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July 15, 2010 – A new liposuction procedure that offers better results, faster procedures and high patient satisfaction is now offered by Dr. Daniel Ronel, a board certified plastic surgeon with offices in Albuquerque and Santa Fe, New Mexico.

Tickle Lipo™ is named for the slight tickling sensation some patients report during the procedure. Tickle Lipo differs from other methods of tumescent liposuction because the cannula is activated by air pressure, causing a whirling movement, infrasound and thus vibration referred to as “nutational”. This patented technique provides faster infiltration of the tumescent solution – 25% faster than other liposuction technology, shortening the length of the procedure.

Tickle Lipo is one of the newest methods of liposuction offered in the United States. The device offers all of the benefits of current liposuction technology without most of the inherent risks.

Unlike other Liposuction techniques that utilize the heat of laser or ultrasound energy, the surgical cannula used in Tickle Lipo stays cool, eliminating the risk of heat injury to tissue. Tickle Lipo can be used to safely and more effectively remove deeper fat as well as superficial fat and to execute "high-definition" sculpting. The physician can also harvest the patient’s fat which is removed during liposuction for use as a long lasting natural facial filler instead of using synthetic injectables.

“This new machine, which is really just new to us, was developed in Belgium and has been used there for some time,” says Dr. Ronel. “It works by using acoustic waves to break up the fat cells, combined with gyrational motion of the tip that happens 10 times per second and does not generate heat. The heat thing was a big deal for me. The little tubes (cannulas) are also only the size of an IV, so it’s much less invasive than traditional lipo.”

“As this machine works, it actually puts in the anesthetic solution at the same time as it melts the fat and sucks it out. This makes it nearly painless, extremely quick, and it’s an in-office procedure that patients will be able to walk out of. This also means quick and easy spot treatments. Also, by having the procedure in-office, it will be notably less expensive because patients won’t have to worry about operating room or anesthesia costs.”

For more information visit Dr. Ronel’s website: www.danielronelmd.com

About Dr. Ronel:
Daniel N. Ronel, M.D. specializes in aesthetic plastic surgery of the face and body. He attributes his passion for aesthetics to having been raised in an environment where the arts and sciences played equally important roles. His parents moved from France to Princeton, a small university town near New York City where his father was a respected scientist and the family had easy access to museums, concerts and lectures.

Dr. Ronel graduated with honors from both Princeton University and the Columbia University College of Physicians and Surgeons. His plastic surgery training was at the New York Presbyterian Hospital program, which includes New York Hospital, Columbia Presbyterian Medical Center, Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center and the Hospital for Special Surgery.

In addition to being a board-certified plastic surgeon, Dr. Ronel is also a board-certified pediatrician. His pediatric training was at the Children's Hospital of Philadelphia (University of Pennsylvania) and Boston Children's Hospital (Harvard University). He served four years in the Air Force, where he was Chief of Pediatrics at Columbus Air Force Base.

Dr. Ronel’s philosophy is that a physical feature is only a concern when the patient perceives it to be. He strives to understand his patients’ desires, expectations, hopes, and dreams and to accurately convey his ability to achieve the desired results. He embraces both state-of-the-art surgical techniques and centuries-old, non-traditional methods of wound healing. His holistic, personal approach to each patient can make wonderful and amazing things happen.

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June 23, 2010 – Paul Herchman, CEO of Medical Alliance Services (MAS), a distributor of Nutational Infrasonic Liposuction is pleased to announce that four more leading physicians now offer Tickle Lipo™ in their practices.

Tickle Lipo™, named for the slight tickling sensation some patients report during the procedure, employs a unique whirling cannula for the liposuction process.

These leading physicians are the latest to acquire the Tickle Lipo™ system:

Dr. Mary Kay Ross, in Savannah, GA
Dr. Turner Slicho, Fort Worth Lap Band
Dr. Briant Herzog, Herzog Laser Center, Plano, TX
Dr. Daniel Ronel, The New Plastic Surgery, Albuquerque, NM

Tickle Lipo™ differs from other methods of tumescent liposuction because the cannula is activated by air pressure, causing a whirling movement, infrasound and thus vibration referred to as “nutational”. This patented technique provides faster infiltration of the tumescent solution – 25% faster than other liposuction technology, shortening the length of the procedure. The nutational vibration of the cannula also interferes with the brain’s pain receptors in the same way that scratching relieves an itch. A selection of specialized cannulas used in the Tickle Lipo™ technique allows the physician to better maneuver through fibrous or harder to reach areas of fat, enabling precise body contouring.

Visit this link for video showing Tickle Lipo™ in action: http://nilnow.com/tickle_lipo_video.asp

About Tickle Lipo™ Liposuction:
Nutational Infrasonic Liposuction (NIL) www.nilnow.com, is well known in Europe and is one of the newest methods of Liposuction offered in the United States. NIL was developed with an objective of increasing the physician's performance while decreasing the physician's effort. NIL has been used in thousands of procedures and has been presented at more than 100 scientific sessions world-wide. The NIL System offers all of the benefits of current liposuction technology without most of the inherent risks.

NIL Safety Features: Unlike other Liposuction techniques that utilize the heat of laser or ultrasound energy, the surgical cannula used in NIL stays cool, thus eliminating the risk of thermal (heat) injury to tissue. Additionally, the NIL System includes an automatic shut off when it inappropriately approaches non-fatty tissue such as skin or muscle. These safety features enable the NIL System to safely and more effectively remove deep fat as well as the superficial fat and to execute "high-definition" sculpting.

Another benefit of the gentle non-thermal nutational infrasound also allows physicians to harvest the patient’s fat and helps maximize its viability for transferring back into the patient.

Nutational Infrasonic Liposuction is FDA cleared for the removal of soft tissue and fluid from the body during general surgical procedures including suction lipoplasty for aesthetic body contouring.

For more information, visit www.nilnow.com or call Medical Alliance Services at (866)981-5017

Media inquiries, contact Gary Grasso, Doctor’s P.R. (626)222-7955 Email: ggrasso@doctorspr.com

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June 9, 2010 – Paul Herchman, CEO of Medical Alliance Services (MAS), a distributor of Nutational Infrasonic Liposuction from Euromi, announced the engagement of Doctor’s P.R. to lead the Tickle Lipo™ media campaign in the U.S.

Gary Grasso is the director of Doctor’s P.R., a marketing & publicity agency which has specialized in the medical communications field since 1994. The agency represents leading aesthetic physicians, medical equipment manufacturers, related consumer products and book authors.

"Doctor’s P.R. has been at the forefront of driving increased name recognition and business development for many of the most popular aesthetic products and procedures of the past fifteen years including the FotoFacial, VelaShape, the "Contour ThreadLift", Zerona and the start-up publicity campaign for Syneron Medical, to name a few," said Grasso. "Our physician clients include nationally - known plastic surgeons, dermatologists and leading cosmetic surgeons, many of whom have been placed on national television through Doctor’s P.R.”

Tickle Lipo ™, named for the slight tickling sensation some patients report during the procedure, employs a unique rotating moving cannula “called nutational” for the liposuction process.

This approach differs from other methods of tumescent liposuction because the cannula is activated by air pressure, causing a whirling movement of rotation and thus vibration referred to as “nutational”. According to Dr. David J. Mozersky of ContourLase Body Institute in San Antonio, TX, this patented technique provides faster infiltration of the tumescent solution – 25% faster than other liposuction technology, shortening the length of the procedure. The vibration of the cannula also interferes with the brain’s pain receptors in the same way that scratching relieves an itch. A selection of specialized cannulas used in the Tickle Lipo™ technique allow the physician to better maneuver through fibrous or harder to reach areas of fat, enabling precise body contouring.

Doctor’s P.R. will handle media relations and strategic public relations for MAS and will also assist Tickle Lipo™ physicians with news story proposals directed to media in local markets. “Media exposure has been proven to be extremely effective in assisting participating physicians to quickly build public awareness of new aesthetic procedures and to attract patients to the doctor’s office,” said Grasso.”

Herchman said “We believe that the best indicator of the future is the past, especially related to building a brand and strategic public relations. With the proven experience of Doctor’s PR in combination with the Tickle Lipo clinical benefits for patients and physicians alike we are confident that Doctor’s PR is the right agency to assist us in getting the word out about Tickle Lipo. We will also provide on the internet a Tickle Lipo patient registry where prospective patients can locate a Tickle Lipo doctor in their area. This should assist driving more patients to our physician user groups".

About Tickle Lipo Liposuction:
Nutational Infrasonic Liposuction (NIL) www.nilnow.com , is manufactured by Euromi of Belgium and is well known in Europe and is one of the newest methods of Liposuction offered in the United States. It was first introduced in Belgium by a physician who routinely performs several liposuction procedures each day. Since liposuction usually requires a large amount of physical exertion on the part of the physician performing the procedure NIL was developed with an objective of increasing the physician's performance while decreasing the physician's effort. NIL has been used in thousands of procedures and has been presented at more than 100 scientific sessions world-wide. The NIL System offers all of the benefits of current liposuction technology without most of the inherent risks.

NIL Safety Features: Unlike current Liposuction techniques that utilize laser or ultrasound energy, the surgical cannula used in NIL stays cool, thus eliminating the risk of thermal (heat) injury to tissue. Additionally, the NIL System includes an automatic shut off when it inappropriately approaches non-fatty tissue such as skin or muscle. These safety features enable the NIL System to safely and more effectively remove deep fat as well as the superficial fat and to execute "high-definition" sculpting.

Nutational Infrasonic Liposuction is FDA cleared for the removal of soft tissue and fluid from the body during general surgical procedures including suction lipoplasty for aesthetic body contouring.

For more information, visit www.nilnow.com or call Medical Alliance Services at (866)981-5017 Media inquiries, contact Gary Grasso, Director Doctor’s P.R. Email: ggrasso@doctorspr.com

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Nutational Infrasonic Liposuction, NIL, is a liposuction, fat harvesting and physician support process which utilizes the Lipomatic Technology from Euromi™ and is FDA approved for fat removal and body sculpting. The procedure is quickly becoming known as “Tickle Lipo”. Some patients, while they are awake, during the procedure describe the sensation as “tickling”. The low frequency acoustic INFRASONIC vibration allows for the removal of body fat while respecting the surrounding tissues; resulting in smooth contour and a rapid recovery. The NIL process is a proven reliable system which SAFELY allows for precise, high volume de-bulking in all body areas. The 3-D NUTATIONAL pattern offers notable benefits, especially in the areas of fibrosis (secondary liposuction, backs, and in males). Thousands of these proven and effective systems have been sold worldwide. This video is a collection of before and after pictures, facts and features of the NIL / Tickle Lipo system, and video of the procedure.

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May 24, 2010 - American Health And Beauty

As the temperature rises, the bikinis come out, and if you're like a lot of women, the thought of shedding your sweaters and jeans and donning a two-piece is daunting to say the least. Now is the time to visit your aesthetic physician to get a bikini body you'll be proud to show off. Dr. Thomas Barnes, an Orange County cosmetic surgeon specializing in body contouring, offers two quick and effective solutions to your summer body crisis. Featured on Good Day LA, Dr. Barnes discusses Super SmartLipo and Tickle Lipo - two of the most advanced body sculpting procedures available.

Super SmartLipo - Using Cynosure's SmartLipo MPX technology, Dr. Barnes first melts the fat using a small laser fiber, and then applies suction to remove the affected adipose tissue. The laser's heat brings about some skin tightening by stimulating the growth of collagen, but to provide even more skin contraction, Dr. Barnes uses the Refirme device from Syneron. This unit applies radio frequency (RF) energy to the tissues to further stimulate the collagen, bringing about greater skin contracture, so that patients who may have needed a tummy tuck in the past can now avoid that procedure.

"My new 'Super SmartLipo' is a gargantuan jump from any previous version of lipo contouring," says Dr. Barnes. "It’s much faster than any of its predecessors, allowing me to do face or body fat contouring in about 30 minutes and adding Refirme skin tightening causes additional skin firming beyond the tightening due to SmartLipo. Together they are less invasive, result in minimal downtime, and result in immediate contouring and skin tightening."

