How will I know if I’m a good candidate for this procedure? As much as we’d like Smart Lipo to benefit everyone seeking body fat removal, this isn’t possible. Here are some of the things your physician will look at when they sit down with you to discuss the Smart Lipo option:
- Are you in good health? This should be obvious, but you may want to consult with you primary care physician before undergoing the procedure.
- You are not morbidly obese. Like traditional liposuction, Smart Lipo is not intended to reduce weight. Its purpose is to remove excess body fat and to contour the body.
- If you’re not pregnant or breast feeding. Here again this is standard medical practice for any woman considering elective procedures of this type.
- You’re not taking blood thinning or anti-coagulant medications. Even though the Smart Lipo procedure has very little bleeding associated with it, taking these these types of medications pose an additional and unnecessary risk to you as a patient.
- You are of the age of consent. As with any elective procedure the informed consent of the patient is required. By law minors are unable to give “informed consent.”
- If you have an infection in the procedure area. Any infection can put you at risk to either infection.
- If you have heart failure, severe kidney or liver disease should not have Smart Lipo.
Again, speaking candidly with your physician regarding any medical condition or concern is the best advice.
