Liposuction vs. SmartLipo - which is better?

Unless you have a very small, soft collection of fat, you will need some form of more traditional liposuction.  Laser lipo can be combined with traditional lipo for enhanced results.  You might check www.SonoBello.com

 Smart Lipo is not so smart. It hurts longer because the fat in the protective sheaths around nerves is also melted. The American Society of Plastic Surgeons already has reviewed the subject and decided that there is no long term difference in skin tightness. Check out my blog post below about a patient... more

I have been performing traditional liposuction for more than 25 years and have performed more than 3000 procedures. Traditional liposuction using the "superwet" liquid anesthetic technique had been my preferred method up until the past three months when I started doing Slim Lipo on my patients... more

There is no scientific evidence that the so called (smart liposuction) gives better results that traditional liposuction. The skill of the plastic surgeon and attention to details is what makes the difference.

Liposuction is a superb technique to help people achieve shape changes with minimal downtime and risk. In particular, tumescent liposuction is the gold standard by which other fat removal techniques are measured. SmartLipo, as well as other laser assisted liposuction procedures, such as ProLipo Plus, SlimLipo,... more

Thankfully, there are many options available for liposuction. Although tumescent liposuction is tried and true, some patients may require additional procedures with laser energy or ultrasound energy to emulsify and destroy fat cells during the procedure. I employ all three methods in my practice based on... more

"If all you have is a hammer, the whole world looks like a nail"!  If a surgeon only does traditional or tumescent liposuction, then oftentimes he/she is prejudiced toward that procedure and will negate any references to other techniques as "not proven" or unsubstantiated, or the other... more

Now that most practitioners are ending the "SmartLipo" procedure with regular old lipo to remove the liquified fat, I'm trying to figure out why that's better than just doing standard tumescent lipo to begin with. I have yet to see convincing photographic results to show that SmartLipo produces more... more

People practicing proprietary techniques such as Smart Lipo are lease holders.  They have leased or bought a machine from a company.  There are extravagant claims about the effectiveness about this technique (skin tightening, less recovery, greater fat removal).   I have... more

We currently perform SmartLipo, Vaser Lipo and Tumcescent Lipo, none of which require general anesthesia. As you see from reading some of the responses if someone does not have the technology they will call it a gimmick and others tell you to see specialists such as themselves for procedures because they are... more