Tickle Lipo - One of the newest devices for body contouring doesn't even use a laser or other thermal device, rather, it relies on the motion of the cannula itself. Custom Acoustic Liposuction, or Tickle Lipo, utilizes 3-D movement (vibration, rotation and reciprocation) to break fat away from surrounding tissues and suctions it out at the same time, combining two of the steps of laser lipo into one. Many physicians report that this is a faster procedure than some of the newer laser and ultrasound technologies because of this combination.

This device makes the patient so comfortable that typically, no general anesthesia is required and the physician can instead perform the procedure while the patient is awake. Many patients report that the vibration of the cannula actually tickles as it removes the fat.

If you want this summer to be your personal hottest, call your aesthetic physician and discuss with your doctor what body contouring option is best for your goals.

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Dallas, Texas (April 21, 2010) – Medical Alliance Services, www.medicalallianceservices.com, a US medical technology distribution and services company, unveils its exciting NetFixLipo program which provides physicians with immediate access to its Nutational Infrasonic Liposuction technology. This timely program will give physicians the ability to immediately offer their patients the new Tickle Lipo http://www.cal-now.com/tickle_lipo_video.asp procedure using Nutational Infrasonic Liposuction via the revolutionary NetFixLipo rental program.

“We wanted to create a unique, innovative program that was simple and economical to allow more physicians to take advantage of this exciting technology. Over the past several years physicians have experienced more competition for patients, a market flooded with new technologies and a temporary slowdown in demand for aesthetic procedures such as liposuction. However, regardless of the financial challenges physicians face, today’s consumer is more informed, educated and more demanding than ever and they seek out physicians who are keeping up with the latest technology. It is with great pleasure that we have decided to partner with embattled physicians who face these challenges to enable them to stay on the forefront of the technology curve with little financial risk,” said Paul Herchman, CEO of Medical Alliance Services.

“From 1989 until 2001, I was CEO of Medical Alliance, Inc. (MAI). It was the nation’s largest provider of mobile office-based surgical and aesthetic services enabling approximately 5,500 physicians to perform well over 300,000 procedures in their offices by providing access to the latest medical technology on a rental basis. MAI had a successful 12 year track record of quality and cost-effectiveness as the nation’s only national office-based mobile technology provider. With that experience, over the next several years, we intend to re-build a national niche focused company – Medical Alliance Services, dedicated to innovation, forging new markets, thriving on market fragmentation by offering unique solutions to help physicians succeed as they redesign their practices to survive under the current economic climate and the coming health-care reform. We have chosen to offer technology and business solutions revolving around liposuction and fat transfer because of the popularity of the procedures, the development of new less traumatic technologies and because liposuction is a high revenue procedure which can have a meaningful impact upon the physician’s bottom-line. With this current trend of increasing public demand for tumescent office-based liposuction, fat harvesting and fat transfer, coupled with the effects of a highly restrictive credit environment in North America, Medical Alliance Services has decided to introduce this program to help ensure that financially restrained physicians will have access to the latest technology,” said Herchman.

NETFIXLIPO PROGRAM

The NetFixLipo program allows physicians performing office-based tumescent liposuction to easily incorporate Nutational Infrasonic Liposuction known as the Tickle Lipo procedure into their practice. See procedure video: http://www.cal-now.com/tickle_lipo_video.asp. After a MAS representative has in-serviced the physician’s office and trained the physician and staff, the system is delivered to the physician’s office via an express carrier. It is returned a few days later via the express carrier to the MAS processing center in a prepaid package.

NETFIXLIPO OFFERS PHYSICIAN’S:

NUTATIONAL INFRASONIC LIPOSUCTION
Nutational Infrasonic Liposuction is one of the newest methods of Liposuction offered in the United States. It has been marketed as Custom Acoustic Liposuction www.cal-now.com in North America and it is also known in Europe as Nutational Infrasonic Liposuction (NIL). Remarkably US physicians and their staff nicknamed it Tickle Lipo because such a large percentage of patients experience tickling during the procedure.

NIL was first introduced in Belgium by a physician who performed several Liposuction procedures per day. Liposuction procedures require a good amount of physical exertion on the part of the physician performing the procedure so NIL was developed with an objective of increasing the physician’s performance while decreasing the physician’s effort. NIL has been used in thousands of procedures and presented at more than 100 scientific sessions world-wide. The NIL System offers all of the benefits of current Liposuction technology without most of the inherent risks. NIL Safety Features: Unlike current Liposuction techniques that utilize laser or ultrasound energy, the surgical cannula used in NIL stays cool, thus eliminating the risk of thermal (heat) injury to tissue. Additionally, the NIL System includes an automatic shut off if it inappropriately approaches non-fatty tissue such as skin or muscle. These safety features enable the NIL System to safely and more effectively remove deep fat as well as the superficial fat and create “high-definition” sculpting.

How it Works: CAL differs from other methods of liposuction because the surgical cannula is activated by air pressure creating infrasonic movement (vibrating while gently twirling), referred to as Nutation. With CAL’s patented technique the cannula provides Turbo Infiltration of the tumescent solution. Turbo Infiltration is better for the patient because it means better disbursement of tumescent solution, 25 percent faster numbing, less discomfort and a shorter procedure. See Tickle Lipo video: http://www.cal-now.com/tickle_lipo_video.asp.

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ABOUT MEDICAL ALLIANCE SERVICES:
Medical Alliance Services was founded by its CEO Paul Herchman, an aesthetic industry veteran. Since 1989, the executives at Medical Alliance Services have proven themselves as market leaders by identifying market opportunities, addressing the relative key strategic issues and developing effective specific tactics to take advantage of the changing marketplace needs and dynamics. During his career, Paul Herchman started two medical device sales and marketing companies, both of which appeared in INC Magazine's Fastest Growing Private Companies. One of those companies, formed in 1995 underwent its Initial Public Offering (IPO) in 1996 and was then sold in 2000 to an international pharmaceutical company. Throughout his career, Mr. Herchman also served on various aesthetic industry boards including the American Society for Lasers in Surgery and Medicine (ASLMS). Medical Alliance Services is based in Dallas, Texas with business development representatives nationwide. For more information, please call (866) 981-5017, or visit www.medicalallianceservices.com or www.cal-now.com.

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Fort Worth, Texas, (April 14, 2010) – Dr. Turner Slicho, Medical Director, Dr. Adam Smith and Dr. Craig Ferrara of Fort Worth Total Body Care are pleased to introduce North Texas to the latest advances in liposuction that can be performed while the patient is awake -- Custom Acoustic Liposuction (CAL), quickly becoming known as the Tickle Lipo procedure. This new type of liposuction can be performed safely in the physicians’ office, under local anesthesia, with very little to no pain producing excellent results.

“Since the creation of Fort Worth Total Body Care our focus has been on treating patients with weight problems through Laparoscopic Bariatric Surgeries. With CAL, we can now provide the total body solution,” said Dr. Slicho. “There are many benefits to using CAL. It disburses numbing solution faster, comforting patients faster and because of the infrasonic energy it creates, patients describe a tickling sensation during the procedure and report little to no pain.”

How it Works: CAL differs from other methods of liposuction because the surgical cannula is activated by air pressure creating a triple 3-D infrasonic movement (vibrating while gently twirling), referred to as Nutation. With CAL’s patented technique the cannula provides Turbo Infiltration of the tumescent solution. Turbo Infiltration is better for the patient because it means better disbursement of tumescent solution, 25 percent faster numbing, less discomfort and a shorter procedure.

Benefits to the patient:

About Dr. Turner Slicho:
Dr. Turner Slicho has been with Fort Worth Lap Band for almost 3 years. He is board certified in Neuromusculoskeletal Medicine and Osteopathic Manipulative Medicine and remains adjunct faculty at the University of North Texas Health Science Center at Fort Worth. Dr. Slicho is actively involved in the after-care program for the LAP-BAND procedure, provides OMT for patients adjusting to weight loss and supervises and provides aesthetic services in the office.

About Dr. Smith:
Dr. Adam Smith has been known as a pioneer and innovator in the total care of the LapBand patient. After seeing the great success of his patients Dr. Smith chose the LAP-BAND® procedure for himself. Recognizing that the surgery is only the beginning of a total transformation, he continues to add services for band patients throughout their journey.

About Dr. Craig Ferrara:
Dr. Craig Ferrara is an advanced laparoscopic surgeon trained in both general and vascular surgery. He is an associate professor at the University of North Texas Health Science Center. He joined Fort Worth LapBand in 2005. Dr. Ferrara performs minimally invasive bariatric surgeries and is actively involved in the aftercare program.

About Custom Acoustic Liposuction:
Custom Acoustic Liposuction (CAL) www.cal-now.com, known in Europe as Nutational Infrasonic Liposuction (NIL), is one of the newest methods of Liposuction offered in the United States. It was first introduced in Belgium by a physician who performed several Liposuction procedures per day. Liposuction procedures require a good amount of physical exertion on the part of the physician performing the procedure so NIL was developed with an objective of increasing the physician’s performance while decreasing the physician’s effort. NIL has been used in thousands of procedures and presented at more than 100 scientific sessions world-wide. The NIL System offers all of the benefits of current Liposuction technology without most of the inherent risks.

NIL Safety Features: Unlike current Liposuction techniques that utilize laser or ultrasound energy, the surgical cannula used in NIL stays cool, thus eliminating the risk of thermal (heat) injury to tissue. Additionally, the NIL System includes an automatic shut off when it inappropriately approaches non-fatty tissue such as skin or muscle. These safety features enable the NIL System to safely and more effectively remove deep fat as well as the superficial fat and create “high-definition” sculpting.

Nutational Infrasonic Liposuction is FDA cleared for the removal of soft tissue and fluid from the body during general surgical procedures including suction lipoplasty for aesthetic body contouring.

For more information please contact:
Kimberly Lopez, 817-332-SKIN (7546)
2501 Parkview Drive
Suite 550 Fort Worth, Texas 76102

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Austin, Texas (April 12, 2010) – Dr. Jeffrey Hall introduces Austin, Texas, to a new type of cosmetic liposuction that can be performed safely while the patient is awake – Custom Acoustic Liposuction (CAL).

“I am really excited to be able to offer this new type of liposuction to my patients,” said Dr. Hall. “Patients love this technique because it is performed under tumescent local anesthesia, while they are awake, and there is little-to-no pain during the procedure. Compared to other liposuction techniques, the technology produces infrasonic energy which stimulates the nerves and reduces pain during the procedure. The results are great,”

How it Works: CAL differs from other methods of liposuction because the surgical cannula is activated by air pressure creating a triple 3-D infrasonic movement (vibrating while gently twirling), referred to as Nutation. With CAL’s patented technique the cannula provides Turbo Infiltration of the tumescent solution. Turbo Infiltration is better for the patient because it means better disbursement of tumescent solution, 25 percent faster numbing, less discomfort and a shorter procedure.

Benefits to the patient:

“The infrasonic vibration of CAL allows it to glide more easily through fibrous areas. Because of the assortment of smaller suction cannulas, I am better able to provide precise body contouring through small incision,” said Dr. Hall.

About Hall Plastic Surgery:
Hall Plastic Surgery & Rejuvenation Center is solely owned by Dr. Jeffrey Hall and Tricia Hall. Dr. Hall, board certified by the American Board of Plastic Surgery, has been practicing plastic surgery for more than 12 years and is a member in good standing with the American Society of Plastic Surgery and other medical associations. He has served as the President of The Austin Plastic Surgery Society and is presently Chief of Plastic Surgery for the Seton Medical Network. Dr. Hall remains active at most Austin area hospitals.

About Custom Acoustic Liposuction:
Custom Acoustic Liposuction (CAL) www.cal-now.com, known in Europe as Nutational Infrasonic Liposuction (NIL), is one of the newest methods of Liposuction offered in the United States. It was first introduced in Belgium by a physician who performed several Liposuction procedures per day. Liposuction procedures require a good amount of physical exertion on the part of the physician performing the procedure so NIL was developed with an objective of increasing the physician’s performance while decreasing the physician’s effort. NIL has been used in thousands of procedures and presented at more than 100 scientific sessions world-wide. The NIL System offers all of the benefits of current Liposuction technology without most of the inherent risks. NIL Safety Features: Unlike current Liposuction techniques that utilize laser or ultrasound energy, the surgical cannula used in NIL stays cool, thus eliminating the risk of thermal (heat) injury to tissue. Additionally, the NIL System includes an automatic shut off when it inappropriately approaches non-fatty tissue such as skin or muscle. These safety features enable the NIL System to safely and more effectively remove deep fat as well as the superficial fat and create “high-definition” sculpting.

