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In 2000, Sound Surgical Technologies LLC of Louisville, Colorado, introduced a third-generation ultrasound device for assisted lipoplasty called Vaser, an acronym for vibration amplification of sound energy at resonance. The Vaser console consists of an integrated system including all the elements required for flow rate-controlled infiltration of tumescent fluid, tissue-selective destruction of fat, negative pressure aspiration, and collection of fat in disposable canisters. The technique is described.
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Prendergast, P.M. (2013). Ultrasound-Assisted Abdominal Liposuction. In: Shiffman, M., Di Giuseppe, A. (eds) Cosmetic Surgery. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-21837-8_55
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