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PLASTIC SURGERY NEWS, SURGERY NEWS, COSMETIC SURGERY NEWS Current News  |
Micro Lipo Just in Time for Those Micro Minis
Newport Beach, CA- Getting your beach body ready in time for the official
start of summer can often mean endless hours on the treadmill. Ever feel
like you have tried everything to eliminate that little area on your thighs
or buttocks? You workout regularly, eat right, and it just won't seem to
budge. Well now those unsuccessful, grueling workouts are being replaced
with quick touch ups and instant results. Enter Micro Lipo. Dr. Boris M.
Ackerman, a board certified Newport Beach based plastic surgeon, is using a
technique designed specifically for women who are happy with their overall
physique except for that one stubborn spot. Dr. Ackerman is excited to be
able to offer women this wonderful alternative. As Dr. Ackerman explains, "I
think that people equate liposuction with a very involved operation. Now,
in those micro mini areas surgeons have the ability to use tiny cannulas to
extricate fat and truly sculpt a desired area."
And his patients love that there is so much less involved with Micro Lipo.
As Dr. Ackerman explains, "the complication rate is less when you are
dealing with an area that is smaller. Due to the fact that a small area is
involved, patients should see rapid results and can expect to return to work
within a few days." This is made possible by fewer incision sites and less
swelling, pain, and bruising than would be present when multiple sites are
suctioned.
Coincidentally, the areas that are most exposed during the skin-revealing
summer months are also ones that would benefit the most from Micro Lipo.
These are the outer thighs (where the bulges are commonly referred to as
saddlebags), inner thighs, and under arms. Dr. Ackerman states, "On the area
of the upper inner thigh I have taken care of patients who are fanatical
about working out and absolutely cannot effectively target fat in stubborn
areas. These target areas respond quite well to Micro Lipo."
Dr. Ackerman has many patients who come to him after they have given birth.
Even though they have returned to their previous weight, many of these women
have some resistant areas as a result of the pregnancy. One common place
where women retain fat is the outer hips. Dr. Ackerman exclaims that,
"these patients are ideal because the fat is localized so it not difficult
to suction and sculpt the surrounding area to create the desired contour."
The buttocks also respond quite well to Micro Lipo, however a surgeon needs
to be less aggressive with this part of the body. As Dr. Ackerman explains,
"Surgeons have to be prudent with this area or patients can have a horrible
drop buttock." This is a good reason to use Micro Lipo, since only a small
amount of fat is removed during the procedure. The ensuing result is a
well-defined buttock, instead of one that slowly graduates into the upper
thigh. This will yield an aesthetic result with a clean line where the
buttock ends and the upper thigh begins. The knee area can also benefit from
this technique. "In most cases," Dr. Ackerman says, "patients who store fat
here are genetically predisposed." It is hard to build muscle around the
knees and burn fat. Micro Lipo allows the surgeon to specifically zone in on
the fatty pads surround the knees.
The chin is another area that responds favorably to Micro Lipo. "Fat can
accumulate below the jaw line very easily in some people," says Dr.
Ackerman. "Even if they are not particularly overweight." Many workout
gurus offer exercises designed to target this area, but they often prove
fruitless. Although chin exercises can improve muscle tone, fat on the
upper neck or under the chin will remain. Micro Lipo can easily remove the
double chin fat. And during the healing process, significant tightening of
the chin and neck skin will naturally occur. Unlike traditional
liposuction, Micro Lipo delivers results very quickly and with a short
recovery period. According to Dr. Ackerman, "when suctioning fat from a
small area, less swelling and bruising results because there is less trauma
to the site." This is exciting news for women who would like to remove that
very tiny area of fat, especially after they have tried other modalities.
In the past, women thought that liposuction was only indicated for women who
wanted a circumferential change. For women with a double chin, fatty knees,
budging saddlebags, soft inner thighs, a slight abdominal pouch or saggy
underarms, help with feeling confident in your beach wear can be
accomplished as fast as you can say, "Micro Lipo.'