Nutational Infrasonic Liposuction is FDA cleared for the removal of soft tissue and fluid from the body during general surgical procedures including suction lipoplasty for aesthetic body contouring.

For more information on Hall Plastic Surgery & Rejuvenation Center, visit us online at: www.hallplasticsurgery.com

Contact:
Lindsey Rambo
Phone: 512-302-5558
lindsey.rambo@hallplasticsurgery.com

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San Antonio, Texas (March 24, 2010) – Dr. David J. Mozersky of ContourLase Body Institute in San Antonio, Texas offers patients the latest in fat removal liposuction technology - Custom Acoustic Liposuction (CAL). CAL is performed while the patient is awake with very little to no pain. Some patients say it tickles.

According to Dr. Mozersky, “The key feature of CAL is the 3-D nutational vibration during tumescent infiltration, or the numbing part of the procedure. The tumescent solution, a solution laced with an anesthetic called Lidocaine and a drug called Epinephrine used to help minimize blood loss, is pumped into the area through the vibrating cannula prior to the fat removal. Because of the nutational vibration of the cannula, patients experience little to no pain and some patients even say it tickles. Another reason I like CAL compared to other liposuction technologies, is that the nutational infrasonic vibration easily glides through fibrous areas allowing less fatigue for me and more comfort for the patient”.

How it Works: CAL differs from other methods of tumescent liposuction because the surgical cannula is activated by air pressure causing a triple 3-D movement (vibration, rotation and reciprocation), referred to as Nutation. With CAL’s patented technique the cannula provides Turbo Infiltration of the tumescent solution -- 25% faster than other liposuction technology shortening the length of the procedure. Turbo Infiltration is better for the patient because it means better disbursement of tumescent solution, faster numbing, less discomfort and a shorter procedure. The vibration of the CAL cannula also interferes with the brain’s pain receptors in the same way that scratching relieves an itch. Physicians refer to this as the GATE theory. With CAL you also have a choice from a selection of fat suctioning cannulas that better maneuver through more fibrous fat or harder to reach areas of fat, enabling precise body contouring.

Benefits to the patient:

About David J. Mozersky
Dr. Mozersky is a graduate of the University of Manitoba Medical School. After his internship at the Winnipeg General Hospital in 1965, Dr. Mozersky moved to New York and began a five year residency in General Surgery at the famed Mount Sinai hospital. In 1969 he was appointed Chief Resident. During his General Surgery training, he became interested and inspired to study Vascular Surgery, and began a fellowship in Vascular Surgery at the University of Washington in Seattle. In 1999, he founded the first free standing Varicose Vein Clinic in San Antonio. This clinic was the forerunner of the Veintec system of clinics with locations throughout Texas, in Mexico, and in Chile. In early 2009 Dr. Mozersky began training in body sculpture and other cosmetic procedures. He has received many General and Vascular Surgical honors, including certification by the American Board of General Surgery, and the American Board of Vascular surgery; Fellow of the American College of Surgeons; Fellow of the American College of Phlebology; Member Bexar County Medical Society; Distinguished member Society for Vascular Surgery; Society of University Surgeons; founding member San Antonio Vascular Society; Member America Academy of Cosmetic Surgeons; Chief of staff San Antonio Community Hospital; and authored more than 65 papers and presentations. He is a former Clinical Professor of Surgery at the University of Texas San Antonio.

About Custom Acoustic Liposuction:
Custom Acoustic Liposuction (CAL), known in Europe as Nutational Infrasonic Liposuction (NIL), is the newest form of Liposuction offered in the United States. It was first introduced in Belgium by a physician who performed several Liposuction procedures per day. Liposuction procedures require a good amount of physical exertion on the part of the physician performing the procedure. CAL was developed with the objective of increasing the physician’s performance while decreasing the physician’s effort. Unlike current liposuction techniques that utilize laser or ultrasound energy, the cannula used in CAL stays cool, thus eliminating the risk of thermal injury to tissue. Additionally, the CAL System includes an automatic shut off when it approaches non-fatty tissue such as skin or muscle, thereby protecting the surrounding tissue from trauma. These safety features enable the CAL System to safely and more effectively remove deep fat as well as the superficial fat and create “high-definition” sculpting. The CAL System offers all of the benefits of current liposuction technology without the inherent risks. CAL is FDA cleared and is distributed in the United States by Medical Alliance Services, www.cal-now.com, and (866) 981-5017.

For more information please contact:

Michelle Snider, Director
19141 Stone Oak Blvd. #307
San Antonio, TX 78258
Phone: 210-494-8446
msnider@contourlase.com
www.contourlase.com

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Dallas, Texas (February 8, 2010) – Medical Alliance Services, a U.S. medical technology distribution and services company distributing Custom Acoustic Liposuction, and nFinity Medical Consulting, specializing in medical practice profit improvement, have announced a new partnership to help physicians successfully expand or integrate tumescent based liposuction into their offices. “The goal is to offer a turn-key solution which will assist physicians to safely, effectively and efficiently shift liposuction procedures from surgery center environments into the physician office-based setting”, said Paul Herchman, CEO of Medical Alliance Services. Bruce Vermeulen, CEO of nFinity Medical Consulting, said: “Over the past 12 months, we have been engaged by leading plastic surgery practices to help identify relevant high revenue elective procedures to maximize the use of the surgeons‟ time and the profitability and long-term value of their practices. Our engagement has been to work with these physicians to develop a business strategy and implementation plan for their practices to be relevant in the marketplace in the future with medical, procedural and patient safety being the primary and overriding focus.”

A. Jay Burns, M.D., an assistant professor of plastic surgery at the University of Texas Southwestern Medical School and a partner of the Dallas Plastic Surgery Institute, said: “Over the past decade, one of the common occurrences in healthcare has been the shifting of surgical procedures to more cost effective environments. Plastic surgeons have seen liposuction shift first from the hospital setting into AAAHC physician owned surgery centers and now we are seeing many liposuction procedures shift to the outpatient setting.” According to the American Society of Plastic Surgeons, plastic surgeons performed 301,138 liposuction procedures in 2007 and only 245,138 in 2008. Historically, liposuction has been in the domain of plastic surgeons, whose primary tools consisted of traditional surgical techniques. However, industry experts point out that for the last few years, many major medical device manufacturers had significant revenues associated with the sale of office-based liposuction systems to non plastic surgeons. These non plastic surgeon physicians have driven the shift of liposuction to the office and have successfully gained market share by utilizing the latest minimally invasive tumescent based technologies.

Dr. Burns goes on to say, "I believe that Plastic Surgeons will need to offer a continuum of body contouring options in various settings to meet the increasing fat reduction and skin tightening demands of patients. This will include traditional operative procedures in the operating room, minimally invasive outpatient procedures, and the already emerging technologies which will offer safe and effective non-invasive treatments. The challenge for all physicians is proper patient selection. While patients are demanding minimal downtime and restriction of post operative activities, we as medical professionals need to strike the optimal balance of patient safety, clinical efficacy and these patient demands. Many patients seeking office-based liposuction and even non surgical procedures are simply not good candidates and should be guided toward more traditional liposuction. The statistics show more and more patients are having tumescent based liposuction procedures in the office and recent advancements in technology are focused on less physical patient trauma, therefore reducing anesthesia requirements and post surgical recovery. As plastic surgeons, we have a choice to let those less qualified do the procedures, or to take outpatient liposuction to a level that will ensure patient safety and create quality that is not currently offered. We can lead the way in defining who is a candidate, what the optimal environment for safety is and what equipment is optimal to expedite such outpatient procedures.”

Richard Y. Ha M.D., board certified plastic surgeon at the Dallas Plastic Surgery Institute., said, “We are utilizing the Custom Acoustic Liposuction system for our outpatient or „awake‟ surgeries as it offers several tangible benefits to our patients. The 3-D nutational infrasonic vibration mitigates much of any discomfort experienced during the procedure. I believe that the art of a successful office-based procedure is to overcome patient discomfort as much as possible, minimize post surgery downtime and achieve a realistic clinical result in terms of fat reduction and skin tightening and we choose the technologies to work with accordingly.”

Paul Hechman, CEO of Medical Alliance Services said, “I have been involved in surgical procedures moving to the lowest cost setting for 20 years and liposuction is proving to be one of the next procedures which will shift to the office setting. It is our objective to offer physicians a safe, reliable turnkey program to meet their need to establish an office-based liposuction program.” From 1989 until 2001, Paul Herchman was CEO of Medical Alliance, Inc. (MAI). MAI enabled approximately 5,500 physicians including Plastic Surgeons, Dermatologists, Obstetrics Gynecologists, Gynecologists, Urologists and Podiatrists, to perform well over 300,000 procedures in their offices by providing access to the latest technology on an as needed basis. MAI had a successful 12 year track record of quality and cost-effectiveness as the nation’s only national office-based mobile technology provider.

About A. Jay Burns, M.D.:
Dr. Burns, who was born in Garland, Texas in 1955, studied for his Baccalaureate at Baylor University in Waco, Texas and graduated Magna Cum Laude, in 1977. He was voted "Outstanding Senior Man" in 1977 and "Outstanding Young Alumnus" in 1994. He received his Doctor of Medicine Degree at the University of Texas Southwestern Medical School in Dallas, Texas, and served his Internship for General Surgery at the University of Utah School of Medicine in Salt Lake City, Utah, from 1981 - 1982 under Frank Moody, M.D. Dr. Burns served his residency in General Surgery at the University of Utah School of Medicine in Salt Lake City, Utah, from 1982 - 1986 under William Gay, Jr., M.D. and his residency in Plastic Surgery from 1986 - 1988 at the University of Texas Southwestern Medical School in Dallas, TX.

Dr. Burns is Board Certified by the American Board of Surgery (expired) and the American Board of Plastic Surgeons, Inc. and has a teaching appointment at the University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center of Dallas where he has served as an assistant professor since July of 1988. He also received a Fellowship (Vascular Anomalies) from July 1988 - October 1988 at Boston Children's Hospital in Boston, Massachusetts. Dr. Burns served as president of the American Society for Laser Medicine and Surgery from April 2006-2007. The Society has over 3,000 members representing more than 45 specialties and is a valuable resource for laser research, safety, education, and clinical knowledge.

About Richard Y. Ha, M.D.:
As a partner of the internationally acclaimed Dallas Plastic Surgery Institute, Dr. Richard Ha specializes in cosmetic surgery and performs a variety of procedures including face/neck lifts, eyelid lifts, rhinoplasty, brow lifts, breast augmentations and lifts, liposuction, tummy tucks, body/thigh lifts, arm lifts, quick recovery laser resurfacing, Botox™, and fillers. He also performs a wide range of reconstructive procedures including cleft lip and palate, and facial reanimation surgery.

Dr. Ha graduated from the Indiana University School of Medicine and completed his Internship, Residency and Fellowship at the University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center. He is certified by the American Board of Plastic Surgery and is a clinical instructor at the University of Texas Southwestern Department of Plastic Surgery. Dr. Ha is also a member of the American Society of Plastic Surgeons and the American Society for Aesthetic Plastic Surgery.

About Custom Acoustic Liposuction:
Custom Acoustic Liposuction (CAL) is the newest form of Liposuction offered in the United States. It was first introduced in Belgium by a physician who performed several Liposuction procedures per day. Liposuction procedures require a good amount of physical exertion on the part of the physician performing the procedure so CAL was developed with an objective of increasing the physician’s performance while decreasing the physician’s effort. CAL has been used in thousands of procedures and presented at more than 100 scientific sessions world-wide. The CAL System offers all of the benefits of current Liposuction technology without most of the inherent risks. CAL is FDA cleared for the removal of soft tissue and fluid from the body during general surgical procedures including suction lipoplasty for aesthetic body contouring and is distributed in the United States by Medical Alliance Services, www.cal-now.com . (866) 981-5017.

