How does Shrink-Wrap Liposuction differ from traditional liposuction?

Shrink-Wrap Liposuction is very different from the traditional kind. Plastic surgeon Raffi Hovsepian, MD, explains the benefits of this new approach.

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Well, shrink wrap liposuction is totally different than traditional liposuction. First of all, it's a customized approach

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where it is individualized for every patient, meaning that it's not a cookie cutter concept. No two patients receive the same treatment modality.

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Thus, it's specific for that patient. [MUSIC PLAYING]

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After we've addressed the concerning areas of the patient in a type of FDA patented technology

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that we're going to use for that patient's skin quality and fat removal, what we do is by minuscule incisions,

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no greater than a Tic Tac or M&M size at strategic locations place for more concealment for the patient,

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such as inside the belly button or below the underwear line, we are able to melt the fat with certain wavelengths that

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are specific for fat cells. By doing that, the fat is melted and completely destroyed

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or removed from the patient's body at that point. Now, the second component is stimulating the collagen fibers

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underneath the skin. Different laser wavelengths will address that component.

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You can't expect the same wavelength that liquefied or melted the fat to stimulate collagen production or stimulate collagen contraction

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and tighten the skin. Finally, the third phase is removal of the fat, which at this point, it's pretty much effortless

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because the fat is liquefied. With traditional liposuction, it does not take into consideration the liquefying

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of the fat or the skin tightening. It basically removes fat in clumps or chunks as most patients would say, traumatizing the tissue causing

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more bleeding, disrupting the blood vessels, damaging the nerves, and basically creating a longer recovery.

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With this technique, we can remove larger volumes of fat safely and provide a quicker recovery

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for the patient to attain the result that they are willing to undergo.