Laser Liposuction - Not All Machines Are Equal
Saturday, November 29, 2008 5:02Liposuction is the most common plastic surgery procedure done in the United States.
Palomar” Medical has just introduced SLIMLIPO” a new laser liposuction technology which will revolutionize the way liposuction is done. The word SLIM” stands for Selective Laser Induced Melting and what is new is the laser wavelength-920 and 920/980 nm- which selectively melts fat-3 times more than SmartLipo”and 5 times more than the 1320nm laser used in the CoolLipo” device.
In some patients with smaller fat deposits we can melt the fat with the tiny SLIMLIPO” laser fiber and use no suction to remove the dissolved fat. This means less bruising, less trauma, and quick recovery.
New laser liposuction technology is revolutionizing the way liposuction is done. Benefits of the new laser liposuction technique are
· The laser selectively dissolves fat unlike standard liposuction which can destroy all tissues.
· The laser closes blood vessels=less bleeding, less bruising
-The laser tightens skin=less loose skin after liposuction
· Laser liposuction is less traumatic=quicker recovery
· The laser fiber is tiny= smaller scars
· Smaller areas done under local anesthesia
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All laser liposuction machines are not equal. You need to understand the importance of the laser wavelength used to melt fat. Most laser liposuction machines on the market today use a 1064nm or 1320nm laser wavelength. Actually the best wavelength which is most highly absorbed by fat is 920nm, a wavelength patented and owned by Palomar” Medical in Burlington, Massachusetts.
Palomar has introduced the SLIMLIPO” Aspire” Liposuction Unit which is the first 920nm based laser liposuction and is 3 times as selectively absorbed by fat as the 1064nm lasers and 2 times more than the 1320nm-the other commercially available laser liposuction technology. It is also 5 times as selectively absorbed by blood. This means that the SLIMLIPO” Aspire” laser liposuction unit dissolves fat and prevents bleeding much more effectively than any other laser liposuction machine available. See the figure below for comparison of the fat melting selectivity of the various laser liposuction units available today-remember, Palomar’s new SLIMLIPO uses the 920nm laser:
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For you the patient this translates into:
· Gentler more thorough fat removal
· Less bleeding, less bruising
· Quicker recovery
We also can blend in a 980nm laser wavelength with the Aspire” which is highly absorbed by the Dermis-the deep layer of your skin which controls skin tightening. For you this translates into:
· Tighter skin after liposuction
· Less risk of revisional surgery after liposuction
If you are considering laser liposuction you really need to know the facts and understand the technology. Once you do the advantages of SLIMLIPO” with the Aspire” system are obvious-there is nothing else like it on the market.
Dr. Brooke R. Seckel is a nationally and internationally recognized authority on Plastic Surgery and the treatment of facial aging. He performs all types of cosmetic, facial and breast plastic surgery, but his special interest lies in the field of non-invasive and non-surgical therapies to correct and prevent facial aging.
Dr. Seckel was founder and Director of the Lahey Center for Cosmetic and Laser Surgery in Lexington, Massachusetts. He was also the founder and first chairman of the Department of Plastic Surgery at The Lahey Clinic in Burlington, Massachusetts, a large multi-specialty group practice hospital in the Boston area. He is certified by the American Board of Plastic Surgery, The American Board of Neurology, and the American Board of Emergency Medicine. He is a member of the American Society for Aesthetic Plastic Surgery, American Society of Plastic Surgeons, American Association of Plastic Surgeons, is an Assistant Professor of Surgery at Harvard Medical School, and was recently voted one of the “Best Doctors in America” by Best Doctors® Inc. Boston Magazine has also recognized Dr. Brooke Seckel as one of the “Top Doctors in Boston” in 2006.
Dr. Seckel has published over 100 scientific articles in the field of plastic surgery and authored the first book on cosmetic laser surgery in 1995 entitled “Aesthetic Laser Surgery”. He also published, Facial Danger Zones, a book devoted to teaching surgeons how to perform facial surgery safely without injuring the facial nerves.
More recently, Dr. Seckel published Save Your Face - The Revolutionary 6-step Non-surgical Facial Rejuvenation Program which discusses, in easy to understand language, the causes and prevention of facial aging, and the revolutionary new non-surgical methods for facial rejuvenation. Dr Seckel’s office is at Emerson Hospital in Concord, Massachusetts, 978-369-4499 and he may be contacted at drseckel.com
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