April 2008 Newsletter

VASER LipoSelection® — A New Frontier in Body Sculpting

Do you shop for clothes that hide your body instead of fashions you're excited about?
Do you cover up at the beach?
Do you finish workouts feeling frustrated, staring at bulges that can't be exercised away?

If so, you're an ideal candidate for Vaser liposuction, a.k.a Vaser LipoSelection. It's a kinder, gentler liposuction technology. It minimizes pain, bruising and swelling by taking a precision approach to fat removal. Using Ultrasound to dissolve fat cells, it employs precision cannulas (fat-removing tubes) that leave nerves, blood vessels and connective tissue largely undisturbed.

FACT: An independent, peer-reviewed study reported that patients treated with VASER Technology experienced none of the complications common to traditional liposuction such as burns, prolonged swelling, abnormal sensation and skin cell degradation.

Precision Makes All the Difference

There are other advantages to VASER's tissue-selective technology:

The precision instruments result in a smoother, more even appearance to the skin than with traditional liposuction.
The VASER is so focused it can be used at half the applied power compared to other devices.

What happens during the VASER LipoSelection® procedure?

First, the area to be sculpted is filled with a special solution that includes epinephrine, which shrinks blood vessels to help reduce bleeding and bruising, and lidocaine, an anesthetic agent that helps numb the site.
This solution wets and fills the area to be treated, making fat easier to break up.
Then a small probe transmits ultra sonic energy (similar to that used for cataract removal in the eye) that breaks up fat on contact, leaving other important tissues relatively intact.
Finally, suction and massage of the sculpted site removes the emulsified fat quickly.

This is done under general anesthesia in a fully accredited outpatient surgical center. You're unaware of what is happening -- you go to sleep and awaken post-operatively.

What Happens When I Wake Up?

Once the numbing effects of the anesthetic agent wear off, you may experience some discomfort. We'll give you pain medication to handle that. Initially, expect some fluid drainage from your incisions.

Compression Garment

You will wear a compression garment home from the procedure. You'll continue to wear the garment for 2-6 weeks post-operatively, depending on the amount of fat removed. This will provide you with comfort and support, and will help your skin settle to your new contours.

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What body areas can be treated with VASER LipoSelection?

The patented VASER technology is so sensitive and precise that we can use it on the most delicate areas. Treatable areas include:

chin and neck
inner thighs
abdomen
knees
buttocks
hips
back
arms
male breasts
love handles

How much fat can be taken?

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There are limits to how much fatty tissue can be safely taken from the body.

You can discuss realistic expectations regarding your new look during your consultation with Dr. Aycock and his staff.

What about future weight gain/fat migrating to other areas?

This is a common misconception. Once you have fat removed, it is gone and, assuming proper diet and exercise, it will not return or migrate.

However, because fat is necessary to a healthy body, some essential fat layers in any given site remain untreated. If you do gain a significant amount of weight, the remaining fatty tissue will expand. Fat will be proportionately distributed over your entire body.