Is Ultrashape as effective as liposuction surgery?

There was a story today at AOL saying you get body slimming results with a procedure involving no surgery: ultrashape.  Is it recommended as a better alternative then liposuction surgery or not?

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A: Ultrashape

Steven Wallach, MD

Ultrashape is a technology employing external ultrasound to perform fat reduction in the subcutaneous plane.  It is not a complete substitute for liposuction because it can not reduce as much as can be removed with surgery.  Besides, it it not yet available in the US.

A: You won't get the same result from UltraShape.

Toby G. Mayer, MD

Unfortunately, this mini procedure gives mini results. If you have more than a very small amount of fat, you will get much better results with liposuction. This is why liposuction is one of the most performed operations in the U.S. The fat cells are removed and won't come back. The discomfort of liposuction is... more

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