We are treating all the same areas with Body-Jet that we would with traditional liposuction, including abdomen and flanks. Body-Jet also works well for men with gynecomastia.
What are the pre and post treatment protocols?
Patients wear a compression device for at least two weeks, which is probably adequate for most patients and shorter than what is recommended for other devices by several weeks, if not months. It is different for a heavier patient who requires three to four weeks of compression.
What are the benefits for both the physician and the patient with Body-Jet?
Patients have less pain and the recovery time is much shorter. In a week or two, patients look like those who are two to three months out of regular liposuction. Since this technique does not damage connective tissue, the skin can retract and create smoother contours with fewer irregularities. More fluid is used to perform the procedure, and a very small percentage of fluid is left behind comparing to traditional and laser-assisted liposuction. Therefore, it is very easy to access the patient intraoperatively for contours and irregularities.
How does the water-jet method enable a more effective result for your patients?
Patients get great results. There is no damage to the connective tissue so skin retracts very well. Instead of taking three months to heal, many people see good results in four to six weeks.
How is Body-Jet different from classic tumescent liposuction or other, relatively similar body contouring techniques currently available?
Unlike traditional liposuction, you are not relying on manual ripping and tearing to remove fat. Instead you are relying on the water to gently release the fat and suction it out at the same time. It is effective and safe. Results are excellent and recovery time is decreased. When blood vessels, lymphatics and other surrounding tissues are not damaged, the body recovers much more rapidly. Body-Jet allows us to remove large quantities of fat without sabotaging the body’s normal healing response as much, which is part of why the harvested fat is of such a high quality.
The biggest single difference between Body-Jet and classic tumescent liposuction is that you do not need traumatic negative pressure to remove fat. Body-Jet uses pulsating tumescent solution that provides local anesthesia in the treatment area and also gently dislodges fat.
You can aspirate while simultaneously using this pulsating spray of tumescent solution, which allows us to use half the negative pressure. Another big difference between Body-Jet and energy-assisted techniques is that energy-assisted techniques require much lower negative vacuum pressure to draw off the fat. Energy-assisted techniques destroy the fat, so it is not usable for anything else. Body-Jet preserves the integrity of the fat cell so the fat can be used for transplanting.
Patients who have previously been through classic tumescent liposuction say that recovery is much easier with Body-Jet and there is less bruising.
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