What is Smart Lipo?

Can someone explain what is Smart Lipo? how is smartlipo different from normal liposuction surgery?

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A: What is SmartLipo?

By Bruce Katz, MD - New York City Dermatologist

SmartLipo is the first laser-assisted liposuction system available meeting this need. It provides a revolutionary and minimally invasive procedure for the removal of fat using a high-powered laser to sculpt body contours and tighten skin with less downtime and side-effects. It’s different from... more

A: Current Report on SmartLipo

By Barry E. DiBernardo, MD - Montclair Plastic Surgeon

Smart Lipo Is a Trade name by Cynosure Corp for their device under the Laser Assisted Liposuction (LAL) procedure. This device was FDA approved in Dec 2006 in the United States. Since then, Cynosure has rolled out many upgrades to the origianl machine and there are several other devices out on the market by... more

A: Is Smartlipo smart? Not really

By Otto Joseph Placik, MD - Chicago Plastic Surgeon

There is nothing really smart about Smartlipo. It essentially uses a very small fiber about the tip of a pencil lead to deliver a laser energy to the fat. This destroys the fat. Some people leave the dead fat to be absorbed while others then follow up with traditional liposuction to remove the dead fat. Is... more

A: Laser-assisted liposuction

By John P. Di Saia, MD - Orange County Plastic Surgeon

Hello, In few words Smart Lipo is laser-assisted liposuction. A laser helps melt some of the fat before it is removed through the suction device. After using it for over a hundred cases in 2008, I basically stopped using it, moving back toward more conventional tumescent liposuction. My assessment is that... more

A: SmartLipo is still a surgical procedure

By Arnold S. Breitbart, MD - Long Island Plastic Surgeon

SmartLipo uses a laser to help melt the fat and tighten the skin. Like traditional tumescent liposuction, local anesthesia fluid is first injected. This makes the area numb during the procedure, and makes suctioning of the fat easier. This may be supplemented with sedation anesthesia if the patient desires,... more

A: Find out which "Smartlipo" machine and technique is to be used

By Nathan Mayl, MD - Ft. Lauderdale Plastic Surgeon

The changes in both machines and techniques have come so quickly that consumers as well as physicians have difficulty sorting out what is really being done. We tried the original Smartlipo lasers and protocols and found them no different than tumescent liposuction, except it took longer, was more expensive,... more

A: SmartLipo is not a substitute for traditional lipo

By Kris M. Reddy, MD - Palm Beach Plastic Surgeon

There are several laser liposuction companies (including Smart Lipo or Cool Lipo). The actual procedure and use of the laser varies from practitioner to practioner.We tend to use the laser (either Smart Lipo or Cool Lipo) in conjunction with our traditional liposuction procedures as the laser can provide some... more

A: Smartlipo is laser-assisted liposuction

By David Shafer, MD - Manhattan Plastic Surgeon

Smartlipo is laser-assisted liposuction. The newest version is Smartlipo MPX. This machine actually has two lasers build in. One is better for melting fat and the other is best for tightening the skin. In most cases, the procedure can be performed while you are awake. The laser portion of the procedure is... more

A: What is Smart Lipo?

By Michael Law, MD - Raleigh-Durham Plastic Surgeon

The explosion in medical aesthetic technology has resulted in a market that is literally flooded with new products, devices and procedures, like Smart Lipo, all claiming to be the ‘latest and greatest’ or the ‘next big thing’. A great deal of dedication (and caution!) is required... more

A: Now's here the other viewpoint on laser liposuction

By Brent Moelleken, MD - Beverly Hills Plastic Surgeon

I don't care for SmartLipo or laser lipolysis. I don't think it has any advantages over carefully performed liposculpture with the PALS (power assisted liposculpture) technique. It is advertised as "new liposuction" with unsubstantiated claims that it is superior to conventional liposuction. I have... more

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DocRasi
15 posts
13 Feb 2009

Basically, the Smart Lipo procedure is in most instances, Tumescent Liposuction with the addition of a laser procedure before suctioning. The basic process takes three steps: 1 Tumescent infiltration of anesthetic (numbing the fat layer) 2. Laser treatment of the fat - melts the fat and heats up the skin to promote tightening 3. Suctioning out the fat A lot of people think that Smart Lipo is a non-invasive procedure and do not pay as much attention to the doctor's credentials and experience.

Dr Katz
449 posts
24 Apr 2009

The most important fact to consider when inquiring about SmartLipo (or any form of body sculpting) is the experience and training of the surgeon. Ask to see pictures of before and afters, and do not be afraid of questioning the physicians credentials (i.e. board certification, number of cases performed, experience in traditional body scultping, etc). I have used all forms of laser body sculpting and find that it is very safe if properly used in the hans of an experienced surgeon and laser user. Unfortunately, I do not do research by I can tell you by years of experience that laser body sculpting is extremely effective for the right patient. There are still times when traditional or ultrasonic liposuction are used but most patients I see can be treated under local anesthesia as an office procedure.

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