About nFinity Medical Consulting:
Bruce Vermeulen leads nFinity Medical Consulting, which specializes in the development of profit improvement and turnaround programs for physician practices. He has had extensive experience in the aesthetic medical industry as an investor, manager, financier and consultant. He has been directly and indirectly involved in over 350 medical spa installations in the U.S. and is an expert in the understanding of the economics and key business drivers of an aesthetic medical business.

Mr. Vermeulen previously provided investment banking services exclusively to a wide range of small to medium sized companies in the United States for over 9 years and has a long and successful history of raising capital from major financial institutions and fund managers both internationally and in the United States. He has participated in several major takeovers, takeover bids, group re-organizations and acquisitions, and has very effectively transformed his investment banking, financial, public accounting and broad business experience into a specialization in the aesthetic medical industry.

Mr. Vermeulen is insistent that prospective participants should do a thorough feasibility study before venturing into an aesthetic medical business and that a comprehensive, executable plan be in place to mitigate the inherent risks in such a venture. Because of his intimate knowledge of the industry, Mr. Vermeulen specializes in contingent based profit improvement and turnaround opportunities. www.nfinitymedical.com

About Medical Alliance Services:
Medical Alliance Services was founded by its CEO Paul Herchman, an aesthetic industry veteran. Since 1989, the executives at Medical Alliance Services have proven themselves as market leaders by identifying market opportunities, addressing the relative key strategic issues and developing effective specific tactics to take advantage of the changing marketplace needs and dynamics. During his career, Paul Herchman started two medical device sales and marketing companies, both of which appeared in INC Magazine’s Fastest Growing Private Companies. One of those companies, formed in 1995 underwent its Initial Public Offering (IPO) in 1996 and was then sold in 2000 to an international pharmaceutical company. Throughout his career, Mr. Herchman also served on various aesthetic industry boards including the American Society for Lasers in Surgery and Medicine. Medical Alliance Services is based in Dallas, Texas with business development representatives nationwide. For more information please call (866) 981-5017. www.medicalallianceservices.com

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Dallas, Texas (January 29, 2009) – Medical Alliance Services, a US medical technology distribution and services company, announces the launch of its Custom Acoustic Liposuction (CAL) Social Media Campaign targeting those consumers who may be interested in cosmetic liposuction and who are socially interactive on Twitter, YouTube and FaceBook.

“Social Media has become a very popular way for consumers to interact with each other and share their own personal experiences regarding the products and services they’ve used and received. We are confident in the Custom Acoustic Liposuction technology and encourage patients who’ve had the procedure to share their stories with others”, said Paul Herchman, CEO of Medical Alliance Services.

Twitter is a real-time short messaging service whereby people follow the sources most relevant to them. You can find Custom Acoustic Liposuction on Twitter at:

YouTube is the world's most popular online video community, allowing millions of people to discover watch and share originally created videos. YouTube provides a forum for people to connect, inform, and inspire others across the globe and acts as a distribution platform for original content creators and advertisers large and small. Medical Alliance Services has posted a Custom Acoustic Liposuction video on YouTube at:

FaceBook is a social utility that helps people communicate more efficiently with their friends, family and coworkers and Custom Acoustic Liposuction can be found on FaceBook at:

Medical Alliance Services has tapped Social Media Delivered, a Dallas Texas based Social Media agency to consult on the project. Eve Mayer Orsburn, CEO comments “Medical companies are beginning to embrace social media more and more each day as an effective way to communicate with their audience to supply accurate education and information about the benefits of their products to an audience in need of that information. So many people are interested in liposuction but have questions they want answered before setting up a consultation. Medical Alliance Services is really on the cutting edge of using social media to gain exposure for their cutting edge technologies.”

Medical Alliance Services is so committed to the Doctors they partner with that they provide them with a social media marketing package to assist them in the growth of their own practice. “This Social Media campaign demonstrates our commitment to the safe and effective use of our Custom Acoustic Liposuction technology”, said Paul.

About Custom Acoustic Liposuction:
Custom Acoustic Liposuction (CAL), known in Europe as Nutational Infrasonic Liposuction (NIL), is the newest form of Liposuction offered in the United States. It was first introduced in Belgium by a physician who performed several Liposuction procedures per day. Liposuction procedures require a good amount of physical exertion on the part of the physician performing the procedure so CAL was developed with an objective of increasing the physician’s performance while decreasing the physician’s effort. CAL has been used in thousands of procedures and presented at more than 100 scientific sessions world-wide. The CAL System offers all of the benefits of current Liposuction technology without most of the inherent risks. CAL is FDA cleared for the removal of soft tissue and fluid from the body during general surgical procedures including suction lipoplasty for aesthetic body contouring and is distributed in the United States by Medical Alliance Services, www.cal-now.com. (866) 981-5017.

About Medical Alliance Services:
Medical Alliance Services was founded by its CEO Paul Herchman, an aesthetic industry veteran. Since 1989 the executives at Medical Alliance Services have proven themselves as market leaders by identifying market opportunities, addressing the relative key strategic issues and developing effective specific tactics to take advantage of the changing marketplace needs and dynamics. During his career, Paul Herchman started two medical device sales and marketing companies, both of which appeared in INC Magazine’s Fastest Growing Private Companies. One of those companies, formed in 1995 underwent its Initial Public Offering (IPO) in 1996 and was then sold in 2000 to an international pharmaceutical company. Throughout his career, Mr. Herchman also served on various aesthetic industry boards including the American Society for Lasers in Surgery and Medicine. Medical Alliance Services is based in Dallas, Texas with business development representatives nationwide. For more information please call (866)-981-5017.

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(New York, New York January 26, 2010) – Dr. Steven Victor, medical director at Steven Victor MD MediSpa (www.stevenvictormdmedispa.com) is pleased to introduce the New York Region to the latest type of cosmetic liposuction that can be performed while the patient is awake -- Custom Acoustic Liposuction (CAL). This new type of liposuction can be performed in the physicians’ office, under local anesthesia with very little to no pain with excellent results.

“I am really excited to be able to be the first physician in the New York Region with this new type of liposuction. Patients love it because it is performed under local tumescent anesthesia while the patient is awake, there is little to no pain during the procedure and the results are great,” said Dr. Victor. Compared to other tumescent liposuction techniques, CAL disburses tumescent numbing solution faster, comforting the patient and allowing me to perform detailed body contouring in a shorter amount of time.”

“The vibration of CAL allows it to more easily glide through the fibrous areas and because of the assortment of smaller suction cannula’s, I am better able to provide high definition body contouring in the more difficult to reach areas. I have seen more men visit me for the CAL procedure including those men who have gynecomastia (enlarged breasts) to have their breast size decreased then contoured and defined,” Said Dr. Victor.

How it Works: CAL differs from other methods of tumescent liposuction because the surgical cannula is activated by air pressure causing a triple 3-D movement (vibration, rotation and reciprocation), referred to as Nutation. With CAL’s patented technique the cannula provides Turbo Infiltration of the tumescent solution. Turbo Infiltration is better for the patient because it means better disbursement of tumescent solution, faster numbing, less discomfort and a shorter procedure. The vibration of the CAL cannula also interferes with the brains pain receptors in the same way that scratching relieves an itch. Physicians refer to this as the GATE theory. With CAL you also have a choice from a selection of fat suctioning cannulas that better maneuver through more fibrous fat or harder to reach areas of fat enabling precise body contouring.

Benefits to the patient:

“Compared to some of the newer laser liposuction techniques, CAL preserves the fat that is removed so it can be used for secondary fat transfer or cosmetic injection filler procedures whereas the Laser technique of liposuction liquefies the fat and it cannot be harvested to inject for cosmetic enhancements. Harvesting the patient’s own body fat to inject in other body locations to enhance features is a very hot topic right now amongst the cosmetic industry,” said Dr. Victor.

About Custom Acoustic Liposuction:
Custom Acoustic Liposuction (CAL) www.cal-now.com is the newest form of Liposuction offered in the United States. It was first introduced in Belgium by a physician who performed several Liposuction procedures per day. Liposuction procedures require a good amount of physical exertion on the part of the physician performing the procedure so CAL was developed with an objective of increasing the physician’s performance while decreasing the physician’s effort. CAL has been used in thousands of procedures and presented at more than 100 scientific sessions world-wide. The CAL System offers all of the benefits of current Liposuction technology without most of the inherent risks.

CAL Safety Features: Unlike current Liposuction techniques that utilize laser or ultrasound energy, the surgical cannula used in CAL stays cool, thus eliminating the risk of thermal injury to tissue. Additionally, the CAL System includes an automatic shut off when it inappropriately approaches non-fatty tissue such as skin or muscle. These safety features enable the CAL System to safely and more effectively remove deep fat as well as the superficial fat and create “high-definition” sculpting.

CAL is FDA cleared for the removal of soft tissue and fluid from the body during general surgical procedures including suction lipoplasty for aesthetic body contouring.

About Dr. Victor:
Dr. Victor received his undergraduate degree from New York University and his medical degree from New York University. He has continued his affiliation with New York University through teaching appointments and expanded it to Beth Israel Medical Center and Lenox Hospital.

Dr. Victor has also served as a dermatological consultant for famous skincare companies including Elizabeth Arden, Clarins, Pierre Cardin, Angio Medical Corporation and Medicis Pharmaceuticals. In 1982, Dr. Victor participated in the creation of the first generation of cosmeceutical skincare. In 1988 he introduced the first professional peeling product to aestheticians and plastic surgeons and in 2001 he developed a full line of cosmeceutical skin care products. Dr. Victor was one of the first physicians to bring Restylane from Europe to the U.S. and to take Botox to Paris. He was also featured in The New York Times for bringing the mesotherapy procedure to the U.S.

Dr. Victor has had the opportunity to give numerous newspaper, television and magazine interviews and has been featured in several prominent magazines including New York Magazine’s “Best Doctors in New York”, Woodward and Whites “Best Doctors In America” and Town & Country’s “Best Cosmetic Surgeon”. He has pioneered, perfected and delivered some of the most groundbreaking and highly effective skin care treatments that exist today.

For more information please contact:
Steven Victor, MD
Local: 212-249-3050
Toll Free: 886-674-6337
www.stevenvictormdmedispa.com

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Dallas, Texas, (January 22, 2010) -- Custom Acoustic Liposuction (CAL) www.cal-now.com is the latest technique of fat removal introduced in the spring of 2009 to the United States with Dr. Mauricio Giraldo, M.D. and Dr. Chili Robinson, M.D. playing a key developmental role. Dr. Robinson serves as the Medical Advisor for Medical Alliance Services, www.medicalallianceservices.com.

Since then, hundreds of procedures have been performed with excellent cosmetic results. This innovative technique uses a low frequency vibration cannula, or pipette, that simultaneously moves in three different ways: circular, lateral and reciprocal. When adipose tissue is exposed to this vibrating effect, it turns into an emulsion of viable fat cells readily available to be aspirated without trauma. As a result, enough fat tissue becomes suitable for subsequent transfer procedures such as breast augmentation and buttock lift. Dr. Robinson, Chief of Plastic and Cosmetic Surgery at MediLaser Surgery and Vein Center in Frisco, Texas, www.medilasersurgery.com has further improved the technique to achieve the highest degree of body sculpting possible today.

Custom Acoustic Liposuction tightens the skin and removes accumulated adipose tissue from subtle areas of the already fitted body in order to provide a next to ideal contour. “I was given the hourglass shape I had never had and the amount of compliments I get now is unbelievable,” said T.R. a 42 year old patient from North Carolina. Indeed, patients not only recover their younger silhouette, but some may even acquire the shape they never had. This is possible because of the safe and sound sculpting work of sub dermal spaces located in critical aesthetic regions, such as neck, arms, back, flanks, inner thighs, knees and ankles. CAL provides the edge to safely perform aggressive contouring of the tissue directly under the skin, without causing perforation or burns. The instruments used in CAL stay cool, thus eliminate the risk of thermal injury to tissue. “We have successfully removed an average of 1500 ml of fat from non-overweight patients obtaining outstanding results, even beyond our expectations,” said Mauricio Giraldo, M.D., MediLaser surgeon.

