Amount of fat loss from Smart Lipo

Smartlipo can be used alone or in combination with other treatments to remove fat. It is not the most powerful treatment for massive quantities of fat but is the best treatment for the smoothest result and for the tightening of loose skin. Sometimes doctors will debulk large quantities of fat with other types of liposuction and combine it with Smartlipo to get both effects.

The fat loss that a patient receives from any Liposuction procedure is more dependent of the skill of the surgeon that any of the lasers that melt fat before suctioning. We find that Vaser ultrasound melting of fat to be better that any of the lasers that we have tried and the added cost is less than 20% of the lasers. However, Vaser is just another tool and is only as good as  the training of your doctor.

Smart Lipo is not the technique for removing large amounts of fat or for weight loss. For smaller areas of fat deposits and for tightening the skin overlying the areas of liposuction most surgeons use laser liposuction.  For example, neck and jowls represent one of those areas. However, if the area treated with liposuction is larger and requires more tissue removed, many surgeons would use tumescent or power liposuction to remove the major volume and then they use laser... more