I am planning to have Renuvion J Plasma skin tightening on my lower belly, arms and back. If I decide to have Smartlipo at a later date is it possible to have Smartlipo on areas treated with Renuvion J Plasma? How long do I need to wait between procedures?
June 24, 2022
Answer: Understanding Renuvion and smart JPlasma is an adjuvant to Liposuction and is ideally done in conjunction with Liposuction. Without doing liposuction it’s very difficult to pass the Renuvion cannula under the skin. The treatment is meant to be done in conjunction with Liposuction. The same is true for the laser component of smart liposuction which is simply a secondary laser treatment done immediately after traditional liposuction. In the end neither J plasma nor laser assistance add any significant benefit to any other form of Liposuction. I have owned both Renuvion and cynosure Smart-Liposuction equipment firsthand. There is no enhancement or skin tightening from these secondary treatments which cannot be explained by Liposuction alone. Patients who have skin laxity need to either except the skin laxity or have proper skin reducing procedures. The holy Grail of nonsurgical skin tightening has yet to be found. Despite the claims I suggest avoiding any procedure based on the name of the device and focus your efforts exclusively on the skill and experience of the provider which is the only thing that matters when it comes to body contouring results except the individual candidacy of the patient. I sold the Renuvion device on eBay and my smart Liposuction device is collecting dust in my garage. My practice has been devoted exclusively to Liposuction and fat transfer procedures exclusively for over a decade. To date I have performed over 8000 liposuction procedures with and without adjuvant treatments. The only two variables that determine quality results are provider skill and patient candidacy. Best, Mats Hagstrom MD
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June 24, 2022
Answer: Understanding Renuvion and smart JPlasma is an adjuvant to Liposuction and is ideally done in conjunction with Liposuction. Without doing liposuction it’s very difficult to pass the Renuvion cannula under the skin. The treatment is meant to be done in conjunction with Liposuction. The same is true for the laser component of smart liposuction which is simply a secondary laser treatment done immediately after traditional liposuction. In the end neither J plasma nor laser assistance add any significant benefit to any other form of Liposuction. I have owned both Renuvion and cynosure Smart-Liposuction equipment firsthand. There is no enhancement or skin tightening from these secondary treatments which cannot be explained by Liposuction alone. Patients who have skin laxity need to either except the skin laxity or have proper skin reducing procedures. The holy Grail of nonsurgical skin tightening has yet to be found. Despite the claims I suggest avoiding any procedure based on the name of the device and focus your efforts exclusively on the skill and experience of the provider which is the only thing that matters when it comes to body contouring results except the individual candidacy of the patient. I sold the Renuvion device on eBay and my smart Liposuction device is collecting dust in my garage. My practice has been devoted exclusively to Liposuction and fat transfer procedures exclusively for over a decade. To date I have performed over 8000 liposuction procedures with and without adjuvant treatments. The only two variables that determine quality results are provider skill and patient candidacy. Best, Mats Hagstrom MD
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