Water Assisted Liposuction in Santa Barbara
January 30, 2010 @ 08:29 AM — by Douglas Mackenzie
We are doing Water Assisted Liposuction now with the Body-Jet device, a first for Santa Barbara and the Central Coast. I'm excited about this technology because it allows for a gentle removal of fat with the assistance of a spray of water at the end of what at first glance looks like a typical liposuction canula (the long metal tube that sucks the fat from your body). Less energy, or force, needs to be applied during the procedure, and the benefits are seen with less pain, less bruising, less swelling, and a rapid return to normal activities. It is routinely done under local anesthesia, with minimal pain. There is some preliminary evidence it can shrink skin up to 8% as well.
The other thing about this technology that convinced me that it was a significant advancement in the field of liposuction, is that the fat that is removed is very good quality fat that has not been severely traumatized by the procedure, unlike laser liposuction or ultrasoni