As technological advances and new medical procedures have made liposuction and lipolysis safer and easier, this popular cosmetic procedure has become even more popular. With the addition of Cool Lipo to the surgeon's options, lipolysis has reached a new height of versatility.
What Is Cool Lipo?
Cool Lipo is a relatively new approach to lipolysis, or the removal of excess fatty tissue. Cool Lipo uses a laser to break up and liquefy fat cells, then remove them. Unlike liposuction, Cool Lipo is minimally invasive and can be performed in smaller, more delicate areas of the body such as the neck or chin, or in areas where skin tends to be loose or sag, such as under the arms or in the jowl area.
Advantages of Cool Lipo
Cool Lipo, because it is much less invasive, requires less downtime than traditional liposuction. It can be performed under local anesthetic, and only takes a few hours. Cool Lipo also can perform highly targeted fat removal from specific areas, due to the controllability and high focus of modern surgical lasers. In addition, the laser used in Cool Lipo helps stimulate collagen growth, which actually increases the tone, tightness and smooth look of the treated area over time, providing long-term effects liposuction or surgical procedures cannot.
Disadvantages of Cool Lipo
Because of the targeted nature of Cool Lipo, it is not suitable for treating large areas of the body, such as the abdomen, thighs or buttocks. Desired lipolysis in these areas can be treated more efficiently with liposuction or traditional surgery. However, Cool Lipo is often used as a follow-up procedure for traditional liposuction, to treat areas the previous procedure missed.
