I'm interested in getting Smart Lipo for the mons pubis area, but this is a very delicate area, and I was wondering, are there any possible major complications that may occur after the procedure? Would the fat return after surgery? Any advice would be greatly appreciated.
January 26, 2009
Answer: SmartLipo of the mons pubis Any liposuction technique should accomplish reduction of the fat from the mons. With any liposuction technique, if fat is removed, the skin stays the same, so drooping can occur. Often patients come with the complaint of excess fat of the mons, and the problem turns out to be a combination of excess fat plus drooping of the tissue. The reports of tightening of the skin with laser lipolysis are not yet proven, since tightening of the skin from below endangers the subdermal plexus, the blood supply to the skin, and could cause burns. There is an additional theoretical concern that with laser lipolysis, more of the retaining ligaments will be defeated (damaged by the laser beam), so the mons could potentially sag if there is underlying laxity. This is purely theoretical, but a possible issue in patients with borderline looseness of the mons. Laser liposuction involves a laser, so burns can occur, as they can with UAL (Ultrasound liposculpture). These burns do not occur withconventional liposuction, tumescent liposuction, PALS or BodyJet techniques.
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January 26, 2009
Answer: SmartLipo of the mons pubis Any liposuction technique should accomplish reduction of the fat from the mons. With any liposuction technique, if fat is removed, the skin stays the same, so drooping can occur. Often patients come with the complaint of excess fat of the mons, and the problem turns out to be a combination of excess fat plus drooping of the tissue. The reports of tightening of the skin with laser lipolysis are not yet proven, since tightening of the skin from below endangers the subdermal plexus, the blood supply to the skin, and could cause burns. There is an additional theoretical concern that with laser lipolysis, more of the retaining ligaments will be defeated (damaged by the laser beam), so the mons could potentially sag if there is underlying laxity. This is purely theoretical, but a possible issue in patients with borderline looseness of the mons. Laser liposuction involves a laser, so burns can occur, as they can with UAL (Ultrasound liposculpture). These burns do not occur withconventional liposuction, tumescent liposuction, PALS or BodyJet techniques.
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June 22, 2011
Answer: Smartlipo in the Mons works....
I almost always incorporate SmartLipo with Traditional Lipo in the Mons or pubic fat pad. I have seen firmness which transiently appears in the fatty layer after this procedure, but external ultrasound treatments soften this almost immediately. I have seen some really nice improvement in contour when this area is treated along with abdominoplasty or abdominal liposuction. Nerve damage has never been an issue.
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June 22, 2011
Answer: Smartlipo in the Mons works....
I almost always incorporate SmartLipo with Traditional Lipo in the Mons or pubic fat pad. I have seen firmness which transiently appears in the fatty layer after this procedure, but external ultrasound treatments soften this almost immediately. I have seen some really nice improvement in contour when this area is treated along with abdominoplasty or abdominal liposuction. Nerve damage has never been an issue.
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