Custom Acoustic Liposuction is possible because of the precise removal of fat that spares non-adipose structures such as skin, blood vessels, nerves and muscle. Consequently, the tissue under the skin of problematic areas can be worked well without damage. Furthermore, the effect of the method usually continues beyond the procedure itself. The skin reacts with a progressive tightening that further contours the new body core. This phenomenon is caused by the vibrating cannula against the dermis that triggers healing signals to recruit collagen producing cells. This mechanism of skin tightening is different than other liposuction techniques such as ultrasound, laser and radiofrequency ablation which initiate heat mediated collagen retraction. “By causing a controlled subcutaneous wound, CAL simply tricks the body to produce more collagen in treated areas,” Dr. Giraldo added.

In addition to the benefits above described, CAL has been exceptionally successful in re-do liposuctions. Previous fat extractions procedures create scar tissue and fibrosis that increase the risk of trauma and bleeding of subsequent liposuctions. The gentle vibrating effect of CAL makes the traveling of the cannula throughout the scarred subcutaneous space smooth and easy. There is no trauma and the blood loss is minimal. Likewise, CAL can be performed in the context of previous tummy tucks. Again, CAL cannulas softly travel through fibrous tissue as the related residual fat is separated and subsequently removed. Drs. Robinson and Giraldo have successfully performed this procedure in patients who have residual lateral fat accumulation after tummy tucks and in patients with abnormal fat accumulation just distal to the C-section surgical scars.

A European review study published in 2006 concluded that custom acoustic liposuction (CAL) is the most safe, effective and precise surgery that can be used in any of the modern indications of liposuction. This study compared suction assisted lipolysis (SAL), laser assisted liposuction (LAL), power assisted liposuction (PAL), internal ultrasound assisted liposuction (iUAL), external assisted liposuction (eUAL), and VASSER assisted liposuction. Dr. Robinson arrived to the same conclusion based on his experience in the United States. Finally, CAL liposuction is built with a safety feature that deactivates the vibrating device when the cannula reaches a non-fat structure such as skin or muscle. In addition, since it is not a heat mediated fat melting process, CAL does not cause thermal injuries and, because it is performed under local anesthesia, the patient indicates whether there is a harmful stimulus or not. To date, there are no reported mortalities or major complications related to CAL.

Both Drs. Robinson and Giraldo play an integral part in the National Physician Observation Program, a service introduced by Medical Alliance Services. Essentially, this program will create qualified centers devoted to the direct transfer of information about Custom Acoustic Liposuction from physician to physician. These dedicated offices, or Physician Observation Centers, will allow interested doctors to monitor procedures and ask questions to the operating physicians. Dr. Robinson states, "Since 1981, I have used most of the liposuction technologies on the market. Now I am very excited to have access to this proven tool. While working with physicians in Europe I was able to gather the data and the experience I needed to implement CAL into my practice. I recommend CAL to other physicians as part of their aesthetic procedures offering." Paul Herchman, CEO of Medical Alliance Services, created this opportunity for doctors to enhance their technical, practical, clinical and procedural knowledge of CAL in an authentic medical setting. Herchman says, “In today’s tough economic times and competitive markets it is very difficult for knowledgeable practicing physicians to take the time to share experience with their peers. By allowing visiting physicians to observe actual genuine procedures in the Observation Centers, physicians are able to ask and answer questions in “real-time” about Custom Acoustic Liposuction and its processes without having to travel long distances. We believe that transferring information via physician-to-physician is vital to empowering the doctor to make educated decisions about technology and help deliver the best patient care possible.”

Medical Alliance Services will be announcing specific information about these centers in the coming months. Physicians’ wishing to observe CAL procedures at a Physician Observation Center should contact (866) 981-5017 or visit info@ticklelipo.com for further information.

About Dr. Robinson:
Chili Robinson, MD is a board certified plastic surgeon who, since 1983 has performed more than 500 successful liposuction and body sculpting procedures. He performed the first CAL procedure in the United States in March 2009, replicating the excellent results of this procedure already achieved in Europe. His practice, MediLaser Surgery and Vein Center is located in Frisco, Texas. Phone: 469-362-8665

About Dr. Giraldo:
Mauricio Giraldo, MD is a board certified surgeon with extensive experience in minimally invasive surgical techniques. He trained at the University of Pittsburgh and Harvard Medical School where he was appointed instructor of surgery between 2000 and 2001. His practice, MediLaser Surgery and Vein Center is located in Frisco, Texas. Phone: 469-362-8665

About Medical Alliance Services:
Medical Alliance Services was founded by its CEO Paul Herchman, an aesthetic industry veteran. Since 1989, the executives at Medical Alliance Services have proven themselves as market leaders by identifying market opportunities, addressing the relative key strategic issues and developing effective specific tactics to take advantage of the changing marketplace needs and dynamics. During his career, Paul Herchman started two medical device sales and marketing companies, both of which appeared in INC Magazine's Fastest Growing Private Companies. One of those companies, formed in 1995 underwent its Initial Public Offering (IPO) in 1996 and was then sold in 2000 to an international pharmaceutical company. Throughout his career, Mr. Herchman also served on various aesthetic industry boards including the American Society for Lasers in Surgery and Medicine (ASLMS). Medical Alliance Services is based in Dallas, Texas with business development representatives nationwide. For more information, please call (866) 981-5017, ext. 702 or visit www.medicalallianceservices.com or www.cal-now.com.

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Dallas, Texas (December 15, 2009) – Medical Alliance Services, a US medical technology distribution and services company, announces the launch of their National Physician Observation Program. This program will establish qualified centers dedicated to the transfer of information directly from physician to physician about Custom Acoustic Liposuction technology and the exciting use of the CAL system for fat transfer and fat harvesting (www.cal-now.com). Paul Herchman, CEO of Medical Alliance Services says, “It is our vision to establish a network of centers where physicians who are interested in exploring office based liposuction, or have a desire to learn about Custom Acoustic Liposuction, may do so easily and without the typical restraints and pressures which they may experience from our industry.” Medical Alliance Services is partnering with physicians who (1) share our belief that physicians teaching physicians is the best format for technology and procedural information to be shared with their peers, (2) who enjoy sharing their knowledge with their peers and (3) have the experience, facility and motivation to help provide education for the safe and effective use of the products we distribute to physicians.

This program demonstrates our commitment to the safe and effective use of our Custom Acoustic Liposuction technology. The opportunity for physicians to observe live procedures enables both the beginning liposuction physicians and the seasoned liposuction physicians to enhance their technical, practical, clinical and procedural knowledge in an authentic medical setting.

Historically, the use of physician observation services has proven to be an effective way to allow physicians to formulate significant evaluations of medical technology and procedures. Physician-to-physician discussions about medical procedures are a preferred method by which most medical doctors wish to obtain knowledge. Herchman says, “In today’s tough economic times and competitive markets it is very difficult for knowledgeable practicing physicians to take the time to share experience with their peers. By allowing visiting physicians to observe actual genuine procedures in the Observation Centers, physicians are able to ask and answer questions in “real-time” about Custom Acoustic Liposuction and its processes without having to travel long distances. We believe that transferring information via physician-to-physician is vital to empowering the doctor to make educated decisions about technology and help deliver the best patient care possible.

We currently have numerous Physician Observation Centers established and are in discussions to add many other observation centers in geographically desirable locations across the US. Medical Alliance Services will be announcing specific information about these centers in the coming months. Physicians’ wishing to observe CAL procedures at a Physician Observation Center should contact (866) 981-5017 or visit info@ticklelipo.com for further information.

About Custom Acoustic Liposuction:

Custom Acoustic Liposuction (CAL), known in Europe as Nutational Infrasonic Liposuction (NIL), is the newest form of Liposuction offered in the United States. It was first introduced in Belgium by a physician who performed several Liposuction procedures per day. Liposuction procedures require a good amount of physical exertion on the part of the physician performing the procedure so CAL was developed with an objective of increasing the physician’s performance while decreasing the physician’s effort. CAL has been used in thousands of procedures and presented at more than 100 scientific sessions world-wide. The CAL System offers all of the benefits of current Liposuction technology without most of the inherent risks. CAL is FDA cleared for the removal of soft tissue and fluid from the body during general surgical procedures including suction lipoplasty for aesthetic body contouring and is distributed in the United States by Medical Alliance Services, www.cal-now.com. (866) 981-5017.

About Medical Alliance Services:

Medical Alliance Services was founded by its CEO Paul Herchman, an aesthetic industry veteran. Since 1989 the executives at Medical Alliance Services have proven themselves as market leaders by identifying market opportunities, addressing the relative key strategic issues and developing effective specific tactics to take advantage of the changing marketplace needs and dynamics. During his career, Paul Herchman started two medical device sales and marketing companies, both of which appeared in INC Magazine’s Fastest Growing Private Companies. One of those companies, formed in 1995 underwent its Initial Public Offering (IPO) in 1996 and was then sold in 2000 to an international pharmaceutical company. Throughout his career, Mr. Herchman also served on various aesthetic industry boards including the American Society for Lasers in Surgery and Medicine. Medical Alliance Services is based in Dallas, Texas with business development representatives nationwide. For more information please call (866) 981-5017.

Dallas, Texas (November 10, 2009) – Medical Alliance Services, a US medical technology distribution and services company, announces the launch of their Medical Alliance Access Program, (MAAP). This program will give physicians the ability to immediately provide Custom Acoustic Liposuction (CAL) technology to their patients via a simple rental program. “We wanted to create a unique, innovative program that would specifically and immediately address the needs of financially strained physicians in a US economic climate turned upside down,” said Paul Herchman, CEO of Medical Alliance Services.

From 1989 until 2001, Paul Herchman was CEO of Medical Alliance, Inc. MAI enabled approximately 5,500 physicians to perform well over 300,000 procedures in their offices by providing access to the latest technology on a rental basis. MAI had a successful 12 year track record of quality and cost-effectiveness as the nation’s only national office-based mobile technology provider. “It is with great pleasure that I have been able to reorganize, reignite and gain commitments from many of the past contributors from our past days at MAI. Over the next several years, we intend to re-build a national niche focused company dedicated to innovation, new market creation and thriving on market fragmentation by offering unique solutions to help physicians succeed as they redesign their practices to survive under the current economic climate and the coming health-care reform.”

The MAAP program is a rental plan that allows office-based physicians to rent MAS’s Custom Acoustic Liposuction (CAL) technology and also enjoy the benefit of the MAS support services. CAL differs from other methods of Liposuction by utilizing a cannula activated by air pressure causing a triple 3-D movement (vibration, rotation and reciprocation), referred to as Nutation. With CAL's patented technique, the cannula provides “Turbo Infiltration” of the tumescent solution, which is better for the patient because it means better disbursement of tumescent solution, faster numbing, less discomfort and a shorter procedure. CAL's patented 3-D Nutational Infrasonic Vibration also enables the cannula to more easily glide through fibrous areas allowing less fatigue for the surgeon and more comfort for the patient. Physicians can better provide high definition body contouring in the more difficult to treat areas including scarred areas. The vibration mitigates most discomfort during infiltration, allows more fat removal and ultimately less bruising and shorter recovery time.

The MAAP program was designed to help US physicians to immediately build their liposuction practices and also to help MAS rapidly establish a national network of trained Custom Acoustic Liposuction physicians where interested patients could have the procedure performed. Medical Alliance Services CEO, Paul Herchman said, “Now is the time, especially in today’s difficult environment for physicians to utilize creative financing programs to build their practice revenues. Physicians should focus their efforts on their practice, their existing patients and high revenue income opportunities by working smarter and harder than ever.”

