What is the Zerona laser treatment?

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A: Zerona Laser Treatment?

By Joel B. Singer, MD - Stamford Plastic Surgeon

Hi, Zerona Laser is a new FDA approved level 3 cool laser that makes the fat cell membranes more porous to fat and allows the fat to be excreted. Six painless treatments spread out over a two week period will shrink the fat cells resulting in a 3-5 inch loss of inches in the waist hips and thighs. It is not... more

A: Zerona reduces fat and reduces inches

By Adam Rubinstein, MD - Miami Plastic Surgeon

Zerona has proven to be a worthwhile addition to what plastic surgeons can offer their patients. I agree with Dr. Kenkel's posting. Zerona is a good way for patients to lose fat without surgery, without downtime and without pain. It does not replace liposuction or other body contouring procedures but does... more

A: Zerona does reduce fat

By Jeffrey M. Kenkel, MD - Dallas Plastic Surgeon

Zerona is low level laser therapy which is currently being used as an "off label" device for the treatment of fat (lipodystrophy). Despite what other authors have stated, the device does work and does have good science to back it up. The company has put together a well controlled study that... more

A: Zerona Laser is a painless alternative to Liposuction

By David Hansen, MD - Beverly Hills Dermatologic surgeon

Zerona Laser treatments are a series of 6 painless, non-surgical treatments over a 2 week period by a laser overlying the body areas you want reduced for a cost of roughly $2500-3000. It is a new technology that I hope keeps advancing to give great results in the future but so far only give a small improvement... more

A: No valid study on effectiveness of laser liposuction

By Kenneth D. Steinsapir, MD - Los Angeles Oculoplastic surgeon

Dear Stevie, Let me go out on a limb and tell you that there will never be a valid study showing that this treatment is effective. If you think that shining a laser pointer on your skin melts fat off your body, please do not let me keep you from believing this. However, there is not a shred of scientific... more

A: Zerona is not liposuction

By Richard P. Rand, MD - Seattle Plastic Surgeon

Zerona proposes to melt fat across the skin without actually doing any liposuction on the patient. IF there were any changes derived from a treatment like this, they would be very minimal. Make sure that the doctor involved is a Board Certified Plastic Surgeon because many non-plastic surgeons get... more