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VASER-Assisted Lipoplasty Compared With Suction-Assisted Lipoplasty

NCT00731354 · Status: COMPLETED · Phase: PHASE4 · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 21

Last updated 2011-06-08

No results posted yet for this study

Summary

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.

Conditions

  • Healthy

Interventions

DEVICE

Suction-assisted Lipoplasty

Standard Suction-assisted lipoplasty will be performed on one side of the body to remove excess fat and contour the body in one or more of the following body areas: arm, inner thigh, outer thigh, back

DEVICE

VASER-assisted lipoplasty

VASER-assisted lipoplasty will be performed on the opposite side of the body to remove excess fat and contour the body in one or more of the following body areas: arm, inner thigh, outer thigh, back

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • Sound Surgical Technologies, LLC.

    lead INDUSTRY

Principal Investigators

  • Onelio Garcia, MD, F.A.C.S · Plastic Surgery Center of South Florida

  • Michael Nagy, MD, F.A.C.S · Personal Enhancement Center

  • Paul F Vanek, MD, F.A.C.S. · Lake Hospital Systems

Study Design

Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Masking
SINGLE
Model
CROSSOVER

Eligibility

Min Age
18 Years
Max Age
50 Years
Sex
ALL
Healthy Volunteers
Yes

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2007-07-31
Primary Completion
2008-09-30
Completion
2009-04-30

Countries

  • United States

Study Locations

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