Difference between Smart Lipo and Tumescent Lipo?

Every liposuction procedure is performed with the tumescent technique (or superwet technqiue) that implies using a mixture of Ringer lactate or saline mixed with lidocaine and epinephrine and bicarbonate. This solution makes the procedure almost painless and with minimal bleeding. The Smart lipo procedure is usually performed at the end of a liposuction of any type, power assisted, Vaser or ultrasound assisted etc. The laser performed with the Smart lipo is used mostly to enhance skin tightening. Using only Smart lipo is usually only used in very small liposuction, such as the neck when there is not much fat. Best wishes.

Tumescent liposuction is a technique that places IV fluids combined with local anesthetics into the fatty soft tissues so that the procedure can be done awake or asleep. SmartLipo is laser assisted liposuction. The laser ruptures fat cells and enhances the skin tightening effect of traditional liposuction. Good luck!

Tumescent lipo is lipo conducted under local anesthesia. It's been around since the 1980s and gives excellent results, minimal bruising, fast recovery because of the ability of tumescent anesthesia to temporarily shrink blood vessels during and immediately after the procedure. In the 1990s, laser lipo was invented (smart lipo is a brand of laser lipo) and it involved passing a laser fiber through the fat layers during tumescent lipo right before the fat was suctioned out. Same anesthesia, same tumescent lipo, just an extra step added. Why bother with the laser? Good question. Will the skin shrink without the laser? Yes. Will you pay more for the laser? Yes. Can you smooth the skin out at the end of the procedure without a laser? Yes.