The Lowdown on Lipo - Surgeon Minute HD

Dr. Camille Cash describes new liposuction technologies that make the procedure more effective than ever. We’re all aware that liposuction removes fat. The process itself, however, and the different types we see advertised usually remain a bit of a mystery. Have you ever wondered how the fat is actually removed? Or how SmartLipo and other assisted-liposuction techniques differ from regular old liposuction? Dr. Camille Cash of Houston describes what liposuction really does, how it works, and what modern technologies provide to the unique issues facing a variety of potential patients. TRADITIONAL LIPOSUCTION According to Dr. Cash, traditional liposuction remains the gold standard when it comes to body contouring and fat removal. How does a traditional liposuction operation work? “Traditional liposuction involves using a wetting solution, or tumescent. That solution has epinephrine as well as lidocaine in it. Epinephrine helps with bleeding and lidocaine helps with pain. You insert the wetting solution first, and then you remove the fat underneath the surface of the skin,” shares Dr. Cash. Following the injection of wetting solution, a small, stainless steel tube called a cannula is inserted through an incision in the skin. Surgeons maneuver the cannula’s tip into the pocket of unwanted fat. A vacuum type device attached to the cannula provides the power to remove the fat. Lipo patient. Learn more: http://www.theplasticsurgerychannel.com/2017/04/14/the-lowdown-on-lipo/