Are there any conditions that make Smartlipo inadvisable?
Smartlipo is an elective procedure and will only be recommended and performed if the likelihood of developing complications is extremely unlikely. The following conditions are contraindications to Smartlipo: significant systemic illness, illness of the area of treatment, pregnancy or recent pregnancy within the last 3 months, allergy to lidocaine or epinephrine. For patients planning to undergo abdominal Smartlipo, abdominal surgery or disorders of the lower abdomen (hernia, ulcerative colitis, Crohns disease, spastic colon etc.
