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Liposuction Atlanta
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Question: ATLANTA (CNN) -- Liposuction is the most commonly performed cosmetic surgery
procedure in the United States, and until recently it was also one of the
safest. But some doctors are questioning the safety of a new procedure to
remove fat that could revolutionize liposuction.
The procedure is called ultrasonic-assisted liposuction, or UAL.
Can anyone give me some more information on this issue or share with me
your opinion?
Answer: It involves using a long, heated metal probe to melt the fat, which makes it
easier to remove. Its value, doctors say, is that it makes it possible to
remove more fat with less bruising, and it speeds up the recovery time.
"It's less traumatic," says an Atlanta plastic surgeon.
"We keep going less traumatic because the less trauma you see, the less blood
loss you have and the less bruising."
But not all cosmetic surgeons are sold on UAL, and among the skeptics is Dr.
Guillermo Castillo, president of the American Academy of Plastic Surgery.
"If anyone tells you out there that ultrasonic liposuction is the best thing,
you need to be very, very skeptical," he says.
Castillo says UAL has not been thoroughly tested, and that there have been
reports of serious complications.
"We found instances of perforation of the bowel, perforation of kidneys, and
other real serious problems," including burns, he says.
Even those who believe in the procedure admit that the scars from UAL are
larger than with conventional liposuction, and that fluid sometimes accumulates
under the skin.
And doctors attending a recent training seminar said they were not willing to
use it yet because of the potential dangers.
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