Is Smart Lipo painful?

Any surgical procedure can be painful.  The Smartlipo people try to convince everyone to have liposuction under local. Yes, it can hurt.  Eventhough local is infiltrated, the injection can be uncomfortable, and even after the local is infused, the liposuction can be a bit painful.  Most of the... more

Smartlipo, like liposuction is not meant to be a painful procedure. In most cases, it is done using local anesthesia with a small amount of sedative to help the patient relax. This works perfectly well for most patients. In your case, and you are not alone, the anxiety and fear of needles and having a... more

Smart Lipo is similar in pain to traditional liposuction. Most forms of liposuction involve injecting fluid into the area that contains a local anesthetic. In my San Francisco area practice, we perform lipo in our office and in the operating room. The location depends on several factors including issues of... more