VASER-Assisted Lipoplasty Compared With Suction-Assisted Lipoplasty

A Multi-Center, Prospective, Randomized, Single-Blind, Controlled Clinical Trial Comparing VASER-Assisted Lipoplasty and Suction-Assisted Lipoplasty.

This study is being done to compare two commonly available types of body contouring, VASER-Assisted Lipoplasty (VAL) and Suction-Assisted Lipoplasty (SAL), and to decide if one procedure is preferred by patients and/or surgeons over the other. Participants will have VAL on one side of their body and SAL on the opposite side.

Inclusion Criteria:

• give voluntary, signed informed consent in accordance with institutional policies
• be between the ages of 18-50 years old
• Be willing and able to appear for all scheduled, post-operative visits with their doctor
• Have moderate to good skin tone
• Have excess fatty tissue in the arms, medial thighs, lateral thighs, or back where the extra tissue is expected to be composed of adipose tissue.
• Have a body mass index between 20-30
• Are non-smokers

Exclusion Criteria:

• under the age of 18
• over the age of 50
• are undergoing boy contouring for reconstruction following injury or disease are deemed inappropriate candidates for surgery due to medical or mental health reasons
• are concurrently being treated with other investigational agents or have participated in an investigational study within 60 days prior to surgery
• elect not to participate in the study