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c a n n u la . A m ix tu re o f n u m b in g
a g e n ts a n d s a lin eis in tro d u c e d in to th e a r e a .D u r
in gtre a tm e n t, th e la se r c o m e sin d ire c t c o n ta c t
w ith s u b c u ta n e o u sf a t, c a u s in g th e a d ip o c y te s to
ru p tu re .T hed e b risis th e n s u c tio n e d o u t.T he h e a t
e n e rg y o f th e la s e r e ffe c ts p ro d u c tio n o f c o lla g e n
and shrinks tissue.Italso coagulates blood vessels
inth e a re ato re d u c e b le e d in g , w h ic h
isty p ic a lly
associatedw ith liposuction procedures.
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lip o s u c tio n ,"s a y sK a tz ."T he c a n n u laits e lfiss otin y
th a t trau m ato th e areais m in im al."
T hele s sinvasive procedure allow sfo r a shorter
re c o v e ry tim e w ith p a tie n ts re tu rn in g .to n o rm a l a c
tiv itie sinjust days follow ing the procedure. "W e te ll o u r p a tie n ts to ta k eo ff th e d a y fo llo w in g th e procedure because thereiss o m e d ra in a g e ,"s a y s
K a tz ," b u t th e y c a ng o b a c k tow o rk th e n e x td a y ."
R isko f c o m p l ic a tio n s w ith th e p r o c e d u r eis
re la tiv e lylo w . A lb e rto G o ld m a n ,M D, a s e
n io r m e m b e r o f th e B ra z ilia n S o c ie ty o f P la s tic
S u rg e ry , h a s s tu d ie d la s e r-a s s is te d Iip o ly s isfo r
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som e areas, sucha s under the chin,in the upper a rm s a n d th e a b d o m e n w h e re tra d itio n a l lip o s u c tio nle f tb e h in d lo o s e , s a g g in g sk in th a t o fte n h a d tob e s u rg ic a lly re m o v e d .
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w asm adefo rsm all areas offa t
d e p o s its th a t a ls o re q u ires k in tig h te n in g ,"s a y s
B ruceK a tz ,M D,c lin ic a lp ro fe sso r, d e rm a to lo g y ,
M ountS in a iS c h o o lo fM e d ic in e a n d d ire c to r,Ju v a
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p a rtinth eFD A tria lsfo r S m a rtlip o ." Ify o u d o a re a s
lik eth en e c k o rarm s, o r th e a b d o m e n fo llo w in g
c h ild b irth , w h e re th es k inisv e ryloose w ithsm all
d e p o s itsc iff a t, tra d itio n a l lip o s u c tio n c a n m a k e
these areas w orse.T h iss y s te m
allo w su s to sim u lta n e o u s ly m e lt th efa ta n d tig h te n th es k in to im p ro v e the appearance ofth ea re a ."
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w ereperform edin2005, accordingtoth e
A m ericanS o c ie tyo fA e s th e ticP la s ticS u rg e ry .
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p ro v a lo fS m a rtlip o ,afa trem ovals y s te m th a tcom
b in e sla s e rte c h n o lo g ie sw ithlip o s u c tio n ,islik e lyto
p u shth o s enum berse v e nh ig h e r.T hes y s te mre d u c e s
b le e d in g ,c a nb eperform edu n d e rlo c a la n e s th e tic
a n do ffe rsaq u ic kre c o v e rytim ew ithn os titc h e s .
" S m a rtlip o , w h ic h re c e iv e dFD A a p p ro v a lfo r
laser-assistedlip o ly s is , vaporizationo f tissue and
c o a g u la tio no ftis s u e le a d in gtos k in tig h te n in g ,h a s
b e e n a v a ila b le th ro u g h o u t th e w o rldfo rs e v e ra l
y e a rs ,"s a y sM arinaK am enakis,v ic e -p re s id e n t
o fc lin ic a l m a rk e tin g a n d e d u c a tio n , C y n o s u re ,
W estford,M assachusetts. "C ynosure acquiredFD A
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T hec o n c e p t o f la s e r-a s s is te d lip o ly s is (th e
d e s tru c tio n o ffa tc e lls)f ir s t a p p e a r e din th e
mid-1990s when David
B .A p fe lb e rg ,M D, b e g a n
re s e a rc h in g a n e w te c h n iq u e th a t c o m b in e d tra d i
tio n a l lip o s u c tio n w itha nN d :Y A G
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w astos e eif th e c o m b in a tio n o f la s e rs k in tig h t
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several years.In a 2002 study entitled, "Laserlipolysis: Lipo suction Using Nd:YAG
L aser,"
G o ld m a nre p o rts th a tam ong 1 ,7 3 4p a tie n ts ," o n e s u f f e r e d a sm all 1 em
d ia m e te rb u rn ;I
th e rew ere3 7cases0 1 asym
m etry ,o n esero m aa n d a sm all
in fe c tio n
inthe sitew hereth e
m ic ro c a n n u lap e n e tra te d ."
G o ld m a n c re d its s o m e o f th e
a d v e rs e re a c tio n s , p a rtic u la rly
problem s w ith asym m etry, to a sharp learning curve. "D octors w hoa r e in te re s te din le a rn in g
th e te c h n iq u e s h o u ld h a v e s o m e
e x p e r ie n c e w ith tra d itio n a l lip o
suction as w ell aslasers," says K a tz ,w ho n o t e s , " W e h a v e n 't seen any serious side effects. T h e r eiss o m e b ru is in g a n d
s w e llin g th a t o c c u rsb u tth a t
goes aw ay w ithin a few
d a y s ."
C ynosure will set up preceptor s h ip s fo r p h y s ic ia n sw how o u ld lik e to le a r n S m a rtl ip o .
W ith a p rice tag o fa b o u t
$ 9 0 ,0 0 0 , th e sy ste m
isn o t
c h e a p ,b u tth edem andis h ig h ,
a c c o rd in g to K atz,w ho p o in ts
to th e p o p u la rity o f lip o s u c
tio na n dthe desire of so m any
A m erican s to trim
tro u b le s o m e
a r e a s ."Y ous h o u ldb e w e ll
tra in e d to g iv e y o u r p a tie n ts th e
fu ll b e n e fits o f th e tre a tm e n t,"
he says." B u t Id id n 't n e e d to
m arket the system . T here are so
m a n y p a tie n ts c o m in gina n d
re q u e s tin g th is ty p e o f s e rv ic e ."
The procedureisperform edin
o n esession startinga t$ 3 ,0 0 0
to $ 4 ,0 0 0 p e r tre a tm e n t.
" W h ile h a v in g e x p e r ie n c e
w ith lip o s u c tio nisv e ry h e lp fu lin
le a rn in g S m a rtlip o ,itis a g e n tle r
te c h n iq u e ,"s a y s K a m e n a k is . '"
c o n tin u e d fro m
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