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About Medical Alliance Services

Medical Alliance Services was founded by its CEO Paul Herchman, an aesthetic industry veteran. Since 1989, the executives at Medical Alliance Services have proven themselves as market leaders by identifying market opportunities, addressing the relative key strategic issues and developing effective specific tactics to take advantage of the changing marketplace needs and dynamics. During his career, Paul Herchman started two medical device sales and marketing companies, both of which appeared in INC Magazine's Fastest Growing Private Companies. One of those companies, formed in 1995 underwent its Initial Public Offering (IPO) in 1996 and was then sold in 2000 to an international pharmaceutical company. Throughout his career, Mr. Herchman also served on various aesthetic industry boards including the American Society for Lasers in Surgery and Medicine (ASLMS). Medical Alliance Services is based in Dallas, Texas with business development representatives nationwide. For more information, please call (866) 981-5017, ext. 702 or visit www.medicalallianceservices.com or www.cal-now.com.

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Dallas, Texas (September 30, 2009) - "I believe in staying on the cutting edge. There are so many devices out there; right now I have a dozen on my desk. My responsibility is to study these devices, and provide only those that are effective and safe. Patients deserve access to new technology that has been put through the due diligence process by their doctor especially when it comes to procedures which are elective."

What’s in a name? In the case of Innovations MedSpa, founder and Chief of Staff, Dr. Bill Johnson says, "everything." The name of the practice conveys his philosophy that extraordinary care and the best results can only be achieved by staying on the leading edge of a specialty. And when the specialty is aesthetic medicine technology—that is quite a commitment. Surpassed only by the growing demand for cosmetic procedures are the hundreds of "new and improved" treatments and devices promising the "next generation" state-of-the-art methodology. Dr. Johnson’s primary emphasis is on skin care treatments and body shaping —two of the most sought after procedures. In fact, in 2008 over 245,000 men and women had liposuction making it second to breast augmentation in popularity. So, what is the difference between all the liposuction techniques we hear about? At the end of the day, do they achieve similar results? Before considering any type of fat removal, it is important to understand the history and science behind each method. Here, Dr. Johnson explains what every prospective patient should know about liposuction and an exciting new method he prefers for his patients.

"Each type of Liposuction has its distinct advantages and disadvantages. There are a number of new power assisted tools and techniques that assist the physician and improve the experience for the patient." Dr. Johnson believes that unless a physician chooses to specialize in liposuction, it is difficult to keep up with new technologies, much less become an expert at several techniques. An early adopter of Smart Lipo, Dr. Johnson was impressed with its’ skin tightening effect, but found it difficult to remove large amounts of fat. "I began searching for a device that would improve my ability to maximize the infiltration and suctioning part of liposuction. That is when I was introduced to Custom Acoustic Liposuction, CAL. The key difference is the 3-D nutational vibration aspect during infiltration, or numbing part of the procedure." According to Dr. Johnson, standard procedure calls for small incisions to be made in the areas to be treated in order to insert the cannula carrying the tumescent solution. With CAL, the 3-D nutational infrasonic vibration easily glides through fibrous areas allowing less fatigue for the surgeon and more comfort for the patient, with the added bonus of better overall diffusion of the tumescent fluid. The tumescent fluid, a solution laced with an anesthetic called Lidocaine and a drug called Epinephrine used to help minimize blood loss, is pumped into the area prior to fat removal. Unlike Standard Liposuction, Ultrasonic Liposuction and Smart Liposuction, CAL infiltrates tumescent fluid approximately 25% faster. "One of its’ key benefits is the fact that you move the cannula in and out less, with fewer passes, it’s less traumatic for the patient. There is also the aesthetic component from the suction cannulas being used. Vaser offers different size cannulas but they don’t do different things. CAL’s smaller suction cannulas are ideal for detail work or fat transfer. The CAL system comes with a variety of cannula sizes, shapes and designs for better contour and artistry."

After treating over 100 patients with CAL, Dr. Johnson says his biggest surprise was how valuable it was in secondary cases. "Performing liposuction in an area that has already been treated is tricky because of the scarring. The ease of doing these cases has been quite impressive and the amount of fat removed is incredible. We used Ultrasound Assisted Liposuction on a 118lb. woman and thought we aspirated all we could, but during a second procedure on her abdomen we aspirated an additional pound of fat - 600cc. That speaks to getting out more fat in a primary patient as well." Who is the best candidate for CAL? Dr. Johnson emphasizes the best candidate for any liposuction is someone who is close to ideal weight range but has an area of fat that just won’t go away, such as saddle bags or love handles. "I am eager to recommend CAL to patients because the vibration mitigates most of the discomfort during infiltration, allows more fat to be removed and there is ultimately less bruising and less recovery time since there are not as many passes with the cannula." He also points out that liposuction does not mean a hospital stay with general anesthesia. Dr. Johnson performs liposuction under local anesthesia in his office and recovery is usually just a few days at home. A hearty recommendation is also extended to his peers. "If you are a physician interested in saving time and labor versus other techniques while keeping your liposuction results extraordinary, you will want to learn more about Custom Acoustic Liposuction, CAL. I’ve found it to be the most effective fat removal system used in cosmetic surgery. It offers a good price point, delivers the optimal amount of anesthetic, and a more comfortable recovery for the patient."

About Innovations MedSpa and Dr. Bill Johnson
Dr. Bill Johnson graduated with honors from Texas Tech University where he earned his undergraduate and doctoral degrees and ultimately completed his internal medicine residency in 1984. He served as a partner at the Lubbock Diagnostic Clinic in Lubbock, Texas from 1984 through 2000. Dr. Johnson opened his first practice in Grapevine, Texas in 2002. He subsequently added aesthetic medicine to his practice, and renamed the practice Innovations MedSpa. Today his practice is 100% cosmetic and has expanded to include offices in the Dallas and Fort Worth, Texas Metroplex. He is regularly featured on "Good Morning Texas" and a frequent guest on ABC, FOX, NBC and CBS. Dr. Johnson is an active member of the Texas Medical Association, The American College of Physicians, The American Medical Association, American College of Physician Executives and American Society for Laser Medicine and Surgery. True to its name, Innovations MedSpa has the distinction of being the first in the U.S. to offer Custom Acoustic Liposuction (CAL); first practice in Dallas/Ft. Worth, Texas to offer SmartLipo; first internist in the U.S. to utilize Vaser® (Ultrasound-Assisted Liposuction); first in North Texas to utilize Thermage DC (deep contour) and second-generation Thermage (Thermage NXT) and the first in the U.S. to use Acoustic Wave Therapy (AWT) for cellulite reduction. For more information on Dr. Johnson and Custom Acoustic Liposuction (CAL) visit his website at www.innovationsmedspa.com or call (214) 420-7970.

About Custom Acoustic Liposuction:
Custom Acoustic Liposuction (CAL), known in Europe as Nutational Infrasonic Liposuction (NIL), is the newest form of Liposuction offered in the United States. It was first introduced in Belgium by a physician who performed several Liposuction procedures per day. Liposuction procedures require a good amount of physical exertion on the part of the physician performing the procedure. CAL was developed with the objective of increasing the physician’s performance while decreasing the physician’s effort. Unlike current liposuction techniques that utilize laser or ultrasound energy, the cannula used in CAL stays cool, thus eliminating the risk of thermal injury to tissue. Additionally, the CAL System includes an automatic shut off when it approaches non-fatty tissue such as skin or muscle, thereby protecting the surrounding tissue from trauma. These safety features enable the CAL System to safely and more effectively remove deep fat as well as the superficial fat and create "high-definition" sculpting. The CAL System offers all of the benefits of current liposuction technology without the inherent risks. CAL is FDA cleared and is distributed in the United States by Medical Alliance Services, www.cal-now.com, and (866) 981-5017.

New Liposuction Procedure
Wendy Rigby, Medical Reporter
San Antonio TX
KENS5 CBS News

By: AmericanHealthandBeauty.Com Staff Writer
9/2/2009 12:15:00 PM

Many different methods of liposuction are now available in the US, with one more recently approved, what do they all have in common

Used in Europe for years, Nutational Infrasonic Liposuction (NIL) is also known as Custom Acoustic Liposuction (CAL) and Lipo-Vibe. While the names might be a bit confusing, the science seems to be solid and thanks to recently gained FDA approval, it's now coming into favor across the US. There are now many options available to liposuction patients.

Traditional liposuction uses a cannula, a long narrow tube which is inserted under the skin. The cannula breaks up and suctions out excess fat in the selected treatment areas, which can be just about anywhere, most popularly the stomach, buttocks, and thighs. Patients typically undergo general anesthesia for the procedure and recovery can be a difficult process. There are now many methods of lipo that use different methods to break up the fat before it is suctioned out, reducing trauma on the patient.

Tumescent liposuction pumps fluid into the treatment area. Body-Jet Liposuction works similarly and is also known as Water-Jet by pumping water into the area which helps to break up the fat while also preserving the other tissues present. The benefits include an easier recovery, minimal risk as the procedure is often performed under local anesthesia, and a quicker treatment time. Laser lipolysis goes by many names, including SmartLipo, SlimLipo, ProLipo, and more. In this liposuction method, the fat is melted by tissue specific lasers, and is then suctioned out with a very small cannula. Many of these lasers are also able to tighten the overlying skin, helping to avoid the trauma of removing portions of skin. Laser lipolysis usually requires only local anesthesia and patients report less bruising and a fast recovery.

Vaser Liposelection, and Vaser Hi-Def use ultrasound technology to loosen and melt the fat before it is removed. It is tissue selective as well and performed under local anesthesia. In a recent poll of US physicians, Vaser received a 95% approval rating. Similarly to other 'alternative' lipo techniques, patients recover quickly and have minimal bruising. It is able to tighten the skin and is very precise.

LipoVibe differs from the others by using 3D acoustic energy. By using a three way combination of rotation, vibration, and reciprocation, the acoustic energy is emitted a lower, infrasonic frequency which is considerably safer than ultrasonic waves. The cannula remains cool during the procedure, keeping the patient safer.

About the only thing that these technologies have in common is that they remove the fat that you can't get rid of. While they all have their risks, most are minimal and the majority of patients are pleased with their results. Doctors are able to use the new lipo technologies to see the results as they go, which has resulted in less repeat treatments. Some patients will still have some rippling of the skin or may need longer to recover. Discuss all of your options and your goals with your plastic surgeon. Your individual goals and medical makeup will determine which technology is right for you.

For Immediate Release

September 1, 2009

Phoenix, Arizona (September 1, 2009) – Dermacare Cosmetic Surgery is the first cosmetic surgery practice in Arizona to offer Lipo-Vibe. Custom Acoustic Liposuction, referred to as Lipo-Vibe, is the newest FDA approved liposuction technology in the United States. Known as Nutational Infrasonic Liposuction in Europe, it was first introduced in Belgium and has been used in thousands of procedures and presented at more than 100 scientific sessions worldwide since 1997.

How is Lipo-Vibe different? Lipo-Vibe is unique in that it utilizes air pressure to generate 3D acoustic (sound) energy. This energy differs from ultrasound energy in 2 ways: its 3D movement pattern and its frequency range. Rather than the one-dimensional vibration of ultrasound, Lipo-Vibe generates a more effective 3-dimensional movement. This 3-D triple movement of vibration, rotation and reciprocation is referred to as nutational movement. The unique pattern of movement enables the Lipo-Vibe to operate at lower (infrasonic) frequencies which are much safer than the high-frequency energy generated by ultrasound.

Lipo-Vibe can more easily and safely access areas of the body that are difficult to treat with current liposuction technologies such as areas of fibrosis or scarring from prior surgical procedures. Its unique vibration pattern allows for precise body sculpting with less trauma to tissue. The patient experiences less swelling, less bruising and less discomfort. Additionally, the tri-plane vibration stimulates collagen synthesis, facilitating post-op skin tightening.

The Lipo-Vibe provides less pain because its vibration interferes with nerve transmission. Often referred to as The Gate Control Theory of Pain, (by Ronald Melzack, Canadian psychologist and Patrick David Wall, British physician), this interaction between different types of neurons through vibration alters an individual's perception of pain.

How is Lipo-Vibe Safer? Unlike current liposuction techniques that utilize laser or ultrasound energy, the cannula used in Lipo-Vibe stays cool, thus eliminating the risk of thermal injury to tissue. Additionally, the Lipo-Vibe includes an automatic shut off when it approaches non-fatty tissue such as skin or muscle, thereby protecting the surrounding tissue from trauma. These safety features enable Lipo-Vibe to safely and more effectively remove deep fat as well as the superficial fat and create "high-definition" sculpting. Lipo-Vibe offers all of the benefits of current liposuction technology without the inherent risks.

