Opinion on Mini-Lipo? What is The Cost?

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Recently, I've learned of mini-lipo. Is it REALLY less invasive and quite common for the person to be able to drive home after w/ faster recovery a majority of the time? I could only find a couple drs in the midwest area who do it and all do it in a hospital o.r. I didn't want to keep paying for consults if untrue. Also, what is the average price range? Thanks.

Emmanuel Mallol Cotes, MD · Answer

Thank you for your question. The cost varies depending the surgeon and the location. My recommendation is to be consulted by board certified plastic surgeon, specialized in Body Contour, who knows individualize each patient to give you the better advice.
Respectfully,Dr. Emmanuel Mallol Cotes.-

Richard H. Tholen, MD, FACS · Answer

You would never be allowed to drive yourself home if you had anything other than local anesthesia ONLY, so this must be an uncomfortable procedure, which means it will NOT be thorough, and probably not very precise.

	Dr. Johnson has it right here--something is rotten about this deal. Is your prospective surgeon an ABPS-certified plastic surgeon? There are many real boards that certify doctors in areas that have nothing to do with plastic surgery, and some "bogus" boards as well. Do more detailed homework!

	I also agree with Dr. Daniels--Mini anything tends to be a "come-on" that promises much, delivers little (hopefully without a complication that makes things WORSE), and is almost NEVER worth the cost. That is why you are having trouble finding doctors who do this--most of us avoid fad procedures and try to deliver the best results for a fair cost. Any time you want more for less, you usually end up with less for more than it was worth!

	Can I interest you in the Emperor's new clothes?

Scott C. Sattler, MD, FACS · Answer

Mini lipo sounds like yet another marketing ploy - I have no idea what it is or what the recovery and results are like. Make sure your seeing a plastic surgeon that is an ASPS member and is board certified - this type of doc won't steer you in the wrong direction.

William P. Coleman III, MD · Answer

Mini Lipo sounds like a marketing term. Liposuction varies from mini to mega depending on the size of the fat deposits. Small areas of fat can be extracted under pure local anesthesia, but most people are better off with a driver even if no systemic medications are used.

	By the way, local anesthesia liposuction was invented by dermatologists. The notion that you should only see a plastic surgeon for liposuction is patently ridiculous. Hopefully most readers will see this as a marketing ploy as well. Our dermatology residents at Tulane, where I teach, graduate with far more liposuction training and experience than most residents in any specialty. Having lectured to and trained countless plastic surgeons and dermatologists in liposuction over the last 25 years, I can assure you that the experience, talent, and personal liposuction skills of each physician are what are most important. in getting good results.

Peter E. Johnson, MD · Answer

Something is just not connecting here. A brand new 'mini' procedure that most well established plastic surgeons do not seem to know about. A 'less invasive' procedure which seems to done only at a hospital. Liposuction surgery where you drive yourself home. Many red flags here, and perhaps you should be asking about more than the average cost.
	Best of luck,
	peterejohnsonmd

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