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How Significant Will the Bruising Be in my Abdominal Region After a Smart Lipo Procedure?

asked 8 months ago by anon
Latest answer by Peter A. Aldea, MD
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Tags: bruising, fat, fat reduction, incision, quantity

Will it bruising only be at the smart lipo tool incision site, or will it be more widespread?

1 answer to How Significant Will the Bruising Be in my Abdominal Region After a Smart Lipo Procedure?

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Bruising Be in my Abdominal Region After a Smart Lipo Procedure?

Let's for a minute put aside the question of "Is SmartLipo WORTH having?" in your case (as opposed to VASER liposuction, Tummy Tuck etc). In a SmartLipo procedure a VERY hot laser fiber is passes back and forth through the fat, cooking it, the vessels and the nerves with heat delivered to the overlying skin in an attempt to shrink (or cook) it. The heat burns the blood vessels it touches. As a result, there should NOT be significant bleeding here. On the other hand -... more
Peter A. Aldea, MD

Memphis Plastic Surgeon

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