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| Should you have these procedures?
Although these minimally-invasive techniques are being offered with increasing frequency across the United States, reliable data on their safety and efficacy is lacking. Clinical trials are being planned; including a study of mesotherapy, and a study of the sonic body sculpting method, LipoSonix, by plastic surgeon Peter Fodor. (Related: Risks of body contouring)
Patients considering any body contouring procedure must be fully informed about any unpredictability of non-surgical body contouring results, and their expectations must be realistic, according to plastic surgeons. As always, patients should seek treatment only from medical professionals who are qualified to carry out proper, clinically proven therapies, particularly for these procedures that are still not proven for safety. |
