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Ultrasonic Liposuction
What is ultrasonic liposuction or ultrasound-assisted lipo? Are they the same thing?
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Ultrasonic or Smart Liposuction
People in Beverly Hills & Los Angeles are bombarded by radio advertisments about Smart Liposuction or Ultrasonic Liposuction. They ask me if this technicque of liposuction is superior to other methods of liposuction. I have personally trided several different methods of liposuction on my patients and its my professional opionion and smart liposuction or ultrasonic liposuction do'nt have any advantage to tumesecent liposuction. In fact, they have the added risk and complications of...
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Ultrasonic Liposuction = Ultrasonic Assisted Lipoplasty
These are terms that are used to denote the same process. There are many different options for liposuction.
1) Liposuction or Suction assisted lipectomy (SAL, Liposculpture, Etching)
2) Power assisted liposuction (PAL)
3) Ultrasonic Assisted Lipoplasty (UAL, requires liposuction as well)
4) Laser assisted lipolysis LAL (liposuction recommended by some).
The ultrasonic liposuction destroys or ruptures fat cells by a process called cavitation, in which water bubbles are repitively...
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Ultrasonic liposuction is just one modality to perform...
Ultrasonic liposuction is just one modality to perform liposuction. It uses ultrasound energy to melt the fat.
Some of the potential complications from this technique are burns and seromas that one does not see as often with more traditional techniques.
It is thought that ultrasonic liposuction may work better on areas of more fibrous-type fat like the back and flank area as well as possibly leading to better skin contraction possibly from the heat.
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Ultrasonic Liposuction for you?
Liposuction removes fat from the body. There are many ways to do this. The idea is to do this safely. I have safely used ultrasonic liposuction techniques to remove unwanted fat for over 10 years. Ultra means high energy. Sonic means sound. Therefore using high energy sound waves fat can be removed from the body. Using ultrasonic liposuction, fat can be removed with less trauma to the surrounding tissues with far less blood loss and less...
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Ultrasonic liposuction and thighs
Beware of ultrasonic or any other liposuction that has an energy component. The problem is that the fat cells are exploded inside your skin and toxins are released. It is impossible to know the extent of damage.
Mechanical liposuction with small cannulas is more predictable.
See the video below for an explanation of differences between ultrasonic, smart lipo, and mechanical lipo.
The web link below is a case study of a victim of smart lipo.
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Ultrasound liposuction and ultrasound-assisted liposuction
Both use a pizelecrtic crystal to generate ultrasound which is very specific to fat dissolving. Dissolved fat is then liposuctioned the traditional way. It is an old method well documented in many research and peer reviewed papers.
Baltimore Plastic Surgeon
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Ultrasound Assisted Liposuction
Ultrasound assisted liposuction works by a process known as cavitation, wherein ultrasound waves are used to break up the fat cells into oil droplets prior to aspiratoin. The results are better in that the skin and subcutaneous fat may shrink slightly after the surgery.
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Ultrasonic or ultrasound-assisted liposuction
Ultrasonic liposuction and ultrasound-assisted liposuction are the same thing, just referred to by different names. Another one you may hear is VASER® LipoSelection®, which is a prominent brand name of ultrasonic-assisted liposuction.
There are several different types of liposuction available, and while they all accomplish the same goal (removing fat cells), the method used by each to break up the fat cells is what sets them apart. Ultrasonic liposuction uses sound waves to emulsify...
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Ultrasound-assisted liposuction
Tumescent liposuction was first available in the U.S. in the 1980s, and since then, many scientific advances have helped improve liposuction results, shorten downtime, and reduce unwanted side effects. Ultrasonic liposuction or ultrasound-assisted liposuction is one such development. This technique uses ultrasound energy to help melt fat, which makes fat removal easier. This reduces the need for manual force to break apart fat cells and allows for a gentler procedure, thereby reducing...
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Ultrasonic liposuction or ultrasound-assisted lipo? Same thing?
Liposuction extracts fat. Now we can have cannulas that have ultrasound on the end of them. The ultrasound energy melts the fat on the inside. The terms ultrasonic liposuction or ultrasound-assisted as basically the same thing. The pros of US in lipo is that it is easier to glide through the tissue. this can be helpful with dense areas of tissue. The cons have been reported as an increased seroma rate and infrequent burns or skin issues. Best to see...
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Latest ultrasound liposuction, VASER has much improved standard of results in body contouring and and sculpturing all body areas
I started with one of the pioneer ultrasonic liposuction technology in the early 90's. At that time technology was not as sophisticated and advanced to make a real difference with the standard method. The latest generation of ultrasound liposuction, VASER, has much improved the standard of results in body contouring, enhancing results in terms of skin retraction and sculpturing all body areas. Surgeon experience is still key, as it is the handmanship and skill of the surgeon that gives the...
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Avoid UAL, The disadvantages outweigh the advantages.
Ultrasonic liposuction or UAL has been described well in this forum. The additional injury to tissues causes increased scarring. The cannula used is limited to a larger size and the liposuction is limited to deeper areas and cannot be done close to the skin which really gives the best skin contraction with regular liposuction, which can be done directly under the skin.
