Dr. Zelko’s PodCast: Why Choose Tickle Lipo?
I am often asked by patients why I choose to use tickle lipo versus other forms of office based liposuction. The main reason is that tickle lipo is by far the most gentle, the most effective and the safest form of liposuction and liposculpture in the market today. If you compare tickle lipo, the fancy term being Nutational Infrasonic Liposculpture, to other forms of liposuction, you will realize how superior and desirable this form of office based liposuction really is. When compared to Tickle Lipo, VASER and all Lasers lack the safety and effectiveness profile. VASER, ultrasound liposuction, and all Lasers create a significant amount of heat during the process. Both of these forms of liposuction can cause burns during the procedure. The procedure, with VASER and Lasers is intended to cause cell death. The problem with cell death is you leave cells behind that are dead and or dying and your body has to reabsorb those cells over a period of time. So your healing process is much more prolonged with the VASER or Lasers .With Tickle Lipo, the tissue that is left behind is relatively healthy and therefore the healing process is significantly shortened. If you compare tickle lipo to traditional lipo suction or power assisted liposuction, the latter two forms of liposuction do a really great job of removing fat but they are effective do to the significant trauma they produce. Yes, they remove the fat, but they destroy adjacent blood vessels and nerves, as well as severe skin support structures. These sharp instruments are 2-3x the size of the instruments used with Tickle Lipo. Because they cut the skin support structures as well as the blood vessels and nerves, your downtime or recovery time is more prolonged and your bruising, bleeding and pain are much longer and more intense. And you have a much higher chance of skin irregularities and skin rippling once you are fully healed. This healing process can take as long as 6 months to a year. Lastly, tickle lipo is more effective than body jet, which is water based liposuction. For lack of a better description, BodyJet is a very “soggy” procedure. BodyJet uses water to numb you as well as water to dissect and suck. It leaves a lot of wet tissues behind, and, I believe, it is very ineffective at debulking the fat and more difficult to sculpt the tissues. In my opinion, if you want the best form of liposuction and you want to be awake in an office based setting; a setting that is calm, relaxing and comfortable, a setting where you can talk during your procedure, than tickle lipo is by far your best choice.
