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Liposuction is one of the most popular cosmetic surgery procedures in the United States, with more than 340,000 surgeries performed in 2014. The procedure (also known as lipoplasty) involves the removal of fat cells from the body. It is ideal for patients who have specific areas of localized fat deposits and have tried unsuccessfully to eliminate them through diet, exercise and weight loss. Today’s liposuction procedures are far advanced from their initial beginnings, when Italian and French surgeons first used suction to remove fat in 1974. There have been two significant advancements in liposuction surgery since then. The first of these in 1985 was the transition to tumescent liposuction, developed by California dermatologist Dr. Jeffrey Klein, where a smaller cannula is used for the procedure. The other significant advancement in liposuction has been the addition of laser light to the procedure, a technique called Smartlipo. Smartlipo received its FDA approval in 2006. HOW DO...

When you turn on the television, whether it is a reality show, talk show or just an advertisement, you are bombarded with “lose fat without surgery,” “freeze your fat today,” and “now you can lose fat without dieting!” The common source of all these claims is typically body contouring or fat reduction procedures. After all, who doesn’t want all their fat removed without surgery or dieting! The chances are you will have patients coming in and asking what is available, and if it will work for them. You are already most likely familiar with the surgical options, like liposuction or laser-assisted liposuction, but what about all these newly FDA-approved fat reduction and skin tightening devices? This primer is meant to educate you on all the players in the American market. Hopefully, by the end of this article, you will be in a better position to make a decision on whether to offer these procedures to your patients, and understand the financial investment for your practice. Who wants ...