Liposuction Of Saddle BagsThe "saddlebags" are the most requested location for women. One grateful patient was an aerobics instructor who exercised four hours a day but her saddlebags persisted. Liposuction was the answer. Click here to play the animation again (opens new window). |
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Liposuction Of The StomachMany women suffer from a swollen "pooch" that sit-ups won't remove. Liposuction is the answer for a thinner, flatter stomach. Click here to play the animation again (opens new window). |
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Liposuction It is true that looking good makes us feel good and gives us confidence. While there can be no substitute for total body fitness and care, liposuction can help improve your body and, in turn, improve your self image. Most of us have body parts we'd like to change-a stomach that isn't quite flat, saddlebags on our thighs, or love handles around our middle. Today, new surgical techniques and tools offer liposuction patients more positive results than ever before. Body sculpting techniques are used to reduce and reshape fat deposits in the abdomen, thighs, buttocks, hips, knees, ankles, arms, under the chin and neck, and jowls of the face. Men and women of all ages are finding liposuction can help them improve their bodies and feel better about themselves.
Developed by French surgeons over 15 years ago, it is most popularly called liposuction. This surgical procedure permanently removes genetically inherited deposits of fat that cannot easily be removed by exercise or crash diets. Specially trained surgeons, utilizing a high pressure vacuum, are now able to remove fat cells through tiny incisions in the skin utilizing a blunt-ended instrument called a cannula.
TUMESCENT LIPOSUCTION: At Dermatology Assiciates of Atlanta, we perform liposuction by use of the tumescent technique. This technique is a procedure that utilizes fluids and very dilute lidocaine to fill and expand the fat compartment. This injected solution also contains epinephrine, which forces the small blood vessels to constrict so that there is almost no bleeding during the procedure.
This technique increases the margin of safety while decreasing the likelihood of surface (skin) irregularities, improves the safety of large volume liposuction, greatly reduces the risk of surgical blood loss, and eliminates the risk involved with general, intubated anethesia. Because of the decreased bleeding, the surgeon can remove more fat from each area; he uses small ("micro") cannulas and gets nicer results with smaller incisions. The long-lasting anesthesia (lasting 12 hours or more) results in very little postoperative pain.
To maximize patient comfort and safety, a licensed anesthetist administers a local anesthetic and I.V. sedation called twilight sleep. Liposuction can be performed in a hospital or in a outpatient facility like The Surgical Suite at the Medical Quarters. Doctors Griffin and Karempelis take pride in guiding the dedicated surgical team at this specialized facility. The ultimate goal of patient satisfaction has been achieved through our state of the art liposuction techniques.
Weight loss can be very disheartening. You do everything rightget plenty of exercise, watch what you eatand still those extra bulges remain. This is why liposuction is appealing. It contours your body. This body sculpting technique is regularly used to reduce fat deposits in the abdomen, thighs, buttocks, hips, knees, ankles, arms, under the chin and neck, and even jowls of the face.
Removal of excess fat in the thighs to eliminate "saddlebags" is the most requested procedure for women who inherited this family heirloom. Men are more likely to desire fat reduction of the abdomen, "love handles," and chest. Liposuction is a relatively simple surgical procedure with a growing number of applications. By expanding on the latest techniques of French surgeons, American innovation has expanded new horizons in this medium.
Jowls can be eliminated, thus giving a youthful appearance without the need of an extensive facelift procedure. One of the latest and most exciting techniques is autologous fat transplantation. This fat transfer procedure involves transplanting one's own fat cells from one area of the body to another. The most popular sites for transplantation are the folds beside the nose wrinkles, acne scars, and the cheeks and chin. Even the hands can be rejuvenated by this fat transplant technique.
Zerona® is the new body contouring method offered by Dermatology Associates that allows you to slim fatty parts of the body without invasive surgery. Unlike traditional liposuction techniques where the excess fat is surgically extracted, Zerona® is applied externally. This technology is achieved with a very low lever laser that targets adipose tissue (or fat storing cells) that contribute to fatty build up areas of the body. Using laser emulsification, Zerona® laser therapy creates a small pore in the protective membrane of the fat cell that allows the excess fatty matter to seep out into the body. Your body’s natural detoxification system then works to push this excess matter out.
Zerona® laser therapy can be used to reduce the look of cellulite, contour and reshape your body by targeting fatty areas, and tighten and tone lose skin.
Zerona® laser therapy typically requires six sessions to achieve desired results and because of its noninvasive nature, you can return to your normal, daily activities right after your treatment.
Dermatology Associates is proud to be one of the first practices in Atlanta to offer this revolutionary technology. To learn more about if Zerona® laser therapy is right for you, schedule a consultation with one of our board certified physicians.
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