Archive for the 'Laser-Assisted Liposuction' Category

Laser Lipolysis Versus Traditional Liposuction

Saturday, January 16th, 2010

Two French physicians discuss the differences between laser lipolysis and traditional liposuction in a recent article in the journal Expert Review of Medical Devices.
As the authors point out, liposuction is the second most commonly performed cosmetic procedure in the United States. (The most common procedure is breast augmentation.)
Traditional liposuction suctions fat through a blunt-tipped cannula [...]

“The Skinny” on Laser-Assisted Liposuction

Friday, November 20th, 2009

Laser-assisted liposuction is the “wave of the future for liposuction, liposculpting, and tissue tightening,” write two physicians in a recent review article in the journal Seminars in Cutaneous Medicine and Surgery.

After noting that body contouring with fat removal was first reported in 1921, the authors describe how liposculpting has evolved over the years, [...]