"We are excited to offer this new liposuction technology to our patients", said Plastic Surgeon, Dr. Gael DeRouin. "I have used many different liposuction modalities throughout the years from conventional liposuction to the current laser and ultrasound liposuction equipment. I am impressed that this new Lipo-Vibe can really get the job done and allows me to offer my patients additional safety and less discomfort."

About Dermacare Cosmetic Surgery:
Dermacare Cosmetic Surgery has been offering a variety of cosmetic procedures to the residences of west valley since 2007. In addition to Liposuction, the clinic offers full service Laser and Aesthetic treatments for skin renewal and full service Facial Plastic Surgical Procedures. The most sought-after facial surgery is the Quick Recovery Facelift which provides a dramatic, lasting result with minimal downtime. The clinic is physician owned and operated by Dr. Gael L. DeRouin, D.O. (board certified in Facial Plastic & Reconstructive Surgery) and Dr. Pamela DeRouin, M.D. (board certified in Emergency Medicine).

About Dr. Gael DeRouin, D.O.:
Dr. Gael L. DeRouin is a well-accomplished physician with over 25 years of training and experience. He is board certified in both Otolaryngology (Head & Neck Surgery) and Facial Plastic & Reconstructive Surgery. Dr. Gael DeRouin attended medical school in Chicago and residency training in Otolaryngology and Facial Plastic Surgery & Reconstructive Surgery in Portland at Maine Medical Center.

Throughout his distinguished career, Dr. Gael DeRouin has held many leadership positions in several medical institutions including Chairman of the Department of Surgery, Chief of Surgery, Clinical Professor, as well as Program Director for training resident physicians in head & neck surgery and facial plastic surgery.

Dr. Gael L. DeRouin is a fellow of the American Osteopathic College of Otolaryngology-Head & Neck Surgery, as well as a member of the American Academy of Otolaryngology-Head & Neck Surgery and the American Academy of Facial Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery.

About Dr. Pamela DeRouin, M.D.:
Dr. Pamela DeRouin is a board certified physician who has practiced in the Phoenix area since 1999. She first attended the University of Georgia, where she graduated Cum Laude with a bachelor of science in biology/chemistry. After receiving her Doctorate of Medicine at the Medical University of South Carolina in Charleston, she completed a Family Medicine Internship at the University of California-Irvine. Dr. Pamela DeRouin then completed an Emergency Medicine Residency program at East Carolina University in Greenville, NC.

Pamela DeRouin, MD is board certified in Emergency Medicine by the American College of Emergency Physicians and has published chapters in major emergency medicine text books.

Dr. DeRouin has practiced in the Phoenix area since 1999. She has a special interest in aesthetic and anti-aging medicine and is a member of the American Society of Laser Medicine and Surgery.

Contact:
DermaCare Cosmetic Surgery
14551 W Indian School Road
Suite 240
Goodyear, AZ 85395

Serving Greater Phoenix and surrounding areas

Phone: 623.535.7050
Fax: 623.535.7068
Email: info@westvalleycosmeticsurgery.com, info@westvalleycs.com
Website: www.westvalleycosmeticsurgery.com, www.westvalleycs.com

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For Immediate Release

August 28, 2009

San Antonio, Texas (August 28, 2009) – Word is spreading fast and patients are asking for this latest form of liposuction -- Nutational 3-D Custom Acoustic Liposuction (CAL) at Barone Plastic Surgery.

Sara, a 27 year old person who works full time in the medical field wanted to get rid of the extra fat around her love handles and her knees, but wanted to return to work the very next day. A friend of hers had just undergone a new type of liposuction procedure at Dr. Constance Barone’s Plastic Surgery Practice in San Antonio, Texas and she was ecstatic over the results so Sara decided to go see Dr. Barone to find out more about this new form of liposuction.

"Patient care is my number one concern and when a new technology becomes available, I investigate the product thoroughly, said Dr. Constance Barone. This new type of liposuction is FDA cleared and has been proven to be safe and effective in clinical studies. It has been used in Europe to treat thousands of patients and is now becoming the most popular form of liposuction in the U.S. This technology is advanced in that the Cannula on the 3-D Custom Acoustic Liposuction System, which is the part that is inserted through the dermis then positioned down to the subcutaneous (fat) layer, vibrates and rotates allowing me to glide through the fat much more easily. I am able to get very close to the outer dermis layer of the skin, where those dimples are and remove them without harming the skin. It enables me to treat those tough areas that I was unable to treat with other liposuction systems".

About Custom Acoustic Liposuction::
Custom Acoustic Liposuction is safer for the patient for several reasons. The system includes an automatic shut off when it senses a change in tissue density (non-fatty tissue), protecting surrounding anatomy. And, unlike other liposuction systems, the Custom Acoustic Liposuction system uses a no heat cannula which when inserted into the fatty tissue does not heat or burn the surrounding tissue or anatomy. This no heat cannula also preserves the fat allowing for secondary fat transfer cosmetic procedures.

This new type of liposuction allows for better precision in difficult to treat areas (neck, face, back and ankles) and areas of great fibrosis (secondary procedures, scarring, prior liposuction, and gynecomastia).

CAL differs from other liposuction in that it utilizes a cannula activated by air pressure forming a Nutational 3-D triple movement of vibration, rotation and reciprocation. This method removes fat more efficiently, safely and effectively than other techniques, respecting the non-fatty tissues and surrounding anatomy. This allows precise body sculpting with less patient trauma, reduction of edema, bruising and less discomfort. The fat is suctioned simultaneously during the process with fewer cannula passes, shortening the procedure time.

Custom Acoustic Liposuction is the most recent form of liposuction offered in the United States. Known as Nutational Infrasonic Liposuction in Europe, it was first introduced in Belgium and has been used in thousands of procedures and presented at more than 100 scientific sessions worldwide since 1997.

CAL is FDA cleared for the removal of soft tissue and fluid from the body during general surgical procedures including suction lipoplasty for aesthetic body contouring. CAL is distributed in the United States by Medical Alliance Services, www.cal-now.com, and (866) 981-5017.

About Dr. Barone:
Dr. Constance Barone is certified by the American Board of Plastic Surgery and the American Board of Surgery. In addition to holding memberships in some of the most prestigious medical associations in the world, Dr. Barone has been voted one of the Best Doctors in America and has been listed as one of the nation's top physicians in numerous publications. Dr. Barone has been featured on national television shows and prominent magazines such as Discovery Health, Good Morning America, and San Antonio Living, and Antonio Magazine, SA Magazine as well as Seventeen Magazine. She has focused her career on helping people achieve their aesthetic goals.

Her extraordinary career has made her highly respected throughout the world as a surgeon, teacher, author, and innovator of some of the most state-of-the-art medical techniques in use today.

Board Certifications:

Education:

Dr. Constance Barone has the distinction of being educated at some of the most prestigious institutions of higher learning and medical training in the country. Dr. Barone's educational background includes:

Contact:
Constance M. Barone, MD
Santa Rosa Northwest
Tower One
2829 Babcock Rd., Suite 615
San Antonio, Texas 78229
Phone: (210) 614-0400
constancebarone1@yahoo.com
www.baroneplasticsurgery.com

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For Immediate Release

August 26, 2009

San Antonio, Texas (August 26, 2009) - Dr. Thomas Jeneby, Board Certified Plastic Surgeon at The Plastic and Cosmetic Center of South Texas is amongst the first U.S. physicians to offer Nutational 3-D Custom Acoustic Liposuction (CAL), the newest form of Liposuction now available in the U.S.

Custom Acoustic Liposuction (CAL), known in Europe as Nutational Infrasonic Liposuction (NIL), is the newest form of Liposuction offered in the United States. It was first introduced in Belgium and has been used in thousands of procedures and presented at more than 100 scientific sessions worldwide since 1997.

"I am amazed by how much less physical effort on my part this new innovative form of Liposuction takes. The Nutational 3-D mechanism of action enables me to glide through the fibrous fatty tissue more easily and is ideal for those patients who’ve had prior surgeries or scar tissue, said Dr. Thomas Jeneby, Board Certified Plastic Surgeon. My patients have a faster post-op recovery, less bruising and less pain. In fact, some of my patients say the 3-D vibration sensation from the cannula actually tickles them and they start laughing during the procedure".

About Custom Acoustic Liposuction::
Custom Acoustic Liposuction (CAL), known in Europe as Nutational Infrasonic Liposuction (NIL), is the newest form of Liposuction offered in the United States. It was first introduced in Belgium by a physician who performed several Liposuction procedures per day. Liposuction procedures require a good amount of physical exertion on the part of the physician performing the procedure. CAL was developed with the objective of increasing the physician’s performance while decreasing the physician’s effort. Since its development, CAL has been used in thousands of procedures and presented at more than 100 scientific sessions worldwide since 1997.

CAL differs from other Liposuction in that it utilizes a cannula activated by air pressure forming a Nutational 3-D triple movement of vibration, rotation and reciprocation. This method of action allows precise body sculpting with less patient trauma, less edema, less bruising and less discomfort. The fat is aspirated simultaneously during the process with fewer cannula passes, shortening the procedure time. This method of Liposuction is proven to remove fat more safely, efficiently and effectively than other techniques, respecting the non-fatty surrounding tissue and anatomy.

The low frequency 3-D Custom Acoustic Liposuction system allows better precision in difficult to treat areas (neck, face, back and ankles) and areas of great fibrosis (secondary procedures, scarring, prior Liposuction, and gynecomastia).

Custom Acoustic Liposuction is FDA cleared and is safer for the patient for several reasons. The system includes an automatic shut off when it senses a change in tissue density (non-fatty tissue), protecting surrounding anatomy. Unlike other Liposuction systems, the Custom Acoustic Liposuction system uses a no heat cannula which when inserted into the fatty tissue does not heat or burn the surrounding tissue or anatomy. This no heat cannula also preserves the fat allowing for secondary fat transfer cosmetic procedures. CAL is distributed in the United States by Medical Alliance Services, www.cal-now.com, and (866) 981-5017.

About Dr. Thomas Jeneby:
Dr. Jeneby is certified in Plastic Surgery by the American Board of Medical Specialties.

Dr. Jeneby attended college in James Madison University in Harrisonburg where he graduated with a B.S. in Biology. Dr. Jeneby was featured in the 1992 President's Dean List. Dr. Jeneby obtained his medical degree from the Medical College of Virginia (Virginia Commonwealth University) in Richmond where he was featured in the top 10% of his class and was also the AOA President. Upon finishing his medical degree in 1996, Dr. Jeneby performed his residency at the following:

Residency:

Dr. Jeneby was honored when appointed Diplomat of the American Board of Plastic Surgery in 2003. Dr. Jeneby holds state medical board licenses in Texas, Arkansas, California, Pennsylvania and Florida. He has been a featured speaker both at the International and National level on a wide variety of topics including Liposuction and Adjustable Breast Implants. He is featured in magazine and television.

Contact:
Candace Probst
210-270-8595
candace@drjenebyplasticsurgery.com
www.drjenebyplasticsurgery.com

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For Immediate Release

July 16, 2009

Frisco, Texas (July 16, 2009) - Dr. Chili Robinson, board certified plastic surgeon at MediLaser Surgery and Vein Center in Frisco, Texas, is pleased to announce that he and his team are performing high-definition liposuction and upright patient assisted liposuction. Dr. Robinson said: "The better outcomes my patients receive are because of the techniques made possible through my understanding and use of the Nutational Infrasonic Liposuction (NIL) System, which is already a popular form of liposuction in Europe".

After traveling to Belgium in February 2009, Dr. Robinson performed the first NIL procedure in the United States in March 2009. He then began providing U.S. physician training in April 2009. Dr. Robinson goes on to say: "I have been performing liposuction procedures since 1983; I believe that this is one of its most significant improvements, especially related to the infiltration of the tumescent anesthesia to improve patient comfort. Those patients of mine who have undergone prior forms of liposuction tell me that the vibration effect from the NIL System provides a much more comfortable and gentler experience". The simultaneous injection of local anesthesia and the vibration of the Nutational Infrasonic system distract the brain and reduce discomfort. This is explained in medical literature as exploiting the "gate control of pain" where an inhibitory interneuron in the spinal cord reduces pain transmission to the brain.

