Liposuction, besides being the most popular and common aesthetic procedure performed in the world, is undoubtedly a surgery.
Invented by the French doctor Yves – Gérard Illouz, its purpose is to eliminate fat deposits and improve body contour.
Like any surgery, liposuction requires optimal conditions, so it must be performed by a qualified specialist, in a certified operating room and with top-quality equipment and supplies.
New technological additions such as lasers or ultrasound promise to improve skin retraction, reducing post-operative symptoms.
For some time now, non-surgical procedures have emerged, which have usurped the name of liposuction. They promise the same results in just a few sessions. Ultrasound and radio frequency have been used for aesthetic purposes for many decades.
However, although their use is not new, it is undeniable that they are a good complement to liposuction, even an option for those patients who do not want or have a contraindication for surgery; however, they do not replace it.
In all honesty, after many sessions, the results are slight and short-lived, but they are noticeable for the moment.
If things were so good on their own, they wouldn't need to evoke names like “Lipo”, “Lipo without surgery” or “Botox cream” to stand out.
It is worth asking then why, after so many years, liposuction is so well established. Likewise, it is worth asking why, despite being presented as new technologies for many years, they still do not have so many followers and instead need to borrow the name of other procedures to promote themselves and survive.
Dr. Giovanni Montoya Mora Plastic, aesthetic and reconstructive surgeon
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