Smartlipo is a minimally invasive procedure in which excessive body fat is melted away using from the body using laser technology which has been approved by the FDA.

Nowadays, Smartlipo is considered by many plastic surgeons to be the ideal way for getting rid of undesirable love handles as the procedure has considerably lower complication rates.

The treatment usually requires only local anesthesia and generally takes between 1-3 hours to perform depending on the size as well as the number of body regions to be treated by Smart Lipo.

Smart Lipo is continuing to grow in popularity within Harley Street as many people are reporting the ability to return to work the day after having the procedure.

Smartlipo works by Making a very small incision from one or two millimetres which will fade away completely after treatment, and inserting an Abre-optic probe under the skin through a cannula. Introducing pulsed laser energy to liquefy fat cells, which is then removed from the body naturally and by aspiration, the laser energy also coagulates the tissue, thereby sculpting body contours and tightening the skin. The procedure generally causes less bleeding, swelling and bruising than traditional liposuction, resulting in fewer complications and faster recovery for patients with greater sculpting control for the surgeon.

Patients have much less downtime than with traditional liposuction and typically avoid the compression garments and uncomfortable drainage tubes.

Smartlipo has been available in Italy, Japan, Germany and Brazil since year 2000 and in the UK since year 2006. Smart Lipo has been approved by the Medicines and Health care products Regulatory Agency (MHRA)-UK June 2006 and the Food and Drug Administration (FDA)-USA December 2006.

This endorsement recognizes the excellent safety and aesthetic profile of Smart Lipo.

Smart Lipo Laser Liposuction is an innovative and major advancement in the field of body contouring, body sculpting and liposuction

• Offers the best body-contouring results.

• Permanently zaps away fat.

• Affords you smoother results.

• Tightens loose skin, cellulite, and stretch marks.

• Uses laser light technology, only local anaesthesia is required and a faster recovery period is enjoyed.

• Can be performed on the face, neck, arms, back, abdomen, hips, thighs and knees.

Plastic surgeons feel that the safety of the Smart Lipo procedure arises from the fact that it makes use of laser technology which can be operated with a high degree of accuracy. In addition to the smartlipo procedure, Plastic Surgeons have all noticed that with smartlipo there is very little bruising.