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" T h isis are v o lu tio n a ry p ro c e s sth a t c o m b in e s
lip o s u c tio nw ithla s e r. N oo th e r p ro c e d u re c o n tra c ts
a n dtig h te n sth es k inw h ile r e m o v in gfa t:'
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J e f f r e y A d e lg la s s ,M .D .,F .A .C .s
B E A U T Y
I
L IP O
LO W D O W N
L ip a
y o u
c a n liv e
w ith
B Y
D E B O R A H
F L E IS H M A N
L
ongt o lose thosep o c k
e ts
o f s tu b b o rn
fa t
a n d
im p ro v e
th e
a p p e a ra n c e
o fc e llu lite ,b u t d o n 't w a n t to
d e a l
w ith
th e
d o w n tim e
o r
saggy skin afterm ath?
1 1 1 3 n k 5to an
a ll-n e w
te c h n o lo g y th a t c o m
b in e s q u a litie so f la s e r a n d lip o s u c tio n , it'sp o s
s ib le
t o
a c h ie v e
a
sleek, sculpted
b o d y
w ith
a lm o s t n o d o w n tim e .
T Ile
U .S .F o o d
a n d
D ru g
A d m in istratio n
re c e n tlya p p ro v e d
S m a ltL ip o , a la s e r lip o ly s is
te c h n o lo g y th a t c a n m a k e lo v ehandles. thun
d e rth ig h s a n d p o tb c U ie s d is a p p e a r.w ith m in i
m al insultt othe resto f your body.O ver tim e,
th e te c h n iq u e a lso
tig h te n s lo o s e sk in
w here
the fat was rem oved.
O ld e rlip o
te c h n iq u e s
c a n
c r e a te
a
lo to f
tis s u e tra u m a ,b u t S m a rtL ip o d o e s n o t, a c c o rd
in g
t o
J e f f r e y
A delglass,M .D .,
F .A .C .s ,
a n d
G re g o ry R o b e lls ,M .D .,th e first p h y s ic ia n sin
th e
D a lla s
a re a
t o
o ffe r
th e
p ro c e d u re ,
a t
S k .in ta s tic
M e d ic a l
&
S u rg ic a l
S k in
R e ju v e n a tio n
C e n t e r in
P la n o . It's
b e c o m in g
o n eo ftheir m ost popular procedures, especial
lyw ith s u m m e r ju s t a r o u n d th e c o rn e r.
1 2
LO O K S
IM ay/June 2007
1 ta d itio n a llip o s u c tio n g e n e ra lly ta k e s w e e k s
t ore c o v e r fro m ,b u t th e S m a rtL ip o te c h n iq u e
ta k e sa b o u ttw o days.I tis so non-invasive that
p a tie n ts c a n
h a v e itd o n eo na fln d a y a n d
b e
b a c k a t w o rk th e fo llo w in g M o n d a y .
" 'I h i s
isa
re v o lu tio n a ry
p r o c e s s
th a tc
o
m
~
b in e s lip o s u c tio n w ith la s e r ;D r. A d e lg la ss say s. " N oo th e r p r o c e d u r e c o n tra c tsa n d tig h te n s th e s k in w h ile re m o v in gfa t? '
O neo fth e
biggest advantageso f the
n e w
te c h n iq u eisthat it isp e lfo n n e d using a local anesthetic. G eneral anesthesiaisn o t re q u ire d . I t 's
a ls o
le s s
in v a s iv e ,
u s in g
a
I-m illim eter
in s e n io n
tube, com pared
t o
o ld e rte c h n iq u e s that use a4 -t o 6 -m illim e te rtu b e th a t c a n c a u s e skin tears and scarring.
B e c a u s e p a tie n tsa reawaked u rin g the pro
c e d u r e . th e y c a n s ta n d u p , a llo w in g th e d o c to r
t o
m easlll'e
p r o g r e s s
a n d
t o
p e rfo rm
sm all
tw e a k s th a t w o u ld n 'tb ep o s s ib le if th e p a tie n t
w ere unclcrgeneral anesthesia.
S m a rtL ip o
w o rk s
c liffe re n tly ,
to o .
O ld e r
m ethods are designed to sucko u t solid chunks
o ffa t th r o u g h a m e ta l tu b e . T h e la s e r lip o ly s is
0 1 'S m a rtL ip o , u se s a g lo w in g o p tic fib e rt o d is
solve and rcm ovefa tTIle doctor can w atch it u n d e rth e s k in a n d s tra te g ic a lly ta rg e t a re a so f fat to dissolve and rem ove. TIle process enables d o c to rst oc re a te a m u c h m o re s c u lp te d re s u lt.
L a s e r lip o ly s is h a s
b e e n
a v a ila b le
in
o th e r
c o u n tlie s in c lu d in g B ra z il a n d Ita ly fo r
m ore than five years,a n disth eflfS t
~
......
n e w
lip o s u c tio n
te c h n iq u e
a p p ro v e d
b y
th e
FD A
in
m ore
th a n
foul' years.
S m a rtL ip o
is
m anufac
tu re d
by Cynosure, and
isc u rre n tly
th e o n ly la s e r lip o ly s is tr e a tm e n t w ith
FD A
a p p ro v a l.
T h e n e w te c h n o lo g yisnot designed for peo ple w ho are considered obese.I tisid e a l, h o w e v e r,
fo r
th o s e
w ho
a re
n e a r
th e ir
o p tim a l
w e ig h t, w ith
a r e a so ffa t
tllat are
difficult to
r e d u c e w ith d ie t a n d e x e rc is e .
h 's
a ls o
e x c e lle n t fo r
re d u c in g
th e
s iz e
o f
m en's breasts,D r. A delglass says.
Costs range from
$ 3 ,0 0 0t o$ 8 ,0 0 0 .
T oam m ge fo r a c o m p lim e n ta ry c o n s u lta tio n
a t S k im a s tic ,c a U9 7 2 -6 2 0 -3 2 2 3 .I !
S M A R T L IP O
»O n ly lo c a l a n e s th e s ia
n e e d e d
»T ig h te n s s k in w h e r efa t
isre m o v e d (la s e r d e rm a l
la y e r h e a tin g g e n e ra te s
n e wc o lla g e n p r o d u c tio n )
»l i t t l ep a in a n d a lm o s t
n od o w n tim e
»R e d u c e d ris ko f c o m p lic a tio n s
»M in im a l b r u is in g
»A b ilityt oc re a te a
s c u lp te d lo o k
,
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