Okclipo



OKC Lipo is a Cosmetic Surgery group based in Oklahoma that offers “lunchtime” or “awake” liposuction treatments. It is one of the Cosmetic Surgery practices in Oklahoma employed as a test market for numerous makers of liposuction equipment. OKC Lipo is an exclusive Midwest training center (OK, NM, CO, AR, NE, KS) for such manufacturers. Training on matters of safety, getting quality results, and effectiveness is imparted to other physicians.

OVERVIEW
The variety of liposuction procedures performed aims at making the most of the patient’s anatomy and improving his/her beauty for a youthful appearance. Traditional, power-assisted, Vaser ultrasonic or laser liposuction methods are adopted to lessen fat and tone the body in a safe manner. The regions treated with “lunchtime/local lipo” are the love handles or waist, thighs (outer and inner), abdomen, arms, male chest, hips, chin, and knees. Other treatable areas are banana roll, bra rolls, neck, buffalo hump, saddle bags, calves, ankles, buttocks, male pubic, jowls, and male breasts.

History
A rising demand for the services of OKC Lipo caused the practice to shift to their sophisticated surgical facility, situated on the same area as that of Cosmetic Surgery Affiliates.

Dr. Miller
Dr. Miller received his medical degree from the Oklahoma School of Medicine. By way of Texas A & M, he finished a General Surgery Residency of 5 years duration, finally entering into the famous Scott & White Hospital, Temple, Texas as a Staff Surgeon (Trauma Surgery). This was followed by a year of training under Dr. Angelo Cuzalina in Tulsa, Oklahoma, Dr. Miller’s mentor, for fellowship training specifically in Cosmetic Surgery.

Dr. Miller educates physicians from all over the US who handle Cosmetic Surgery. He delivers lectures nationwide on the different kinds of liposuction. He is board-certified in General Surgery and Cosmetic Surgery. He is a member of the American Medical Association, the American Academy of Cosmetic Surgeons, and the Texas Medical Association. He is a prospective member of the American College of Surgeons. He has an affiliation with Leutronic Liposuction to provide special training in learning liposuction methods to regional physicians.

Dr. Nuveen
Dr. Nuveen possesses subspecialized fellowship training in Cosmetic Surgery. He possesses dental and medical graduate degrees, the former from a dental school considered to be the best in the US – University of Connecticut School of Dental Medicine, and the latter from the esteemed Case Western University School of Medicine. He did an extra year of general surgery at Penn State/Hershey Medical Center.

Dr. Nuveen is a global Cosmetic Surgery instructor and much of his professional life is spent in the Cosmetic Surgery training and instruction for physicians from different parts of the world. He has done research in rheumatology and immunology. The doctor’s practice is the biggest in Oklahoma having 5 locations. In addition, it has hospital privileges to perform all the doctor’s procedures within or outside the hospital.

Dr. Nuveen was taken in for a fellowship accredited by the American Academy of Cosmetic Surgery, in Cosmetic Surgery of the face and body in Salt Lake City, Utah.

Liposection
Liposuction is one of the most well-liked and safest procedures for body contouring in the world. Its popularity can be attributed to the fact that any surplus body fat (trouble areas) that does not get reduced despite doing exercise and watching food intake, can be easily, quickly, and permanently removed with this procedure. It also tightens loose skin, and helps to improve male and female body contours. Areas that can be worked on include the face, breasts/chest, hips, knees, abdomen, neck, ankles, upper arms, and thighs. Fat can be removed from one or multiple areas simultaneously.

Little incisions are made in natural skin creases or hair bearing regions. Following this, a special tumescent solution is introduced within the trouble areas to be a local anesthetic and control blood loss. A cannula that is connected to a suction machine by way of tubing is then used to get rid of the excess fat (now in melted form) from the particular fatty area(s). How long the procedure would take would depend on how much fat is involved and how difficult the process is for a particular patient. Results from the procedure are also variable. A compression garment limits surgical trauma, and helps with retraction of any flabby skin. Most patients get back to their regular lifestyle within a couple of days.

Laser-Assisted Lipolysis
Stubborn fat, settled in big regions or localized is removed using an FDA approved body sculpting device (AccuSculpt laser lipo-sculpting system) and the energy of its wavelength of frequency 1444 nm which causes emulsification. The patient is administered local anesthesia before the procedure which is stated to be fast, minimally invasive, causing minimal surgical trauma, and facilitating a speedy recovery. Most body regions can be treated including face, flanks, arms, neck, back, abdomen, inner thighs, knees, and buttocks.

Power-Assisted Liposuction
A minimally invasive liposuction procedure is carried out to treat big regions containing obstinate fat deposits. For the purpose, a power aided device (MicroAire Power-Assisted Liposculptor) is made use of. Fat is loosened by way of the device’s 2 mm cannula which vibrates at the rate of 4000 cycles a minute. Liposuction with this device has been stated by the practice to be safe as it doesn’t depend on heat energy that could cause surgical trauma, it causes minimal uneasiness and pain, and doesn’t require the application of a lot of pressure or force. Both anesthetic and salt solutions are introduced into the concerned area to limit discomfort and pain. Difficult regions such as the male breasts, flanks, and inner thighs are treatable with this procedure.

Ultrasound Assisted Liposuction
This is a procedure generally used for fat removal from dense regions of the body and for reducing the size of the breasts. It is for taking away fat from particular body areas. The method adopted by the practice is the VASER Ultrasonic Liposuction system which is suitable for both delicate body regions such as the chin, inner thighs, arms, and neck, and also regions of a less fragile nature. The ultrasound energy gets rid of the redundant fat deposits. It does not hurt vital structures such as the blood vessels and nerves. The VASER Hi Def method is used to improve the appearance of the natural body contours.

Traditional Liposuction
It is an outpatient procedure that is often carried out using local anesthesia. It can cause permanent changes in the contours of the body in areas where surplus fat deposits cause rounding or protruding in a body structure that is otherwise balanced. The procedure is not suitable for the removal of cellulite. The ultrasonic method is preferable to this conventional method in cases where the patient has a lot of skin. The best candidates for this procedure would be adults within 30% of the correct weight for them and having elastic, firm skin with good muscle tone.

PRE-PROCEDURE FORMALITIES
Before surgery can be done, patients have to submit signed forms showing that they have been advised on possible surgical complications because of a smoking habit; have consented to have photographs taken of themselves, or of their body parts; and have agreed to the surgery after having read through the possible risks, and so on. Information relating to the procedure is available for downloading by patients from the OKC Lipo website.