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If you’re thinking about liposuction, forget the vacuum and say hello to the laser. The US Food and Drug administration has just approved a new, less- invasive technique for liposuctions better and safer than the traditional surgery.
“If you do traditional liposuction, you can make the skin look worse. It is pretty much like a deflated balloon,” said Bruce Kartz, director of the Juva Skin and Laser Center. “ This technology allows us to melt the fat and tighten the skin at the same time.”
Using a local anaesthetic, doctor insert a small tube with a laser under the skin. “As the laser tip comes into contact with the fat cells, it literally melts the fat,” said Karen Kim, dermatologic surgeon. The melted fat then drains away from the body. “There’s very minimal bruising. There’s minimal swelling afterwards. The incision site that you enter into the skin is very small, so you don’t even have to put a stitch into it,” Kim said.
The new procedure isn’t for everybody . Doctors say the laser system is best suited for targeting small fat deposits in otherwise healthy people, and it is not a cure for obesity.
“In the age of technology and cosmetic surgery, there are such dramatic improvements in technology that sometimes the hype goes beyond what can actually be accomplished,” said Paul Jarrod Frank, a dermatologic surgeon.
“There will never be a magic wand of cosmetic surgery.”