*3.7.1 Advantages*


#### *3.7.2 Disadvantages*

1.Discomfort to the surgeon due to the vibration in the hand piece which is proportional to the speed of the cannula.

Power assisted liposuction (PAL) has several advantages over ultrasonic assisted liposuction: the cannulas used in PAL are usually smaller (micro cannula), that

#### **Figure 19.**

*Pre (A) and post-operative (B) pictures of a 27 year old man who had already worked hard to create a good body but wanted further definition of his abdominal muscle. The muscle definitions were created using the power assisted liposuction technique. Pre (C) and post-operative (D) pictures of a 22 year old male who wanted to get rid of his gynaecomastia surgery using PAL. The result seen is 4 weeks post-surgery in both the patients.*

result in smaller scars: there is no potential for burn injury with the PAL; liposuction procedure takes less time with PAL, therefore is safer for patients; and postoperative pain is less with PAL.
