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Health: Scalpel News.(new ultrasound device for weight loss)(microdermabrasion for skin care)
SCALPEL news
Fat Melting
A unique ultrasound device has been found to reduce the waist, hips, and thighs in a one- to two-hour nonsurgical treatment. The ultrasound waves break up underlying fat cells and liquefy the fat, which is partly converted to energy and partly redistributed or excreted. UltraShape, which could cost $1,000 to $5,000 per session depending on the body area, is expected to be approved in Europe by this summer, and in the United States by early 2006. Describing it as "noninvasive and safe," Jacques Otto, a London doctor who took part in a trial, believes that it will "revolutionize the practice of body sculpture" by providing an alternative to liposuction and possibly also treating cellulite.
43%
43% of 209 people gained weight (usually five to ten pounds) after undergoing liposuction. -- University of Texas survey of patients between 1996 and 2003
Healing Peeling
A new type of microdermabrasion is designed to treat skin problems while it exfoliates. As a spinning diamond burr buffs the skin, one of three solutions is delivered: cleanser for cystic acne, hydrating solution ...
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- Press release article from: PR Newswire March 7, 1988 700+ words
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