body-jet® Liposuction

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Liposuction technology continues to advance, and nowhere is that more evident than at New Image Cosmetic Surgery, where you can get the latest liposuction options in San Diego. Our latest liposuction advance is body-jet®. What makes this procedure so innovative? It is water-assisted liposuction, meaning that a spray of water helps to loosen and prepare excess fat cells for removal.

Jeffry B. Schafer, MD, FRSM is the first doctor on the West Coast to offer body-jet water-assisted liposuction. By harnessing the healing power of water, this minimally-invasive procedure is gentle and effective for patients, with less discomfort and smoother results than can be achieved with traditional liposuction procedures.

How It Works

The body-jet technique represents a true innovation and advance for patients considering liposuction in San Diego. Traditional techniques are designed to destroy fat cells, but body-jet loosens the fat without requiring damage to the fat cell itself. Instead, the medical-grade water solution pushes apart sheets of fat cells at their weakest points, rather than manually breaking them apart and causing tissue trauma. This means that surrounding structures like blood vessels and connective tissues remain intact, making the procedure less invasive and more comfortable, while still delivering significant contouring results.

Unlike the tumescent technique that is very common in cosmetic surgery practices across the country, body-jet uses a minimal amount of infiltration fluid to loosen fat cells - only 25% of the volume typically used with standard liposuction. Reducing the fluid results in less bruising and swelling, improved comfort, and decreased tissue trauma overall. Watch a video of the body-jet procedure, learn how body-jet liposuction can harvest stem cells or see Dr. Schafer with a patient on The Doctors show.

body-jet Advantages

Water-assisted liposuction offers many benefits when compared to traditional techniques, including:

• No need for heavy sedation or general anesthesia
• Reduced risk of skin dimpling, skin laxity, or irregular skin surfacing which can occur after other types of liposuction
• Minimal swelling both during and after the procedure for more precise contouring and increased comfort
• Very little post-procedure discomfort, with most patients completely pain-free by day 4
• Ability to resume most normal activities only a day after the procedure

Water Lipo - The Wave of the Future

Instead of destroying fat cells, the body-jet technique flushes them from the body. Because it is gentler than traditional techniques, body-jet can be performed on multiple areas of the body - including the stomach, thighs, arms, and area under the chin - during the same surgical session. With body-jet, there is simply no reason for many women and men to undergo an expensive and uncomfortable traditional liposuction procedure.

The body-jet liposuction system is only available at New Image Cosmetic Surgery. To learn more about this or one of the other body contouring procedures we offer for San Diego and La Jolla cosmetic surgery patients, contact Dr. Schafer toll free at (888) 306-3647 or request a consultation online with New Image Cosmetic Surgery.