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N A T IO N A LR E P O R T. )F o r s o m e c o s m e tic s u r g e o n s a n d th e ir p a tie n ts ,
S m a rtlip o (D e k a iC y n o s u re ) re p re s e n ts a e s th e tic s u rg e ry 's h o lyg r a il:
a to o l th a t m e lts fa t, p r o d u c in g re s u lts m o re q u ic k lya n d c o m fo r ta b ly th a n
tr a d itio n a l lip o s u c tio n w h ile tig h te n in g s k int ob o o t. H o w e v e r, S o m e e x p e rts
te ll C o s m e ticS u rg e ry77m esth a t th is te c h n o lo g y s im p ly re p la c e s o n e ty p eo ftra u m a w ith a n o th e r a n dd o u b tth a t itw ill S u p p la n t c o n v e n tio n a l
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im m e d ia te g ra tific a tio n . P a tie n ts s e e re s u lts " _
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fib e risin tr o d u c e dt o d e liv e r e n e r g y d ir e c tlyt o S U b c u ta n e o u s fa t c e lls , h e s a y s .
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s k in a t th e s a m e tim e ." C o n v e n tio n a l lip o s u c tio n c a n W o rs e n s k in th a t's a lre a d y lo o s e
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s o s m a llw ed o n 'te v e n h a v et o u s e s u tu re s ," a n d th e y p r o d u c e a lm o s t im p e r c e p tib le
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n o g e n e ra l a n e s th e s ia , o n ly lo c a l tu m e s c e n t a n e s th e s ia , h e s a y s . F o r s u c h re a s o n s ,
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