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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... more

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S. Sean Younai, MD

Beverly Hills Plastic Surgeon

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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.

Steven Wallach, MD

Manhattan Plastic Surgeon

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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... more

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Jonathan Berman, MD

Palm Beach Plastic Surgeon

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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... more

Otto Joseph Placik, MD

Chicago 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.

Raffy Karamanoukian, MD

Los Angeles Plastic Surgeon

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... more

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Julio Garcia, MD

Las Vegas Plastic Surgeon

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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... more

James McMahan, MD

Columbus Plastic Surgeon

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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.

Leo Keegan, MD

Manhattan Plastic Surgeon

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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... more

Hayley Brown MD

Henderson Plastic Surgeon

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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.

Anup Dhir, MD

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... more

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Joseph M. Perlman, MD

Houston Plastic Surgeon

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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. see video

Ricardo Rodriguez, MD

Baltimore Plastic Surgeon

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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.

Samir Shureih, MD

Baltimore Plastic Surgeon

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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... more

J. Vicente P. Poblete, MD

Cleveland Plastic Surgeon

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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... more