Liposuction (LS) is firstly the sucking of fat out of your
body. From this point forward, there are variations and
opinions on what way, which catheter, method of anesthesia
etc etc.
Let's start out with the anesthesia. You can either put
someone under general anesthesia or do tumescent
anesthesia. The former is obvious. Using a gas, you are put
to sleep for the duration of the procedure. The pros are
that you will feel nothing initially, but afterwards there
is quite severe pain. The second and most distressing fact
is that 95% of all adverse side effects, including death,
have all occurred under general Anesthesia!! The reason is
simple. Most Plastic surgeons who do it under general
anesthesia do multiple procedures or multiple fatty areas
all at once. And all Physicians know that the more
procedures you do under general, the greater the risk. Now
Tumescent anesthesia. First, you are awake for the entire
procedure. Using Dr Klein's Solution, the area to be
suctioned is infiltrated (filled) with the fluid, which
numbs the area, and then, using your preferred catheter
(we'll talk more on this later) you evacuate the fat. You
are monitored, just like under general anesthesia but
because the physician can and does talk to the patient
during the entire procedure, you have control of the
patient. Up until last year there had never been a reported
death doing this method, but a very careless and cavalier
doctor who used inappropriate drugs during the procedure,
and then left the operating room before the end of the
procedure, did cause the death of one patient. Again, I
believe after reading the case that it was the
inappropriate use of the drugs that killed the patient. So
it had nothing to do with the actual anesthetic solution.
Catheters are like fishing lures, everyone has their own
favorites and swears by their selection, but in reality,
there is a specific lure, or catheter, for each specific
fish, or area to be suctioned. There are catheters with
vibrating tips, ultrasound tips, laser tips, oscillating
tips (some of which go up and down, and others side ways.)
Others whirl randomly in all directions. And then there are
the straight catheters. I personally use the straight
catheters because I believe that you have the most control
- and while it takes a lot longer to do the procedure, the
results, in my opinion, are far superior. Dr Gasparotti,
perhaps the most artistic liposuctionist in the world likes
to say, "It is not the catheter that counts, but the man
(woman) holding the catheter". I agree.
So when would you chose liposuction over Lipodissolve? I
believe the answer is, when there is a large volume of fat
to remove, multiple areas that need addressing, when the
patient wants it all done at once, and in the love handles
in men and the knee areas in both men and women.
LIPODISSOLVE (LD), RAPID LASER LIIPODISSOLVE AND HIGH
DEFINITION RAPID LASER LIPODISSOLVE
Lipodissolve is the injection of Phosphatidyl Choline (PC)
directly into the fat. PC is a natural derivative of the
soybean. Unfortunately, there have been freelance writers
who have, out of ignorance, claimed that we do not know how
it works. We do know! The PC works by causing the cell
membrane to reverse its polarity and as it does,
microscopic holes are produced in the cell membrane. We
call this a "Zwitterionic defect". The cell membrane
disintegrates, the triglycerides (which is what fat is made
of) are released and the body turns them into diglycerides.
The body breaks these down one step further to
mono-glycerides and finally to free-fatty-acids. This is
what the body uses as energy. So in essence fat is stored
energy, and the PC breaks down those fat stores in specific
areas and turns them into energy. This is a permanent loss
of fat in the areas injected. I like to say that it is
"chemical liposuction".
Rapid Laser Lipodissolve is all of the above, plus we add
three sessions of a cold laser to the areas being injected.
This causes more destruction of the fat cell membrane and a
more rapid resolution to a thinner you.
High Definition Rapid Laser Lipodissolve is the final
addition to these non-invasive ways of losing fat. In
addition to all of the above, we add in a hormone injection
that aids in the dissolution of fat. In our studies not
only did it appear to enhance the fat loss in the injected
areas, but also (as has been established over many years,)
aids in the resolution of subcutaneous fat in the whole
body.
LIPOCAVITRON
This is a patented French machine that uses low frequency
Ultrasound to dissolve the cellulite. The low frequency
ultrasound is at 27 KHz, which is just above the hearing
for a human and it painlessly dissolves the fat beneath the
surface of the skin. In medical terms the fat is
"cavitated". In essence, ultrasound transducers are applied
to the skin with a gel interface and you lie there for
about 30 min. The draw back to this is that it takes about
10 sessions to see a really good result. Typically the skin
is much smoother and the dimpling is greatly reduced. The
positives are that there is absolutely no discomfort
whatsoever, and it is completely non invasive. For the best
results, the ten sessions should occur over a one-month
period. The transducers can be applied to just about any
part of the body.
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Dr. Roger Murray, M.D. is an Orlando, Fla. based cosmetic
surgeon, specializing in minimally invasive cosmetic
surgery and is an expert in scar minimization techniques,
aesthetics and anti-aging. For more information, please
visit http://www.themurraycenter.com
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