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Micro Lipo Just in Time for Those Micro Minis

By Boris M. Ackerman, M.D.

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 work out 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.

I am using a technique designed specifically for those who are happy with their overall physique except for that one stubborn spot. I am very excited to be able to offer my patients this wonderful alternative because people tend to equate liposuction with a very involved operation.  Now, in those micro mini areas I can use tiny cannulas to extricate fat and truly sculpt a desired area.

My patients love that there is so much less involved with Micro Lipo than with traditional liposuction.  When you are dealing with an area which is smaller, the complication rate is less. And, 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.

Common Target Areas for Micro Lipo

Coincidentally, the areas which 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. 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.

I have many female patients who come to me 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.  These patients are ideal because the fat is localized so it is not difficult to suction and sculpt the surrounding area to create the desired contour.

The buttock also responds quite well to Micro Lipo; however, I am less aggressive with this part of the body. I have to be prudent with this area or patients can have a horrible drop buttock.  This is a good area on which 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 which 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, patients who store fat here are genetically predisposed. It is hard to build muscle and burn fat around the knees, but Micro Lipo allows me to specifically zone in on the fatty pads surround the knees.

The chin is another area which responds favorably to Micro Lipo. Fat can accumulate below the jaw line very easily in some people 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.

Micro Lipo vs. Traditional Liposuction

Unlike traditional liposuction, Micro Lipo delivers results very quickly and with a short recovery period.  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 people who would like to remove that very tiny area of fat, especially after they have tried other modalities.  In the past, people thought that liposuction was only indicated for those who wanted a circumferential change. But for those with a double chin, fatty knees, bulging 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.”

Boris M. Ackerman, M.D.
360 San Miguel Drive, Ste. 607
Newport Beach, CA 92660
949.759.3284
www.doctorackerman.com

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