Smart Lipo: Q&A
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Can Smart Lipo under general anesthesia be performed on multiple areas? What are its advantages and disadvantages?
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marina22
in New York
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Liposuction in a hospital vs. In-office with local anesthesia
I am not a fan of SmartLipo. I have not seen a single peer reviewed study that shows the advantage of Smartlipo vs. Other lipo. I do use traditional (tumescent lipooisuction) I also use Power assisted liposution for more ease for the physician and less trauma to the patient and recently I troduced vaser to my practice. The vaser is a form of unltrasonic lipo that works for fibrous fat in areas like the back and it is alos excellent for gynecomastia for laser skin reduction where skin...
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Any kind of liposuction can be done under general anesthesia
Often, the doctors who do liposuction only under local anesthesia are doing it because they aren't Board Certified Plastic Surgeons and can't get a Board Certified anesthesiologist to work with them. Dermatologists frequently do this. Unfortunately, they actually promote this as "safer" to the unsuspecting patient. Too much local anesthesia can be dangerous and can be much more risky than a general anesthetic by a physician anesthesiologist.
Any liposuction can be done under...
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Best Anesthesia for Smart Lipo
Regarding: "Smart Lipo Under General Anesthesia on Multiple Areas
Can Smart Lipo under general anesthesia be performed on multiple areas? What are its advantages and disadvantages?"
I wholeheartedly agree with my colleagues Drs. Rand and Law on the supposed value of SmartLipo. Despite being in the market for over 5 years we have YET to see a SINGLE scientific, double blinded study which conclusively demonstrates any benefits over all other modes of Liposuction....
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Smartlipo under General Anesthesia
One of the benefits of Smartlipo is that it can easily be performed under local anesthesia (awake) with minimal discomfort in small or localized areas. If you want multiple areas treated or "total body liposuction," then you would need to be under general anesthesia. However, if you are going to be under general anesthesia, then I would suggest Power-Assisted liposuction which is great at removing large areas of fat. Good luck.
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