Cynosure UK launches Smartlipo MPX Laser Body Sculpting

(05/11/2008)

Cynosure UK's new high power system for laser lipolysis offers a body sculpting alternative to liposuction with minimal pain and inconvenience, with permanent results after just one treatment.

Smartlipo MPX is the next generation of the company's family of workstations for laser lipolysis. Smartlipo MPX is the only FDA-cleared, dual-wavelength laser system designed to efficiently liquefy fat and tighten skin through collagen remodelling.

Smartlipo MPX is a minimally invasive laser lipolysis system. The system’s proprietary pulsing format delivers laser energy through a cannula to liquefy the fat, which is then removed from the body. The laser energy also coagulates the tissue, thereby sculpting body contours and tightening the skin. The procedure generally causes less bleeding, swelling and bruising than traditional liposuction, resulting in fewer complications and faster recovery.

If you are unhappy with the shape of your body and are in good health then you are likely to be a good candidate for Smartlipo MPX. Age and genetics alter the shapes of our bodies, causing the accumulation that is resistant to diet or exercise. Smartlipo MPX is best suited for that healthy individual who eats right, exercises, and generally lives a healthy lifestyle, but has difficulty losing weight from trouble areas such as hips, saddle bags, under the chin or the back of the arms.

After procedure, most patients can walk out and be able to perform mild activities, unlike the need for prolonged recovery and possible overnight stay when liposuction is performed with heavy anesthesia. Smartlipo MPX significantly reduces tissue trauma and post procedural pain while completely eliminating post-anesthesia recovery. Most patients are able to return to normal desk type work in 1 to 2 days and some patients are able to return to work the same day, depending on the area treated.

With Smartlipo MPX, the liposuction is done in a more advanced, less traumatic manner that requires only local numbing, not heavy anesthesia. By having patients remain awake during the procedure, the doctor not only avoids the risks of heavy anesthesia, but the serious complications that can occur from patients being unresponsive during the treatment. In traditional liposuction procedures, heavy anesthesia allows the surgeon to use larger instruments with more aggressive and quick movements, which can result in faster overall procedure times.

Faster procedure times can mean more procedures are performed, but by using heavy anesthesia, larger instruments and more aggressive movements, patients can be exposed to greater risks and have longer and more painful recoveries. Smartlipo MPX is performed using smaller instruments and local anesthesia providing patients more uniformity in their result, less bruising, and generally an overall better cosmetic result.

Smartlipo MPX can help with the appearance of cellulite by disrupting the fat cells in the area as well as break the bands of septa which cause an orange peel appearance. The Smartlipo MPX can also help promote skin tightening through tissue coagulation in the affected area.

In general, all liposuction methods produce permanent results. The fat cells that are removed by liposuction do not grow back. Of course after liposuction, the clock keeps ticking; no procedure can stop the ageing process. Advancing age will produce the usual changes in the shape of the body, but the benefits of the SmartLipo MPX procedure will always be apparent.

Using Smartlipo MPX causes less tissue trauma and less inflammation as well as minimizing bruising and swelling. SmartLipo MPX uses small punctures and does not require stitches, so the patients experiences less bruising and swelling than with the traditional liposuction techniques.

The incisions usually close up within a week, and become completely healed with no scabs within 2 to 4 weeks. The incision sites become less and less visible over 3 to 12 months, often times fading until they are invisible.

Final results vary between patients and depend on age, treatment areas, the amount of fat removed, and individual healing traits. Some patients see immediate results that improve steadily while others will experience swelling that keep them at about the same size as they were pre-procedure, even though large amounts of fat have been removed. Young patients tend to heal much quicker and have less discomfort, but final results often take longer because young patients tend to retain fluid longer than older patients. There is no way to accurately predict your healing speed or how quickly you will see results. Most patients will see 80% of their ultimate result within one to three months after their procedure.

The number of areas that can be treated at one time depends on your individual situation and should be discussed with your Doctor.

SmartLipo MPX has also received CE approval for Europe.

Average cost of a Smartlipo MPX treatment: from £2000

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