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There is a major trend: the growth of nonsurgical cosmetic devices and treatments.

Eighty-three percent of all cosmetic procedures performed in the offices of cosmetic plastic surgeons in 2010 were nonsurgical, according to the American Society for Aesthetic Plastic Surgery — and the American Society of Cosmetic Dermatology and Aesthetic Surgery reports a similar trend. What does that mean in terms of volume? Almost 8 million nonsurgical cosmetic procedures were performed last year at a cost of $4.1 billion dollars.

"There's a huge demand for nonsurgical procedures," said Dr. Jeffrey Kenkel, president of the American Society for Aesthetic Plastic Surgery.

The reasons are simple, Kenkel, a Dallas cosmetic plastic surgeon, said. "Some patients only want a little bit of change," he said. Others "just aren't interested in a surgical option." They're seeking procedures that are less expensive, less painful and less disruptive than, say, a face lift, which costs an average of $6,600 and takes weeks of recovery time.

In the last year alone, the Food and Drug Administration approved two new devices used for the nonsurgical removal of fat — Zerona and Zeltiq, the latter of which is quickly gaining favor as a surgery-free alternative to liposuction.

Zeltiq is a device that vacuum-attaches to the body and delivers precise and controlled cooling through the skin to target subcutaneous fat deposits. The one-hour treatment is designed to freeze and kill fat cells without damage to the skin or internal organs. If the treatment is successful, over the course of several weeks, the fat cells are broken down and processed by the liver, and ultimately expelled as excrement.

"The typical candidate needs one to two exposures on an average love handle," said Dr. Dieter Manstein, co-inventor of Zeltiq with Dr. Rox Anderson (both of them work with the Wellman Center for Photomedicine at Massachusetts General Hospital in Boston, a teaching affiliate of the Harvard Medical School).

"The ideal candidate is somebody who's in reasonably good shape, somebody who has some love handles or a post-pregnancy pouch or back fat that doesn't want to disappear," said Manstein, who also co-developed, with Anderson, a fractional laser skin resurfacing technique popularized by a device known as Fraxel.

FDA spokeswoman Erica Jefferson said the agency does not track the rate of applications for medical devices. But she added that the agency has cleared "tons" of devices for skin tightening, body contouring and wrinkle reduction in the last decade.

The number of FDA-approved skin-tightening devices, in particular, has dramatically increased in recent years, including products such as Exilis and Pearl.

The Exilis device uses radio frequency waves in an attempt to stimulate and strengthen collagen (and to reduce fat). About 100 Exilis devices are in use in the U.S., including in Stevens' fire and ice room.

"We try to be very comprehensive," said Stevens, a board-certified cosmetic plastic surgeon who practices at Marina Plastic Surgery Associates in Marina del Rey and also runs the aesthetic plastic surgery fellowship at USC.

Dr. Sanjay Grover, a cosmetic surgeon with practices in Newport Beach and Beverly Hills, says patients want options.


Edited by xiaof - July 27 2011 at 10:36am

When you find out I would love to know as well. Hair removal can be quite a nuisance for women.

I have considered trying the NONO hair remover so if anyone has any thoughts on this product I would love to hear about it.

Many laser hair removal machines available in the market but, In my opinion always use laser hair removal machine. The biggest advantage of laser hair removal machine is that hair will take a lot longer time to grow back.




Edited by Karen Shelton - August 21 2012 at 10:45pm

Hair removal machines gives a very healthy skin, with a long lasting result compared to laser machines. I am taking my treatment and am just going to complete it, its looks wonderful. 



Edited by Karen Shelton - September 06 2012 at 5:22am

One method is better than anything!  Training your "lovely" other to do it for you!

IPL and Laser hair removal are the best hair removal techniques. Many Laser machines are available in market like evolux, evolight, Yag which are well known for their results and are very simple to use.





Edited by Karen Shelton - January 23 2013 at 1:38pm

I want to know more



Edited by Karen Shelton - May 15 2013 at 11:01pm