Horror stories have been flooding the newspaper, television and the internet about liposuction procedures that go wrong. Stories always end with either disfigurement or death. Unscrupulous people who pose as doctors, be they the quack kind or the pseudo-certified ones, have managed to target on the plummeting self esteem of individuals who are willing to risk anything and everything to change the way they look.
It is undeniable that we all want to change the way we look. Especially vulnerable are those target population who want to lose excess weight. Undergoing an invasive procedure like liposuction is starting to get a bad reputation so people are now asking, are there alternatives to liposuction? Is there really such a thing as liposuction without surgery offered out there? The answer is yes, there are alternatives offered out there.
Theoretically, the proper term to use is non-invasive body contouring alternative. I know, it’s a tongue twister. But you have to understand a few things first about liposuction before you make a conclusion. Liposuction is called as such because the procedure calls for the ‘sucking’ out of fat or lipo. So if there is no ‘sucking’ then there is no liposuction. Alright, now that we have the basic terminology down pat, we will now go through the alternatives offered out there.
Liposuction without surgery is a catch phrase adapted by the media and held on to by the masses because of its simplicity. Some unscrupulous individuals who want to make money fast cannot go around town saying non-invasive body contouring alternative every few minutes while trying to sell it. Why not try that out? Try saying it five times and see where it gets you. It makes my tongue ache. So for the sake of my poor battered tongue, I think I’ll just stick to liposuction without surgery and make my life easier.
Here are the four most popular techniques out in the market today:
Lipodissolve is the most recent in the advanced alternatives. The lipodissolve is a combination of chemicals which are injected into the target area and dissolves the fat. The dissolved fat is then passed out through your urine. This is especially best in reducing cellulites.
Mesotherapy is highly popular in Europe and South America. Again, like lipodissolve, it involves the injection into the target area the chemical which will dissolve the targeted fat and be allowed to pass through your body naturally.
Thermage, compared to the previous two techniques, is the most non-invasive liposuction without surgery in the market today. Thermage uses heat which is assisted by laser that externally melts the fat. This is also the most pain-free technique among the choices.
Lipostabil is the latest development which is highly popular in Europe and South America. However, because of the lack of study of its effectivity and safety, the Food and Drug Association of the United States has not approved the use of this drug in the US. Basically, it works like lipodissolve and mesotherapy but uses a different chemical called phosphotidylcholine, which trade name is Lipostabil.
So before you decide to go for liposuction without surgery, why don’t you look for a surgeon who offers them, who has the right qualifications and has a track record that does not border on the ridiculous? All the techniques listed above have side effects too numerous to describe. So before you take the final step, my question is, is it really worth it? You should know.