SmartLipo is a newer laser assisted liposuction procedure being performed in most parts of the world. It is a tried and tested laser therapy which was initially practiced in Italy in Europe. Now other countries like Japan, USA and South American countries have started performing this laser liposuction which has many added advantages. It was approved by the Food and Drugs
Administration in November 2007.
SmartLipo involves using a laser body sculpting workstation. This is manufactured by Cynosure which is an American Company that produces laser and light-based source equipment for the health industry. The device was approved by FDA for laser assisted liposuction.
The SmartLipo procedure involves introducing a laser probe through a tiny incision in the skin at the treatment site and passing laser pulses to liquefy the fat at that site. The Smartlipo LaserBodySculpting Workstation delivers a 1064-nm Nd: YAG laser fiber through a probe. The laser probe is very delicate and thin. It is about 1mm – 2mm in diameter. So the skin incision that is needed to introduce this probe is very small.
Laser liposuction or SmartLipo is an outpatient procedure...