Body Sculpting or Re-shaping Treatments
For those with larger areas to sculpt, the body sculpting treatment of choice is VASER. Vaser Liposuction, as a body sculpting treatment, uses high-frequency sound waves delivered through a probe inserted under the skin to disrupt fat-pockets. The loosened fat and tumescent solution are then gently sucked out using a patented Vent-X suction system. Watch video
Nerves, blood vessels, muscles and other important structures are generally not disturbed by the sound waves. This is the unique advantage of VASER LipoSelection. Large areas can be treated with less likelihood of surgeon exhaustion. Skin over the treated areas tighten up slightly.
While there are non-invasive options available these days, areas like the arms and thighs are still best treated with Vaser, we feel. Somehow the R&D for most non-invasive devices like Ultrashape or Coolscuplting seems to be based on abdominal wall fats. When these devices are applied for thigh fats or arm fats, the results are suboptimal.
Adavances in Cellulite Treatment
Fat Freezing is a totally non-invasive body contouring device that lets you achieve, without any downtime, the figure and body shape that you desire. Within reasonable limits of course.
Fat Freezing works by freezing the fat deposits. As it thaws, a percentage of the crystalised fat cells die off non-violently. The surrounding tissues like the skin, nerves and muscles are always unaffected. This translates into a perceptible reduction in the size of the treated area at the end of 2 months.
Fat Freezing is a single session treatment so its quite good for busy people.
An Option to Breast Implants
For Breast Augmentation, we offer a fat transfer which is a procedure that transfers your own fat deposits to the breasts. Fat extracted from another part of the body can be used to augment the size on the breasts. After all the breasts are mainly fat. While some of the transplanted fat cells will die off, the remainder will last forever.
The whole process involves a liposuction-type procedure to extract fats from another area (usually inner thighs or the abdomen) and then cleaning the fat cells and transplanting it back to the breasts. About 50%-60% of the transplanted fat cells will remain and this will last forever, subject of course to shrinkage from natural aging over time.
We do not use stem cells with fat transfer, because we are not too impressed with the so called “stem cell extracting machines” to do what they are supposed to do. NB the quantity and viability of the stem cells are not independently verified when doctors use these machines to concentrate “stem cells”.
Smartlipo is the mildest of Liposuction techniques. We only use Smartlipo with very small areas like the neck, chin and cheeks. Otherwise, Smartlipo is used for touch ups of very small areas after other forms of liposuction. With hindsight of years of using Smartlipo, the limitations are quite clear now.
So for those who need to sculpt and contour very small areas like the chin and cheeks, the extremely gentle Smartlipo is the good option. Expect the swelling to subside by the 2nd or 3rd day. Bruises are rare. And if any, they are barely noticeable. This is the beauty of the treatment called Smartlipo.
“We started using Smartlipo in Singapore since 2007.”
Smartlipo in its purest form does NOT involve any suction. Smartlipo followed by suction is just basically a hybrid with traditional (or conventional) liposuction. Fats cells membranes that are destroyed by the action of the laser will be absorbed by the lymphatic system. And additional suction on the pretext of sucking out the destroyed fat-cell membranes and oil is just… modified conventional liposuction.
Our Founder
Dr. David Loh founded David Loh Surgery in 2002, during the early days of Aesthetic Medicine. He obtained his Bachelor of Medicine and Surgery from the National University of Singapore and has over 30 years of clinical experience, with more than 20 years dedicated to aesthetics.
Dr Loh is Accredited by MOH to perform liposuction. He is best known as an international trainer for BTX and Dermal Fillers. He has published extensively on injection techniques and the management of serious complications, with one of his papers awarded a Gold Medal by the PRS Global Journal. His contributions to the field include serving as the immediate past President of the Society of Aesthetic Medicine in Singapore.
Contact Information
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Email: info@davidloh.sg
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The Liposuction Hotline
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