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Permanent Weight Loss Without Surgery
medindia 8870 Posts British scientists claim to have developed a technique that uses ultrasound and cryolipolysis for permanent weight loss by freezing the fat cells. The high-intensity focused ultrasound (HIFU) and cryolipolysis has the potential to achieve permanent weight loss without surgery, by killing fat cells over a period of 3-4months and thus the flab disappears....Read More
Posted on : Thursday, March 10, 2011 12:19 AM

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I think more research should be done on the safety of ultrasound and cryolipolysis. Cryolipolysis is better than liposuction since it is non-surgical and non-invasive. But still, the safety of this new procedure and how it affects the body should be studied thoroughly.

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