The main advantage of ultrasonic liposuction is that it is physically less demanding on the surgeon. This should not be...
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Ultrasonic Liposuction
Ultrasonic Liposuction and Ultrasonic Assisted Liposuction are the same. They are newer and more effective ways to reduce the undesireable accumulated fat from different areas of the body. After infusion of " wetting solution" , salt water solution containing anesthetic and epinephrin, fat is emulsified before being suctioned out. Ultrasonic energy is transmitted, either internally or externally to the target area which facilitate the emulsification process and make the overlying skin...
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Ultrsonic liposuction
Ultrasonic liposuction is lipo useing an ultrasonic cannula which produces very high energy sound waves. The energy through a process of cavitation ruptures the fat cells which is then aspirated out and the residual left to reabsorb. Ultrasound is very effective for difficult areas such as the back or flank, and is also helpful for areas treated with liposuction in the past. Also the heat energy produced might help with skin shrinkage just as laser might.
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Ultrasonic Liposuction What is it?
In ultrasound-assisted or ultrasonic liposuction, a specialized cannula is used which transmits ultrasound vibrations within the body. This vibration bursts the walls of the fat cells, emulsifying the fat (i.e., liquefying it) and making it easier to suction out. Because of the complexity of the ultrasonic equipment versus a hollow tube for traditional liposuction equipment Ultrasonic Assisted Liposuction equipment is significantly more expensive than traditional liposuction...
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Ultrasound-Assisted Liposuction
There are two ways to reduce unwanted fat. Invasive liposuction, and non-invasive body contouring. Ultrasound is now used in both.
Ultrasonic Liposuction is a form of surgical liposuction. The cannula is attached to a low frequency ultrasound device (VASER is a good example). This causes the cannula to vibrate and preferentially break up fatty tissue over nerves and blood vessels. It is supposed to make the procedure easier for the doctor. It may decrease post-op swelling and...
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Ultrasonic liposuction
I have been utilizing ultrasonic assisted liposuction in my practice for over 10 years. What is done is that after the tumescent fluid is injected, then an internal probe with a harmonic vibration is inserted and passed through the fat cells. It causes a disruption of the wall of the fat cell, thus allowing the next phase, the regular liposuction or evacuation phase to more easily remove the fat. It is quite helpful in areas of dense or fibrotic fat like the love handles. Since it breaks the...
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Ultrasonic liposuction is good for tough areas
Ultrasonic liposuction and ultrasonic-assisted liposuction are the same thing. With ultrasonic liposuction, the cannula vibrates at 10,000 cycles per second; so fast that you can't see it move. When the tip oscillates at such a high speed, the surrounding fat cells rupture, spilling their contents (which is like liquid oil) that is removed with suction.
The advantage to ultrasonic liposuction is that fat that can be difficult to remove with standard liposuction because of...
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Ultrasonic Liposuction and Comparisons
They are the same and refer to the use of a machine that transmits an ultrasound energy to the subcutaneous fat to ease it’s break up. This is then followed by removal of the fat with a suctioning technique.
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Ultrasonic Liposuction
Ultrasonic liposuction and Ultrasonic-assisted liposuction mean the same thing. Essentially ultrasound waves are internally applied to the fatty tissue in order to loosen or liquify the fat so that it can be extracted easily. Ultrasound waves generate heat, and it is proposed that the underlying heat may cause additional skin retraction. Standard liposuction is just as effective in many areas of the body, and may be preferred to decrease additional risks and operating room time. I...
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UAL
Ultrasonic liposuction has its advantages like better skin retraction,easier & better liposuction in large fibrous area etc.It has to be used carefully & has a learning curve.I have been using VASER liposuction for 2 years & find it to be useful tool in lipoaspirating the difficult cases.
India Plastic Surgeon
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Ultrasonic liposuction is more gentle and less painful
Ultrasonic liposuction involves the use of ultrasonic sound waves to create a pressure gradient in the gas bubbles within the tumescent fluid that is infiltrated. These gas bubbles implode and break loose the fat cells that are then aspirated. I have been using the VASER for almost 10 years and have found that I can see the results more quickly with less pain, less bruising, and less swelling. I tell patients that it takes up to five months to see the final results but by using the...
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Ultrasonic Liposuction
Ultrasonic liposuction is an advanced form of liposuction wherein an ultrasonic probe is used to deliver energy to the area being treated. This high frequency acoustic energy causes the breakdown of fat cells, Tumescent liposuction in itself uses mechanical trauma to break down fat. The aspiration phase of liposuction refers to the actual removal of fat by suctioning.
In the evolution of liposuction through the years, we started with "dry" liposuction wherein there is just removal...
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Several versions of Ultrasonic liposuction
The use of ultrasound in liposuction was one of the first assistive modalities added to the technique. The ultrasound cannula is passed under the skin just the same as the liposuction cannula, but when the ultrasound cannula is in, it vibrates at a very high frequency (above the level of human hearing, thus the name ultrasound - 20k Hz and up). This causes mechanical cavitation which lyses the fat cells. It also generates heat as a byproduct of the vibration.
Because of the physics...
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