Dr. Robinson joined Mauricio Giraldo, MD in his practice at MediLaser Surgery and Vein in Frisco, Texas earlier this year. Drs. Giraldo and Robinson performed the first NIL under straight local anesthesia (no sedation) in the United States. "The pain was minimal throughout the entire procedure and within 18 hours I was back to my normal activities. I definitely recommend this procedure to anyone," said F.V., from Carrolton, Texas. Dr. Giraldo was further trained by Dr. Jean Malak, M.D, the inventor of Nutational Infrasonic Liposuction in Belgium and said: "I am extremely pleased to be offering NIL to my patients. Through this novel technique surgeons are now able to sculpt the body while the patient is in a comfortable and upright position, improving the final cosmetic result and patient satisfaction".

The LipoMatic Nutational Infrasonic LipoMatic System, known in America as NIL, uses air pressure that drives the tip of the cannula into a 3D/triple movement of vibration, rotation, and reciprocation known as nutation that causes emulsification of subcutaneous fat. The emulsified fat is aspirated simultaneously during the nutation process with fewer cannula passes, shortening the procedure time. It allows precise body sculpting with less trauma (edema, bruising and discomfort). In addition, the 3D vibration against skin stimulates collagen synthesis inducing skin tightening. This effect provides the opportunity of avoiding larger procedures such as tummy tuck or conventional breast reduction. The NIL process removes fat more effectively than other techniques, sparing lymphatic, neurovascular and non-fatty tissues. Other popular forms of liposuction use a variety of energy sources that cause heat to emulsify fat putting non-fat structures like skin, blood vessels and nerves at risk. The advantages of NIL over other techniques include: improved operator ease-of-use, shorter operation time, less pain, shorter recovery time, easier access to delicate areas, such as neck, knees, calves and buttocks and superior overall skin appearance.

About Dr. Robinson:
Chili Robinson, MD is a board certified plastic surgeon who, since 1983 has performed more than 500 successful liposuction and body sculpting procedures. He performed the first NIL procedure in the United States in March 2009, replicating the excellent results of this procedure already achieved in Europe. His practice, MediLaser Surgery and Vein Center is located in Frisco, Texas. Phone: 469-362-8665

About Dr. Giraldo:
Mauricio Giraldo, MD is a board certified surgeon with extensive experience in minimally invasive surgical techniques. He trained at the University of Pittsburgh and Harvard Medical School where he was appointed instructor of surgery between 2000 and 2001. His practice, MediLaser Surgery and Vein Center is located in Frisco, Texas. Phone: 469-362-8665

About Nutational Infrasonic Liposuction, Inc. (NIL):
NIL www.nilnow.com is one of the most recent liposuction techniques introduced to the US. It has been used in thousands of procedures and presented at more than 100 scientific sessions worldwide since 1997. It is safe, effective, precise and cost effective. The nutation principle allows the removal of the fat tissue with minimal harm to surrounding structures; the result is a smoother contour and a shorter post-operative period. It also provides access with greater precision to more difficult to treat anatomy such as neck, face, back and ankles or to fibrotic areas such as secondary liposuctions, prior surgery areas, cesarean sections or male patients. The system has a built-in safety feature where it stalls when non fatty tissue is met by the cannula. The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) provided NIL 510(k) clearance for the removal of soft tissue and fluid from the body during general surgical procedures including suction lipoplasty for aesthetic body contouring. NIL is distributed in the United States by a group of companies including Medical Alliance Services, www.medicalallianceservices.com, and (866) 981-5017.

Contact:
Mauricio Giraldo, MD, PA
469-362-8665
msvc2@yahoo.com

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For Immediate Release

June 16, 2009

Dallas, Texas (June 16, 2009) – Chili Robinson, MD introduces Nutational Infrasonic Liposuction (NIL), a new proven form of liposuction to the United States at The Aesthetic Show 2009 in Las Vegas. Already one of the most popular forms of liposuction for years in Europe, Dr. Robinson states, "Since 1981, I have used most of the liposuction technologies on the market. Now I am very excited to have access to this proven tool. While working with physicians in Europe I was able to gather the data and the experience I needed to implement NIL into my practice. I recommend NIL to other physicians as part of their aesthetic procedures offering." Liposuction is the third most popular aesthetic procedure in the US, totaling 314,000 procedures in 2008, according to the American Society of Plastic Surgery.

A Belgium liposuction surgeon developed NIL when he sprained his elbow and needed to replace muscle effort with technology. Now the objective is aiding the physicians’ performance while significantly decreasing the physicians’ effort. The nutational infrasonic principle allows the removal of the fat tissue with little harm to any other tissues; the result is a shorter post-operative period. It also allows better precision in difficult to access areas such as the area near the ribs. It is effective where there is more fibrotic tissue such as secondary liposuctions, prior C-Sections and male liposuctions. It markedly reduces the risks inherent to other lipolysis techniques, as the cannulas do not heat up, thereby avoiding the danger of skin burning and necrosis. Another advantage of NIL is that it avoids damage to healthy fat cells so they can then be used elsewhere in the body during fat transfer procedures.

NIL uses a cannula powered by air pressure, which drives the tip in reciprocal, rotation and vibration directions. This triple movement "nutation," morselizes the fatty tissue allowing easier evacuation. Emulsification is avoided, thus preserving the viability of the fat cells. Less trauma minimizes edema and swelling, resulting in a faster recovery. Most importantly, the tri-plane vibration stimulates collagen synthesis, facilitating postoperative skin tightening.

About Dr. Robinson
Dr. Robinson is certified by The American Board of Plastic Surgery and has been in practice and performing lipoplasty for over 25 years. Dr. Robinson performed cosmetic procedures at his Aesthetic Plastic Surgery Institute in Corpus Christi, Texas for 25 years before moving to the Dallas Metroplex where he currently practices at Timeless Medical Spa and Advanced Fitness Spa. Dr. Robinson’s missionary work has taken him to The Ukraine, to teach other surgeons to repair cleft lips and palates. His "passion" lead him to Central and South America, on numerous occasions to surgically improve the lives of others. For his mission work he was honored in 2000 with a nomination for the National Jefferson Service Award. Dr. Robinson (www.chilirobinson.com) currently serves as Medical Advisor for the groups distributing Nutational Infrasonic Liposuction, NIL.

About Nutational Infrasonic Liposuction, Inc. (NIL)
NIL (www.nilnow.com) is one of the most recent liposuction techniques introduced to the US and has been used in thousands of procedures worldwide since 2000. It is safe, effective, precise and cost effective. The morcelization principle allows the removal of the fat tissue with little harm to any other tissues; the result is a shorter post-operative period. It also allows greater precision in difficult to access areas or where there is much fibrosis such as secondary or male liposuctions. The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) provided NIL 510(k) clearance for the removal of soft tissue and fluid from the body during general surgical procedures including suction lipoplasty for aesthetic body contouring. NIL is distributed in the United States by a group of companies including Medical Alliance Services (866) 981-5017 ext: 701.

About The Aesthetic Show 2009
The Aesthetic Show™ is the first truly multidisciplinary medical/education meeting focused on the rapidly expanding field of aesthetic medicine. This unique show brings together new procedures, products and technologies, as well as a group of top physicians in the aesthetic practice of Plastic and Cosmetic Surgery, Dermatology, Family Practice, Obstetrics/Gynecology and Medical Spas where they meet to exchange new ideas in a highly condensed and effective venue.

Contact:
Paul Herchman
Medical Alliance Services
(866) 981-5017 ext: 701
pherchman@medicalallianceservices.com

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Vibration Assisted Liposuction (VAL) or Nutational Infrasonic Liposuction (NIL) is the newest liposuction technique to enter this fast paced market. Dr. Bill Johnson of Innovations Medspa in Dallas, TX has recently introduced Vibration Assisted Liposuction to the United States. This procedure differs from traditional methods by using a cannula activated by air pressure. The air pressure provides a vibrating motion, or "nutation," which moves the tip in a circular displacement, thereby allowing more effective removal of fat and easier sculpting.

The 10Hz vibration frequency brings about endorphin release during the procedure, increasing patient comfort. Furthermore, VAL or NIL enhances specialty sculpting in abdominal procedures. Other benefits are less swelling, bruising, swifter recovery, and decreased tissue trauma.

The advantage for patients are:

Dr. Bill Johnson stated, "The decreased discomfort during the numbing process and the quality of fat that is removed is very impressive…and the post-op swelling and bruising is far less than with previous technologies."

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Dallas, TX—May 5, 2009 — Bill Johnson, M.D., M.M.M. of Innovations Medspa in Dallas, Texas is the first physician in the United States to offer Vibration Assisted Liposuction (VAL). VAL’s concept uses a cannula that is activated by air pressure. The air pressure moves the tip in a circular displacement, “nutation,” and allows for an easier evacuation of fat from the treated area. The new technique is less traumatic because fat extraction becomes more effective and in turn, needs fewer passes of the cannula by Dr. Johnson. VAL also greatly enhances “High Definition Sculpting” in abdominal procedures. VAL makes it more comfortable and provides greater definition than previous technologies.

“As soon as I finished my first VAL case, I knew it would be an integral part of our liposuction procedures.” – Dr. Bill Johnson

Another great benefit of VAL is its ability to emulsify fibrous fatty tissue easily, which was extremely difficult to do beforehand; this is especially beneficial in men. The VAL technology also adds even more safety to Dr. Johnson’s liposuction procedures because the cannulas are not heated during treatment.

Advantages to patients include:

“The decreased discomfort during the numbing process and the quality of fat that is removed is very impressive…and the post-op swelling and bruising is far less than with previous technologies.” -Dr. Bill Johnson

The vibration frequency of 10hz releases endorphins during the procedure and increases the comfort of the tumescent anesthesia. These principles were the result of a study of over 100 scientific notices which spanned for over 3 years around the world without any objections.

About Dr. Johnson & Innovations MedSpa

Founded in 2005, Dr. Johnson’s Innovations MedSpa has been at the forefront of the medspa industry by offering the newest aesthetics technology to the nation. Among other firsts, Dr Johnson is currently the first in the U.S. outside FDA trials to offer SmartXide Dot Therapy, one of the first doctors in the world to introduce Thermage DC, and the first in the U.S. to offer Acoustic Wave Therapy for cellulite treatment. Dr. Johnson was also the first doctor to bring SmartLipo laser-based liposuction to North Texas and is a physician trainer for SmartLipo. Dr. Johnson brings his years of experience as an internist to provide extremely safe esthetic procedures and has cleared patients for surgery for more than 25 years. Dr. Johnson is a regular contributor to “Good Morning Texas”, the leading morning show in the DFW area. He was chosen among all the aesthetic practices to appear on the National Medical Report (NMR) hosted by Hugh Downs. The report centers on procedures Baby Boomers are having done to combat aging. NMR appears on CNN, PBS, MSNBC, and several other networks. He is also a featured expert on ABC, FOX, NBC, and CBS. Dr. Johnson is a member of the Texas Medical Association, the American College of Physicians, the American Medical Association, American College of Physician Executives, American Society for Laser Medicine and Surgery and Alpha Omega Alpha Medical Honor Society. For more information, please visit http://www.InnovationsMedspa.com

VAL

http://www.nilnow.com/

Euromi

Euromi is a company specialized in the manufacturing and the distribution of material for medicine, dermatology, and cosmetic surgery. It has been on the forefront of aesthetic medicine for more than 15 years.

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References

1. O. Heymans, P. Castus, F. X. Grandjean, D. Van Zele. “Liposuction: Review of the Techniques, Innovations and Applications.” Acta Chir Belg 106 (2006): 647-653.

Contact:

Alan Vojtech
Innovations MedSpa, CMO
Tel. 214/420-7970
Mobile: 214/803-3009
Email: avojtech@innovationsmedspa.com

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