Smart Lipo Laser Liposuction in South Florida

The Food and Drug Administration has just approved a new, less-invasive technique for liposuction using lasers. Some doctors say that this laser liposuction, more commonlyknown as Smartlipo, is better and safer than the traditional surgery. It can help patients lose a size or two with little down time, and without the usual effects of loose, bumpy skin associated with traditional liposuction.

Smartlipo is a new less invasive form of liposuction that uses a laser to liquefy unwanted fat on the waist, face, thighs, arms, or breasts.

Using a very small cannula (tube) a laser fiber is inserted into the skin. The cannula is moved back and forth delivering the laser's energy directly to the fat cells, causing them to rupture and easily drain away. Unlike traditional liposuction, which commonly leaves skin loose and lax, the Smartlipo laser energy also interacts with the dermis, resulting in collagen shrinkage and excellent skin retraction offering wonderful results.

"If you do traditional liposuction, you can actually make the skin look worse. It is pretty much like a deflated balloon," said Dr. Bruce Katz in a recent interview with ABC News. Dr. Katz is director of the Juva Skin & Laser Center in New York City. "This type of laser technology allows us to melt the fat and tighten the skin at the same time."

Smartlipo takes about 45 minutes & uses a local anesthetic so patients are awake the entire time. Patients do not need any stitches and can return to normal activity within a week. However, Smartlipo surgery is not cheap, usually running between $3K to $10K.

There are many doctors in South Florida that offer this new body contouring treatment.

Dr. Dainel Mann of Boca Raton is probably one of the better known surgeons to perform the treatment. Dr. Man was selected as one of the first plastic surgeon in South Florida to use the procedure and his facility named a Smart Lipo Teaching Center of Excellence.

The South Florida Center for Plastic Surgery, with offices in Ft. Lauderdale & Miami also offer the Smartlipo treatment. The center offers this new procedure for men and women within a normal BMI (body mass index), but with stubborn fat deposits in a specific area like the buttocks, thighs, stomach, hips, knees or arms.

The Center for Advanced Rejuvenation in Ft. Lauderdale, FL also offers Smartlipo. The Center offers Smartlipo & other fat removal procedures for fatty areas of the body, especially on the hips, thighs, stomach, flanks, arms, jowls, and neck, that just won't go away, no matter how much we diet and exercise.

Finally, the Boca Raton Cosmetic Surgery Center offers Smartlipo from their offices in Boca Raton. Dr. Jose Barrios uses the State-of-the-Art Smartlipo LaserBodySculpting system. This machine provides Dr. Barrios with a less invasive technique than conventional liposuction methods for fat reduction and body toning. As the industry's only laser lipolysis system designed to destroy fat cells and coagulate tissue for tighter skin, Smartlipo is ideal for treating localized fat deposits on the face and body.

More Info

•South Florida Center for Cosmetic Surgery
9000 NE 2nd Ave • North Miami, FL • (954) 565-7575

•South Florida Center for Cosmetic Surgery
915 Middle River Dr., Suite 213 • Ft. Lauderdale, FL • (954) 565-7575

•The Center for Advanced Rejuvenation
100 N Federal Hwy • Ft. Lauderdale, FL • 877-4-U-WE-CARE