Released on = May 19, 2006, 12:50 pm

Press Release Author = kile law

Industry = Healthcare

Press Release Summary = Liposuction: Getting the best results from Raleigh North
Carolina to Beverly Hills.

Press Release Body =

Liposuction is a body contouring operation that requires not only an artist's eye,
but also the insight to determine which patients are likely to benefit from the
procedure (and which specific areas of a patient's body are appropriate for
liposuction). When artfully and appropriately applied, liposuction can produce
dramatic contour improvements. As with all plastic surgery, the goal should be to
produce a natural contour.

Aren't there different kinds of liposuction?
Liposuction is traditionally performed using vacuum suction. Recently, new
technologies have become available in an attempt to improve the efficiency of fat
removal. 'Power-assisted' liposuction uses an energy source applied to the
liposuction apparatus to create vibrations that enhance the efficiency of fat
removal.

'Ultrasonic' liposuction, uses ultrasonic energy emitted by the liposuction
apparatus to emulsify (liquefy) fat and enhance its removal. A consequence of
ultrasonic energy emission is heating of tissues, which can lead to burns and other
complications if a number of precautions are not carefully followed. This has led
some plastic surgeons to not adopt or to abandon ultrasonic liposuction.

Is 'tumescent' liposuction better?
Well, yes, but tumescent technique is used for all liposuction, and has been for a
quite some time. 'Tumescent technique' essentially means that a saline solution
containing epinephrine is injected into the areas to be suctioned, so that blood
vessels in the fat constrict and bleeding is minimized.

Choose your surgeon carefully
Liposuction is the most commonly performed surgical procedure each year in the
United States. Here's a statistic that many may not have heard: the majority of
physicians performing liposuction in the United States are not plastic surgeons; in
fact, many do not have any formal surgical training whatsoever. It seems hard to
believe, but many physicians performing liposuction have had no more training in
liposuction than a 'weekend course'. One way to determine whether or not a physician
has had appropriate training in a particular surgery is to confirm that they have
hospital privileges for that procedure.

Perhaps some practitioners view liposuction as a 'simple' surgery, since it does not
involve making large incisions, and it requires little, if any, suturing. Nothing
could be further form the truth.

Dr. Michael Law believes that Liposuction is a very challenging operation that
requires careful planning and preparation, and a great deal of care and finesse when
it is performed. It requires a three-dimensional understanding of the layers of
human anatomy, an understanding that is second nature to a surgeon alone. I think
that it is often an inadequate understanding of anatomy (and, perhaps, of the body's
response to surgery) that leads to poor results in liposuction which are sometimes
seen.


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Contact Details = 10941 raven ridge rd
raleigh nc 27614