VASER-Assisted Lipoplasty Compared With Suction-Assisted Lipoplasty
Completed · Phase 4
Conditions studied: Healthy
In brief
This study is being done to compare two commonly available types of body contouring, VASER-Assisted Lipoplasty (VAL) and Suction-Assisted Lipoplasty (SAL), and to decide if one procedure is preferred by patients and/or surgeons over the other. Participants will have VAL on one side of their body and SAL on the opposite side.
Key facts
- Study ID
- NCT00731354
- Run by
- Sound Surgical Technologies, LLC.
- People needed
- 21
- Starts
- 2007-07-01
- Expected to finish
- 2009-04-01
- Last updated by the study team
- 2011-06-08
Who can join
Age: 18 and older, up to 50. Sex: any. Healthy volunteers: accepted.
You may qualify if…
- give voluntary, signed informed consent in accordance with institutional policies
- be between the ages of 18-50 years old
- Be willing and able to appear for all scheduled, post-operative visits with their doctor
- Have moderate to good skin tone
- Have excess fatty tissue in the arms, medial thighs, lateral thighs, or back where the extra tissue is expected to be composed of adipose tissue.
- Have a body mass index between 20-30
- Are non-smokers
You may not qualify if…
- under the age of 18
- over the age of 50
- are undergoing boy contouring for reconstruction following injury or disease are deemed inappropriate candidates for surgery due to medical or mental health reasons
- are concurrently being treated with other investigational agents or have participated in an investigational study within 60 days prior to surgery
- elect not to participate in the study
Where it is running
- Plastic Surgery Center of South Florida — Miami, Florida, United States
- Personal Enhancement Center — Toms River, New Jersey, United States
- Paul F. Vanek, M.D., F.A.C.S. — Mentor, Ohio, United States
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