Posts Tagged ‘ zeltiq ’

How To Reduce Fat Without Diet, Exercise, Or Surgery?

My latest article printed in the Plastic Surgery Post: We all want to lose fat.  But not all of us want to go under the knife to do it. According to the American Society of Plastic Surgeons, last year 204,702 Americans underwent liposuction, making it the third most common cosmetic surgery performed. This is in […]

  • Posted on: Sep 22 2012
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Ten Tips About CoolSculpting

Currently one of the most talked-about procedures in plastic surgery is CoolSculpting by Zeltiq.  I’ve mentioned it in previous blog posts here.  A lot of patients are asking about this procedure, but truthfully my experience with it is relatively modest.  I do not have the device in my office, but have demo’d it on myself and my […]

  • Posted on: Nov 17 2011
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FDA Clears Minimally Invasive Fat Reducer Liposonix, Liposonix Bought By Solta

The FDA has recently cleared Liposonix, an external ultrasound machine that causes fat reduction with minimal invasiveness. Liposonix is known by their motto: “One Hour, One Treatment, One Size Smaller.” The next day, Medicis (makers of Dysport and Restylane) proceeded to sell Liposonix to Solta Medical for $35 million. This is a pretty big development […]

  • Posted on: Sep 21 2011
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Plastic Surgeons Prefer Traditional Tumescent Liposuction Over Other Liposuction Types

The latest journal of The American Society for Aesthetic Plastic Surgery reveals a survey that found the majority of cosmetic plastic surgeons prefer traditional tumescent liposuction over all the other types of liposuction put together.  According to the study: • Most currently employ or have previous experience with SAL (traditional tumescent lipo – 92.7 percent), UAL (ultrasound […]

  • Posted on: Feb 26 2011
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Zeltiq – Noninvasive Fat Loss – Too Good To Be True? No…

One of the hottest things in plastic surgery today, and what I consider the Holy Grail of plastic surgery, is Noninvasive Fat Loss. One of the latest to claim this is Zeltiq. This is a device which is FDA approved in the U.S. for other purposes, but many physicians are using it ‘off-label’ to remove […]


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