Lipolite is among the latest of minimally-invasive fat-removal techniques available in cosmetic clinics. It offers the convenience of comprehensive fat removal along with some degree of body contouring. This is why Lipolite is often marketed as a Liposculpture procedure--it helps to re-shape and tighten the treatment sites. This is a major advantage over other fat-removal methods that are known to put forth problems like sagging skin around the treatment sites. Further, Lipolite is a non-surgical technique that can be comfortably completed in a single or a few sessions performed on an outpatient basis. Lipolite is often combined with other fat-reduction methods for achieving better results. Some of the most used combinations in this niche have been explained below.
Liposuction
Liposuction is among the most conventional of fat-removal methods. The basic concept of liposuction is aimed at removing excess fat that exists between the skin and muscle. This is done via small, tube-like devices called cannulas that are inserted into the fatty deposits. The fat is sucked out and the incisions take some time to heal completely. However, liposuction puts forth a longer recovery period and it cannot be effectively used for some typical areas like fat removal from the chin or under-arms. Here, Lipolite is used as a complementary procedure to liposuction.
It should be understood that Lipolite is essentially a body contouring/reshaping method that offers a basic degree of fat removal. For people wanting significant fat removal, liposuction is used for removing the majority of the adipose or fatty tissues. This is followed by Lipolite for targeted fat loss. This includes removing fat wherein liposuction hasn’t performed up to the desired level.
Lipolite is used to ensure that some degree of contouring is done along the liposuction-treated sites to ensure an overall balanced appearance among the various body parts. The use of intensive heating during Lipolite ensures that a greater degree of skin tightening is sustained in and around the treatment areas. This helps to neutralize the sagging skin problems associated with conventional liposuction methods. Lipolite is reputed to cause stimulation of the collagen fibers which means that the skin-tightening process is sustained for several months after the treatment.
Fat-Removal Techniques
Several non-surgical, fat-removal procedures have been introduced as an improvement over liposuction. These are minimally-invasive procedures that put forth minimal recovery time and are quite effective. Some of the most popular methods in this niche include:
Liposonix
Liposonix uses ultrasound energy for fat-removal. The ultrasound pulses cause instant breakdown of the adipose tissue. The broken fatty tissue is eventually directed towards the body’s natural toxin/waste-removal process. The results of this treatment take a few days to be visible since the elimination of broken-down fat cells takes some time.
Zeltiq
Zeltiq is a rather unusual fat-removal method that uses extreme cooling rather than heating for fat-removal. This technique is also called Cripolypolysis. It is aimed at causing destruction of the subcutaneous fat without harming the overlying skin or surrounding tissues. Zeltiq uses a small suction cup to gather some of the fatty tissue. This suction device is then progressively made so cold that the lipid or fat deposits start crystallizing. This causes eventual shrinkage and death of the fatty tissue. The decomposed fat cells are eventually directed towards the body's toxin-removal system.
Lipolite is used in conjunction with both these treatments. This is because both Liposonix and Zeltiq are a bit restricted in terms of removing significant amounts of fat. Secondly, these methods don’t offer body contouring or very precise fat-removal. All these deficiencies are covered with Lipolite, which is often done as a follow-up treatment to these two procedures.