Does anyone have any personal experience working with the Vaser company with their ultrasound assisted liposuction?

I've purchased equipment from some companies, when once the purchase is complete that's the last you see of them. Is the machine reliable and doesn't break down and if it does is the company responsive in helping in repairs? Are you able to use this machine on smaller areas such as the chin and arms or do you reserve these areas only for the SmartLipo?
Dan

We choose not to buy the Vaser for our Patients because we couldn't get past those large incision marks. I believe Vaser is good if you have a patient with a lot of sub q fat, but not so wonderful for the smaller amounts. We have patients that will come in for lipo-redo's that have had Vaser, and those insision marks have turned into 1 inch scars. From following all the different type of lipo in the last few years, I was most excited about CoolLipo, although our Doc. keeps gripping about how long it takes for each area to tighten the skn, and the BodyJet water assisted liposuction, where you can suck out a great deal of fat, realitively quickly, not to mention the added bonus of being able to harvest the large amounts of fat to other areas.

In terms of response time for the Vaser people, I personally cannot say as we do not use the vaser in our practice, but down the street, one of our friends performs lipo and has a Vaser. He was performing an abdominal liposuction, when mid-way through, his Vaser broke down. The Vaser people fixed the unit within 1 week, but the patient wasn't happy about having a partial liposuction and then to have to repeat a few months later. We have never had this happen in our practice, because we have two coollipo units. So you might want to make a plan for yourself on how to finish up with the patient when/if the Vaser breaks down. Also, this guy is giving up his Vaser, but I think it is a lease. If you want to talk to him with any questions, he will be straight forward with you.

Hello,
I own a VASER as well as a Smartlipo. Sound Surgical is a great company.
Dr. Pitera

So which is a better buy? Smart lipo or the Vasar??

We had Vaser in our facility for over 2y and then tested out the Tickle Lipo. Because I do a lot of fat transfers, Tickle lipo is a better choice for me. It's more like a less traumatic suction assisted method in that the fat is aspirated while doing the contouring. I still use Cynosure's SmartLipo for additional skin tightening and contouring but sold the Vaser in order to get the Tickle Lipo. Tickle Lipo uses infrasonic vibration during the infusion of tumescent fluid and during the aspiration so less pain is perceived. There is also no heat so less post inflammatory hyperpigmentation, smaller incisions(3mm at most) and no heat trauma at all. Great results with fat survival with this technology as well but I really am seeing much better contouring with this than with any other technology.

I am enjoying my chiseled figure after having this procedure. It gave me a more masculine appearance. Definitely safe!

Same sentiments as beautyidoc. Tickle Lipo is also called Nutational Infrasonic Liposuction. It is somewhat similar to Vaser in emulsifying the fat in the extraction process but does not generate the heat and the incisions are typically a 1.5-2.0 mm punch. It works extremely well in areas where fibrous tissue can be a problem. Tickle Lipo has been available in the U.S. for a few years now. It was developed in Belgium in 1997.

I perform Vaser Shape treatments in a MedSpa, I had a couple patients that had good inch loss results and a couple with mediocre results. I expected more from such expensive equipment. I would say it was better for inch loss than skin tightening. I prefer the Viore Reaction for Skin tightening, with the Viore I saw excellent results with all clients.

Vaser Lipo procedure offers instant results, patients may still need to make significant lifestyle changes to maintain results.