Liposuction Surgery Techniques Tampa Dr John Leikensohn
Hi, my name is Dr. John Robert Leikensohn and I going to spend a little time talking about liposuction. This is an area that I feel very qualified to speak about.
I have been doing liposuction since 1982. I was certainly one of the first groups of doctors to be doing liposuctions. Most liposuction techniques are done using tumescent technique. This is where in fluid is infused. It is a mixture of a numbing agent and something to stop bleeding. During the year since liposuction has been started there has been a myriad of different types of liposuctions and what we use now is mainly fine small cannula liposuction either done manually or with what we call a power assisted liposuction. Ultrasonic liposuction is also available for specific indications.
The newest and most exciting technique in liposuction is what is called SmartLipo. I am happy to say I have the fourth SmartLipo machine in the United States and probably the first in Florida. We also serve as a training center for other doctors who would like to learn how to use SmartLipo. SmartLipo is a laser assisted lipolysis where through a 1 mm incision which is very tiny, a laser guided cannula is inserted and the fat cells are literally blown up. Following this, we usually remove any particulate matter with just a regular fine liposuction cannula. The advantage to this is in selected cases you can also get a certain degree of skin tightening from this, so I feel at the Plastic Surgery Center this is one procedure that both Dr. Scott and I offer the most modern up-to-date methods available.