Most people in the US have a problem spot or two on their bodies. Despite healthy eating and exercise, the battle of the bulge can be difficult to win. People like never before began turning to laser liposuction to deal with their problem areas. Hearing ads about laser liposuction and seeing advertisements on the internet is now commonplace in most parts of the United States. Doctors across many different specialties and practices have started offering the procedure to their patients. Despite this trend there is little information published advising patients of the realities of this procedure.

Sono Bello which operates 8 body contouring centers in 7 states, with over 22 board certified surgeons who practice laser assisted liposuction exclusively, is set to release its new internal study. There has been a lack of studies and data to support patients looking to have this amazing procedure. Given Sono Bello’s extensive experience we wanted to provide our patient base and the medical community with quantifiable data about what people can expect from laser liposuction.

Sono Bello polled 1,240 of its patients 7 days after their procedure and found that the promise of pain free liposuction is only partly true. Patients measured their comfort levels on a scale from 1-10 with a score of 10 being completely comfortable. Here are the results of this single section of the study, average values are shown:

This section of the study clearly demonstrates that most patients both during their procedures and post procedure have a high level of comfort, but it’s not always pain free. The study also revealed a direct correlation of increased discomfort both during the procedure and afterward for those patients with a higher BMI (Body …

We are getting ready to release an internal patient study that has been in the works for nearly a year. Encompassing over 1,000 laser-assisted liposuction procedures, the study will provide insight into average recovery and average back to work times, along with satisfaction ratings and other data. This information will allow potential liposuction patients to utilize Sono Bello’s experience in order for them to make the best possible decision regarding liposuction. The new studies will be made available right here on Sono Bello’s blog, and will be released and shared freely. Please use the subscribe button …

At Sono Bello we believe that it is worth the time, energy and investment to provide patients with the best liposuction care possible. Laser Assisted Body Contouring at Sono Bello has two parts: Removal of the fat and improvement of the skin quality from the effects of the laser. We work to provide our patients with the best value and we believe the use of the laser is an important part of this.

Here’s how the laser works:
Our lasers provide thermal energy to the undersurface of the skin. It is well known in plastic cosmetic surgery that if the undersurface of …

The Senate is working on passing a new healthcare financing bill that would place a 5% tax increase on all elective cosmetic procedures. The obvious rationale for this type of tax is that cosmetic procedures like liposuction, Botox injections, tummy-tucks and breast implants are in high demand and not medically indicated. It is an industry that up until this current economic downturn had been growing by double digit numbers each year. That’s a lot of revenue that could go toward supporting the Senate’s healthcare overhaul, but at what cost?

The cosmetic surgery industry is a clear target due to the large …

I talk about nutrition with every one of my patients. My patients often want to talk about why they have fat in a particular area of their body. They want to know how they can develop achievable health goals to complement their decision to have laser-assisted liposuction done. All of my patients have a genuine interest in being healthy and fit.

My number one recommendation for patients that want to see the best results after their procedure is to practice portion control in their diets. Not only is what you eat an important factor in post operative recovery (as healthy and …

Have you ever considered the possibility of doing a little bit of liposuction, all over? Would you like to get rid of some of the flab from the arms, slim down your inner thighs, remove some fat from your love handles and hips, and maybe even contour your neck? Although most patients typically focus on one or two areas, it is becoming more popular and common to do a whole body liposuction package.

If you have a BMI (Body Mass Index) of 25 or less, and would like to have whole body liposuction on several different areas, we would schedule you …