Apr 1, 2009 11:00 pm US/Eastern
Health Alert: Melting Away Extra Pounds
PHILADELPHIA (CBS 3) ―
Karen O'Brien has
trouble finding clothes that fit right because of that one special problem
area.
"I have a little
extra tush behind me that I don't particularly care for, that I can't seem to
get off with diet and exercise," said Karen.
So the 39 year old
turned to Doylestown plastic surgeon Brian Buinewicz for a brand new treatment
that claims to melt fat and smooth out cellulite.
"There are skinny
people who have cellulite, normal people that have cellulite.
It's mostly the female population," said
Dr. Buinewicz.
He's part of a clinical
trial testing Cellupulse.
It works with
acoustic sound waves.
"It sounds like a
little jack hammer when this thing is running," said Dr. Buinewicz.
The technology was
first designed to treat sports injuries.
The sound waves shock the tissue, which increases blood flow.
It was being used on skiers with hamstring
injuries when the trainers discovered an unexpected side effect, cellulite was
disappearing.
"So they just took
that application for muscle injury and they expanded it in to the skin,"
said Dr. Buinewicz.
He says the shock of
the sound waves on fat tissue makes it shrink.
It can be used on other areas like the stomach.
"I haven't see
anything like this, that could treat cellulite.
Also with the fat reduction it's pretty dramatic how much fat you can
reduce in an area," said Dr. Buinewicz.
This is Karen's first
treatment, during a lunch break.
She
says the pounding feeling doesn't hurt.
"It's going to be
great because it's not invasive, so I can keep going on and being mom and
working," said Karen.
She sees a little
tightening after the first treatment and is excited about the upcoming summer
at the shore.
"If I can do this
and feel better about myself and look better in clothes or in a bathing suit
then I will be happier," said Karen.
The technology is FDA
cleared to treat sports injuries.
Approval is pending for cellulite.
It costs $1,800 for a series of six to eight treatments, twice a week
for about 20 minutes.
The results appear
to last for a while with maybe an occasional touch up.
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