What is PureLipo™?
PureLipo™, also known as SA BodySculpting in recognition of Dr. Albert Sant Antonio, the developer of the technique, is an advanced “tumescent” liposuction procedure performed without general anesthesia, using very small instruments to permanently remove excess fat from nearly any area of the body. It is called tumescent (which means “to swell”) because the physician fills and swells the fatty areas to be removed with large volumes of a special solution containing local anesthetic. The fat is then removed with blunt-ended straw-like tubes called cannulas, which are much smaller than those used in traditional liposuction. Because the tumescent solution completely anesthetizes the area, no general anesthesia or heavy intravenous sedation is required. Bodysculpting allows the trained physician to artistically sculpt the body into a new shape using these more delicate instruments. In addition to the increased safety of local anesthesia, PureLipo™ offers other significant benefits. Because