Does I-lipo Ultra Work?

Liposuction is such a refined procedure that it is hard to compare results of liposuction with less invasive modalities. i-Lipo may work, but does not compare well to mini liposuction or traditional liposuction in terms of results at this time. Raffy Karamanoukian Los Angeles

i Lipo is not an effective way to remove fat. There are no scientific studies showing that i Lipo works. Liposuction on the other hand is an effective and low risk way to remove unwanted fat.

there have not been any scientific study or clinical study of large number of patients that show a significant benefit of I-liposuction over traditional liposuction.

Structural change requires surgery. Dozens of "non-surgical", "non invasive" , laser, ultrasound, radio frequency & cryo devices are advertised & hyped year after year in their newer, "latest" fancy avatars (x, xUltra, xUltra Plus, xSuper) as liposuction alternatives. My take is, there are so many of them year after year, as all of them do precious little. At best, they help you to achieve "subtle" changes (always in the fine print).

I am not aware of any medical or scientific literature claiming that they achieve results even close to what is possible with surgical liposuction (SAL,PAL,VAL et. all). Secondly, I am not aware of a single clinic around where I practice which offers 8, sometimes12 sessions of external, non surgical lipolysis without a strict diet & exercise plan. Go figure.

 

I-Lipo Ultra does not work. There is no data to support that it is anywhere near equivalent to anything like liposuction. This is another marketing hype.

I own an i-lipo machine because it is the best in class.  There is no technology that can replace well planned and executed body contouring surgery, however many patients simply do not want to entertain surgery.   This technique should only be administered under the direction and supervision of a qualified plastic and reconstructive surgeon.   There is absolutely no question that there is a measurable change in waistline in patients with excess subcutaneous fat.  I do not believe that there is a huge difference in results between immediate exercise and no exercise when it comes to local results( the changes at the treatment site).   What immediate exercise does is help with global fat and actual weight loss.  The great thing about this machine is that it gives people a jump start on results and motivates people to keep their exercise regimen.  I hope this helps.

 

All the best,

 

Rian A. Maercks M.D.

I have not seen any studies on the iLipo system, proving that it really works.

"If it sounds too good to be true, it probably is".  Save your money!

 

All the best,

There have been attempts to reduce fat with external ultrasound and laser but there is a question as to the safety of releasing triglycerides in the body without liposuction removal. There may not be a long term reduction of fat cells as the fat can build up again. These type of new treatments deserve a good scientific study. Zeltiq involves the non-surgical reduction of fat by a one hour external cooling and killing of the fat cells which then get metabolized. This is a different mechanism of action and the scientific data is rather convincing.

Dear Labelwhore

Nice name.  Louis Pasteur said to a graduate student looking through a microscope: "Be careful what you look for, you might find it."  Wouldn't it be great if shining a light on your skin would get rid of fat.  No even better, we will make a really big show and shine a laser on the skin.  If you carefully read the i-lipo site, post treatment exercise is needed to make the treatments work!.  I assure you that it is more cost effective to by-pass the procedure and simply hire a personal trainer and you will most likely have weight reduction and contour improvement that is every bit as good as the laser treatment.

You can some improvement from non invasive techniques, but nothing like the results with traditional liposuction. You get the results in one session and the recovery is minimal with liposuction. I feel it is vastly more cost and result effective.