of all skin tones

VASER Lliposelection is a procedure that melts fat beneath the skin using ultrasound energy and is used for body contouring. It also involves only very small incisions, which makes for little to no scarring once a patient has healed. This procedure is safe for patients of all skin tones & because of the VASER technology. Healing from this type of procedure involves less downtime & is more comfortable than more traditional methods of liposuction. However, as with... more

Scott W. Mosser, MD
San Francisco Plastic Surgeon

Vaser for darker skin type

I have used VASER on hundreds of patients with African American skin and Latin skin and have not seen any problems with darker skin type. The VASER uses ultrasound energy to melt the fat under the skin. I have read about patients being burned from the heat of the sound waves if the doctor gets too close to the skin. I have never personally burned the skin on patients using VASER. The Smartlipo uses laser light to melt the fat, but in my experience it is not as effect as... more

Stanley Castor, MD
Tampa Plastic Surgeon

Is VASER safe on darker skinned patients?

Hi there- VASER lipo uses ultrasound waves to disrupt the fat cell and make the process of removal more efficient and simple. This is not to say that the machine is so good that anyone could do it, however- you should always remember that the surgeon wielding the instrument is infinitely more important to your outcome and safety than the machine they use. Having said that, I can tell you that in my Orlando Plastic Surgery & Skin Care Center, we do a large number of VASER procedures on... more

Armando Soto, MD
Orlando Plastic Surgeon

VASER Liposelection works VERY Well in Dark and other Ethnic skin

VASER Liposelection / Liposuction uses high frequency sound waves under the skin to disrupt fat cells. I have used it for well over 10 years in many cases and found it to work EXTREMELY well in ALL individuals REGARDLESS of their ethnic background. Dr. P. Aldea

Peter A. Aldea, MD
Memphis Plastic Surgeon

Vaser on dark skin

Neither Vaser, which is 3rd generation ultrasound assisted liposuction, nor Smartlipo, which uses laser energy, should have any effect on skin color. I have years of experience using Vaser on dark skinned patients and have never had a problem. While Vaser can be used on all patients, Laser Lipo is still really only good for dealing with very small collections of fat.

Edmond A. Zingaro, MD
San Francisco Plastic Surgeon

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