How Effective is Tickle Lipo?

I have to be honest, I am extremely bias when it comes to Tickle Lipo. I am an ObGyn turned cosmetic surgeon 12 years ago. I have used every platform, i.e. Lasers, including Smartlpo, SlimLipo, CoolLipo, used VASER, used BodyJet, done traditional lipo and PAL. Tickle Lipo is superior to the rest. I have only offered Tickle lipo to my patients for the last 8 years. It is the most gentle way to numb you. The numbing process is done totally awake with little to no discomfort. Once you are thoroughly numb, we then insert a small suction cannula, that is gently vibrating and rotating. The motion actually aide in your comfort level and causes that fat to liquify for easy and thorough extraction. The surrounding tissues are minimally irritated allowing for a faster healing process as compared to Laser.
The areas you are looking to have lipo'ed are appropriate areas for Tickle lipo.
You have to understand, and nobody who does laser will typically tell you, that the laser process is a 3 step process. First we have to numb you with a cannula that must be jabbed into the tissue. Very hard to do this comfortably with you wide awake, therefore some sedation and/or pain meds are given to take care of this initial pain. The second step is to laser you. That laser beam is small, typically only 1mm in diameter and extremely hot. It actually vaporizes tissues right next to it and severely burns adjacent tissue. Therefore creating lots of damage that takes months to heal. Lastly, suction is carried out, and it is usually done with a cutting cannula which is essentially traditional liposuction. Bottomline with laser you are being burned and then cut. I emphasize this because it is this damage that takes the 3-6 months to heal.
In conclusion, Tickle is comfortable and thorough, minimal surrounding tissue trauma allowing for healing process to be measured in weeks (3-4) vs. laser which is uncomfortable with significant surrounding tissue damage and healing process is measured in months (3-6).
And yes, BTW, Tickle lipo does tickle.:)

Until the Tickle Liposuction unit, the best method for liposuction was the traditional liposuction for the following reasons: Energy source, such as laser, radiowave, ultrasonic, added a new diminsion of complications because of the heat from the cannula. I have seen article after article of burns from such liposuction equipment. Of course, in the proper, skilled hands such complications are more rare.

Another disadvantage of laser or other energy sourced liposuction is the increase time it takes to perform the procedure. They are two step procedures in that first you must melt the fat, and then go back and liposuction the melted fat out.

The Tickle Lipo, contrary to what some think is not an ultrasonic energy source liposuction unit. There is minimal to no heat as it is subsonic. The true name is Nutational Infrasonic Liposuction  (NIL).

Now for the NIL advantages: The specific rotational movement actually only breaks down the fat and not the connective tissues. This procedure shortens the procedure by 25% or more, and because of its lack of damage to surrounding tissues, results in less bruising, swelling, and recovery time. The Vibration-like activity of the cannula tip reduces the pain during and after the procedure. General anesthesia is rarely needed.

An additional benefit is that, unlike laser,etc., it does not harm the Adipose Derived Regenerative Cells (ADRC), and if fat transfer is desired for volumizing the breast, face, hands or buttocks, the fat is more likely to survive, even more so that traditional liposuction.

With all of the above said, the most important factor is still the skill and experience of the surgeon.

For local anesthesia, the tumescent technique is still necessary regardless of the equipment.