There's a new painless laser treatment that some doctors claim removes pounds and inches, with no side effects. But one medical expert has serious doubts about this new invention. Some users call it "laser-lipo".
Jessica Nay claims she lost three-and-a-half inches around her waist, with just one 40-minute treatment. Promoters of the "ZERONA" laser method claim patients can shed up to "nine inches" with a series of six treatments.
Angela di Carleo with Liberty MD says, "With traditional liposuction, you are actually removing the fat cells from the body. With ZERONA, you're shrinking the fat cells."
The device is claimed to be capable of dissolving fat and slimming your body, without surgery, incisions, pain or scaring. And the laser is FDA-certified.
The company that makes it says ZERONA works by "zapping" the fat cells, and releasing that excess tissue though the body's lymph system.
But one expert is very skeptical.
Dr. Mitch Goldman, a dermatologist, says, “For a machine to lose three to seven inches or get two to seven dress sizes with a series of six treatments with a laser light is almost beyond my imagination."
Dr. Goldman says he used a version of the laser, together with liposuction, on some weight loss patients. He says results from the laser were minimal.
And while the company that developed ZERONA has published test studies showing it works, Dr. Goldman say those tests are not enough.
A series of six ZERONA treatments costs about $2500. Experts say patients must continue to exercise and eat well, or the fat will come back.
