Laser Assisted Liposuction
Laser liposuction is a quick and modern way of surgical fat removal. The high energy of the laser is melting the fat cells. Compared to the traditional method where a needle is sucking out the fat cells, the use of the laser has some advantages.
The surgery is done under a local anesthesia. The cosmetic surgeon first inserts a little cannula under your skin. After the laser has done its work the surgeon can suck the fat out through this cannula.
A short laser liposuction can be finished within a half hour. However, if you want to remove a larger amount of fat or if you want a laser liposuction on larger areas or different areas, then it can take up to two hours until finished.
A little less than $1,000 is the cost of laser liposuction but only for small areas. Spreading over a large area such a surgery can quickly cost up to $10,000.
With laser lipo you can remove fat from many different areas of your body. Most popular areas are the stomach area and the buttocks. But it also works for the arms, the back or the thighs.
The traditional method uses a needle to suck the fat cells out of your body. You may have seen this procedure in the TV already. It looks quite brutal and in some way it is. That’s why the laser gains popularity. It works gentler and doesn’t cause that much damage.
Lipoplasty, liposculpture, suction lipectomy are different names for the surgical fat removal technique but the laser lipo is increasingly popular. Every year more of these surgeries are performed.
Statistics show that over hundred thousand liposuctions are done every year. Liposuction surgery has become a safe way for fat removal. The new method of laser liposuction is no exception but the statistics also show that it is not an effective long-term method of losing weight.
Best success is achieved if less than 10 pounds of fat are removed. The risks of a skin or issue damage and a large blood loss increase with the amount of fat removed. Another problem is the elasticity of the skin.
Talk with your surgeon and clearly limit the amount of fat you want to have removed. The smaller the amount the better the results and the smaller the risks.