Smartlipo - A Breakthrough Treatment In Fat Reduction

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SmartLipo Laser Lipolysis - A New Generation Fat Reduction Technique
SmartLipo Laser Lipolysis is a revolutionary new liposculpture procedure for the removal of stubborn areas of fat such as 'love handles', 'double chin', inner and outer thighs, upper and lower abdomen etc. Laser Lipolysis can effectively reduce areas of fat resistant to diet or exercise without the risks and recovery time associated with traditional procedures such as liposuction.
Sometimes fat deposits assume abnormal proportions in areas such as under the chin, upper arms, knees, thighs, hips and waist - even when the person�s body weight is normal for their height. Attempts to reduce these localised fat deposits by diet or exercise alone are often unsuccessful.
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Traditional liposuction can be effective in reducing relatively large fat deposits, but results in a lot of bruising and swelling in the treated area, requiring several days to recover; it may even cause some permanent numbness of the skin due to nerve damage. And it is more difficult to treat small areas of unwanted fat with liposuction.

Laser Lipolysis ...
... is significantly less expensive than liposuction as it does not require the use of a hospital theatre or a general anaesthetic and can be performed in a clinic using sterile techniques and a local anaesthetic.
Laser lipolysis uses the new SmartLipo laser procedure, a minimally invasive way of removing small, localised fat deposits.�The procedure is performed by introducing a fine fibre-optic probe through a 1mm cannula inserted under the skin. It delivers pulses of low-level laser energy that selectively break up fat cells (a process known as lipolysis). The fat is transformed into an oily substance that is absorbed and eliminated by the body in a natural manner over several weeks. No fat is �sucked out� of the body during the procedure. In addition, the laser energy helps to stimulate collagen production, resulting in skin tightening, thus avoiding loose overlying skin.

Smart Lipo Laser Lipolysis generally removes up to about 500grams of fat at each treatment session and so it should not be seen as a means of losing weight, but rather as a process of body contouring.
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Treatment can take between one and two hours, depending on how many areas are treated. The treatment is well tolerated, so that once the local anaesthetic has worn off there is minimal discomfort, swelling or bruising, and most people can return to work the same day or the next day. Vigorous sporting activities are best avoided for a week or so.
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The treated areas feel different immediately, and the cosmetic results appear gradually over a number of weeks, taking up to four months for the maximum effects to be seen. The body continually processes and removes the released fat until none is left and the skin contracts to a normal contour over the treated area.

Smart Laser Lipolysis first came to the U.K. in the Summer of 2006 and the number of U.K. clinics offering this technique has gradually increased over the last year as more doctors have become trained in the technique.
In January 2007 Dr Peter Hickman at The Kings Grange Clinic in Castle Douglas became the first doctor in Scotland to offer laser lipolysis. He has since gained considerable experience in the technique. He says, �There has been a tremendous amount of interest expressed in SmartLipo. More and more people are realising that this is an affordable way to help them achieve the look they aspire to!�

For more information including clinic details, costs, special Christmas and New Year offers, and before and after pictures see www.smartlaserlipo.org