Laser lipo, which is short for laser lipolysis, is a more traditional type of fat reduction treatment that’s also non-invasive and non-surgical. Laser lipo takes around half an hour, and most patients can resume normal activity straight away after their treatment.
When you undergo laser lipo, your doctor will attach large, paddle-like applicators to the areas that you want to target. These paddles emit heat that penetrates the skin to destroy the fat cells underneath it, which are then metabolised by your body.
Like Vanquish ME, laser lipo uses heat to destroy fat cells in the body. However, laser lipo uses heat from lasers while Vanquish ME uses heat from radiofrequency waves. This small difference means that the results and side effects of the two procedures can be quite different.