Where Should Liposuction Be Performed?
During an online Cleveland Clinic Health Chat about Smartlipo TriPlex, the advanced laser liposuction procedure that is revolutionizing cosmetic surgery body contouring, a participant asked where Smartlipo should be performed, at a surgical facility or in an office setting.
Dr. Poblete responded, “We perform this procedure [Smartlipo TriPlex] at the Cleveland Clinic Chestnut Commons Outpatient Surgery Center [in Elyria, Ohio]. It is better to have this procedure performed in an accredited surgical facility. The main consideration is patient safety. Liposuction, despite what others say, is a surgical procedure with risks and potential complications.”
During the online chat, Dr. Poblete acknowledged that some cosmetic surgeons do perform liposuction in their offices. However, as Dr. Poblete points out, liposuction is a surgical procedure that, Dr. Poblete feels, should demand a higher level of patient safety than is available in the typical doctor’s office. During Smartlipo, small incisions are made in the area being treated to allow delicate instruments to be inserted into the body. A medical procedure that involves cutting into the body, even when that invasion is minimal as it is in Smartlipo TriPlex, is a surgical procedure. Any surgical procedure, no matter how mild, carries the risk of possible complications, some of which can be life-threatening.
To provide his Cleveland cosmetic surgery patients with maximum protection of their health and safety, Dr. Poblete chooses to perform Smartlipo and other cosmetic surgery procedures in an accredited surgical facility. The surgical facility has the equipment and medically trained staff instantly available to provide the patient with the very best medical care available. Something to think about when you schedule your Cleveland Smartlipo procedure.