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Can Liposonix Be Used on the Thighs?
asked 1 year ago by Neurotica in Atlanta-Metro area, GA
Latest answer by Cameron Rokhsar, MD
Question viewed 1,822 times
Tags: flanks, hips, thighs
The Liposonix website demonstrates its use on the abdomen. But is there anyone (in Europe) using it "off-label" on the thighs and hips, flanks, etc?
3 answers to Can Liposonix Be Used on the Thighs?
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Yes it works!
Liposonix can be used on the thighs. I have treated patients with unwanted fat in arms, outer and inner thighs, anterior thighs, inner knees, and the abdomen and waist.
Cameron Rokhsar, MD
Manhattan Dermatologist
Manhattan Dermatologist
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Yes.
We have treated the thighs on many patients..that is, the outer thighs, the back of the thighs, and the front of the thighs of people who were born with an extra layer of subcutaneous fat on their thighs..what the patient tends to call "tree trunk legs". The most common request is for treatment of the outer thighs at the top..that is, the area that give one's figure a pear shape. One warning, however, Liposonix should not be used on the upper inner thighs. Upper inner thigh...
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Liposonix FDA approved for abdomen and flanks but can be used off-label on other body parts
As of Dec. 2011, I'm one of the first U.S. centers to offer the Liposonix, the first FDA approved fat melting device. It is FDA approved on the abdomen and flanks but has been used off-label on many other parts of the body. It uses high-intensity focused ultrasound to cause lysis or destruction of the fat cells. There is no other device that can make this claim in the U.S. It is nonsurgical liposuction, a revolutionary technologic breakthrough. It is...
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