H.N.,
Thank you for your questions. Lipodissolve is not like liposuction. Liposuction is a surgical procedure that actually removes fat through a suction cannula that is inserted into the fat. Lipodissolve is preformed by injecting chemicals that "dissolve" the fat and leaving the chemically altered fat in the body to be resorbed.
The Zeltiq procedure in a non-invasive treatment which uses cold to alter the fat. Fat is more susceptible to cold then the skin so that when exposed to very well controlled temperatures a portion of the fat cells treated will be resorbed. This treatment is not a substitute for liposuction but is good for reducing small bulges of fat. It is FDA cleared for skin cooling and used off label for fat reduction.
Best,
Dr. B. Zelickson
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