Zerona

On Monday, I was bored, so I turned the TV on hoping to get some entertainment. I caught The Drs show, a daily talk show hosted by physicians, who answer medical related questions.

That day, one of the topic addressed was about weight loss. A woman contacted them to ask about a way to lose the 40lbs she gained after giving birth to her 3 children. She said she tried everything from exercising to dieting, without success, which lead her to get professional help. I expected the doctors to analyze her lifestyle and diet and then to pinpoint her wrongs. I also thought they would develop a program for her to follow, including a daily routine with a new diet. It wasn't the case.

The doctors of the show introduced her to Zerona. Zerona is a noninvasive liposuction. That's right, it is a non-surgical liposuction alternative!!! It's a 6 treatments of 40-min to be performed in 2 weeks. It is painfree and you can lose up to 9 inches (at the waist)!!!! Now doesn't that sound too good to be true?

Zerona uses low-level cold laser to force fat cells to release their contents into the intercellular space. Then, they are eliminated by lymphatic drain like other toxin . That's literally shrinking the fat cells. To my understanding, this technology has been in used for years with traditional liposuction to ease the suction of fat. They recently found out that used alone, the excess is drained by the body and it also provides remarkable results. Controlled study shows that the average result for this two-week treatment is 3.5", in some cases, it can be as much as 9". The lady from The Drs show lost 4" at her waist. (Click here for picture and sypnosis of the show.) Now, who wouldn't like that? The only disadvantage of this treatment over traditional liposuction is that fat cells are reduced rather than removed. Hence, the patient is required to change his/her lifestyle and eating habits or else, the fat cell will grow back.

My opinion on this? Well, it seems great technology, but I don't think it should not be advertise by doctors. The treatment is fairly new, so new that I can't find deeper information, but the technology behind it has been in used for years. It seems fairly safe since it is low-level laser, but it doesn't have decades of history to prove it doesn't have long-term side-effects. It is affordable, the treatment is priced at about $3600 for the 6 sessions. Would you try it?