Can liposuction remove cellulite?
Posted January 24, 2012 11:50 AM in Liposuction
Question:
I hate the fat and cellulite on my thighs, and I'm thinking of getting liposuction to reduce the fat in them, but can liposuction also remove the cellulite? Or will I need an additional type of treatment to get rid of the cellulite?
Answer:
Liposuction does not improve cellulite. In fact, it can sometimes make it worse. There is a new device coming out in 2012 called the Cellulaze device that is an excellent laser treatment for cellulite that appears to offer permanent reduction.
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Fat Removal
Posted January 15, 2010 10:04 AM in Liposuction
Plastic Surgeon, Dr. Jason Pozner recently spoke with theplasticsurgerychannel.com about new technologies available for fat removal. The technologies included Ultrashape, Liposonix and Zeltiq. Dr. Pozner is currently performing Zeltiq treatments in his Boca Raton office now and is seeing great results. Click here to view the video.
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The War on Fat 2: The Search for RF-Assisted Liposuction in Boca Raton
Posted May 06, 2009 9:06 AM in Liposuction
I just returned from Fort Collins, Colorado where I attended an Invasix Bodytite training for their upcoming IRB study on Radiofrequency-assisted lipoplasty (RFAL).
The meeting was hosted by Dr. Diane Duncan at her beautiful office and Dr. Steve Mulholland from Toronto. The purpose of this meeting was to review the data on RFAL and to watch a live surgery.
RFAL is an invasive liposuction that can be done under local tumescent anesthesia, IV sedation or general anesthesia. After fluid is infiltrated into the fat in the same way that it is done for other liposuctions, the RFAL device is inserted and used to melt fat, close blood vessels and most importantly to evenly heat the tissue and cause tightening of the skin and the fibrous attachments.
Advantages over laser liposuction are a more even and quicker skin heating, as well as a feedback system that shuts off the heat when optimal skin temperature is reached. It holds it there similar to a thermostat on an a/c or heating unit.
There seems to be more tightening than regular liposuction. Use of the device appears to be great for patients who have abdominal fat and some loose skin, but don't want or are marginal cases for a tummy-tuck.
There also may be uses for inner thigh tightening - a very difficult area for liposuction. Studies are being performed at a number of sites including at Sanctuary Plastic Surgery in Boca Raton, Florida, Dr. Diane Duncan in Fort Collins, Colorado, Dr. Malcolm Paul in Newport Beach, California and Dr. Spero Theodorou in New York.
Dr. Jason Pozner
Sanctuary Medical Aesthetic Center
Sanctuary Plastic Surgery
Dr. David J. Goldberg
Sanctuary Medical Aesthetic Center
Skin Laser Surgery Specialists of NY/NJ
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