Just as rivers and streams can reshape our natural environment, so can the power of water be harnessed to sculpt and shape the body. Water-Jet Assisted Liposuction is an extraordinary innovation in modern plastic surgery and is ideal for hospitals, clinics and private practices.
 
Unlike conventional liposuction procedures, during the water-jet assisted liposuction (WAL) the fat is detached from the tissue structure with much less force, ensuring that the fat cells can be transplanted to more deserving parts of the body. Also, this gentle aspiration of fat cells ensures that the surrounding connective tissue as well as nerves and blood vessels are less traumatized thus reducing the pain and recovery time significantly. Using the water-jet, haematoma and injuries to the sensitive nerves located directly beneath the skin occur far less frequently. Also significant is that the majority of tissue strands beneath the skin, which are important for skin tightening, remain intact.
 
This revolution is the most precise liposuction available. It allows for the simultaneous irrigation and aspiration of fat cells, giving the physician direct control over the body’s contours and the amount of fluid introduced and aspirated throughout the whole operation. As a result, approximately 70% less tumescent fluid is introduced into the body significantly reducing the adverse effects of tumescent fluid during the procedure. This saves the physician and the patient theatre time and reduces the use of resources creating substantial cost savings.

 
 

You don’t have to just take our word for it, watch the videos and read the publications below to get other considered opinions. Please be aware that Prosurgicare are not responsible for any external content so please notify us if you find any inappropriate content or dead links.

 
 

Videos

 

Video Title YouTube Link Description
AquaShape™ by Body-jet ® Click Here to Open The AquaShape™ procedure permanently removes fat cells leading to outstanding, long-lasting results.
Your AquaShape™ physician will use the Body-jet ® liposuction & fat transfer device to gently flush the fat from your body.
The fat is removed by a pulsating spray of water that dislodges and loosens your fat cells. The water and fat is then simultaneously suctioned out of the body together. For most patients, the procedure can be done in as little as 30 to 45 minutes, right in your doctor’s office.
Dr. Ditesheim explaining AquaShape™ Click Here to Open TV Presenter Randy Alvarez interview with Dr. Ditesheim showing real patient successes using AquaShape™ liposuction also known as water assisted liposuction (WAL).
The Advantages of AquaShape™ liposuction Click Here to Open TV Presenter Randy Alvarez interview with Dr. Ditesheim on the advantages of AquaShape™ liposuction also known as water assisted liposuction (WAL).
Liposuction and breast augmentation, using the Body-jet Evo ® and LipoCollector™ 3 Click Here to Open Body Contouring surgical demonstration with AquaShape™ Body Jet Evo ® and LipoCollector™ 3. Liposuction and transfer of fat to breast for augmentation.

 
 

Publications

 

human med statements Title Publication Content publication
Surgery times reduced by more than 40% with WAL Taufig, A. Z.: Water-Jet Assisted Liposuction. In: Liposuction – Principles and Practice. Springer 2006; 326-330
  • Surgery time reduced
  • Safe and controlled fat removal
  • Drug-related side effects are not to be expected
Less postoperative pain Araco et al: Comparison of Power Water – Assisted and Traditional Liposuction: A Prospective Randomized Trial of Postoperative. Pain Aesth. Plast. Surg. 31:259_265, 2007 Almost painless procedure as compared with tumescent liposuction
  • Precision body shaping
  • Local anaesthesia
  • 70% less tumescent solution
  • Less swelling
  • Short recovery-time for the patient
 Man, D.; Meyer, H.: Water Jet-Assisted Lipoplasty. Aesthetic Surgery Journal; May/June 2007, 342 – 346
  • Considerably less intra-operative swelling allows the surgeon to realize the target result with
  • Greater precision.
  • 70% less tumescent solution: Compared with the quantity of tumescent solution used in conventional lipoplasty (100%)
  • General anaesthesia or sedation that suppresses consciousness is no longer necessary.
  • Patients recover quickly and return to normal daily activities rapidly
Long-term improvement for Lipoedema patients Stutz, J.J.: Water-Jet Assisted Liposuction for Patients with Lipoedema: Histologic and Immunohistologic Analysis of the Aspirates of 30 Lipoedema Patients. Aesthetic Plastic Surgery (2009)33: 153-162
  • Long-term improvement if the operative technique focuses on lymph vessel preservation.
  • After water-assisted liposuction with the body-jet®, the lipocytes in the aspirate are predominantly intact (>70%)
Breast augmentation – permanent take rate up to 87% Ueberreiter K et al. BEAULI ™ – A New and Easy Method for Large Volume Fat Grafts. Handchir Mikrochir Plast Chir 2010; 42: 379 – 385 The volume control by means of MRI could verify a permanent take rate of 76 ± 11 % of the grafted fat
Fat grafting take rate periglandular 81% versus intrapectoral muscle 65% C. Herold, K. Ueberreiter, F. Cromme, M. Grimme, P. M. Vogt. Is there a need for intrapectoral injection in autologous fat transplantation to the breast? – An MRI volumetric study. Handchir Mikrochir Plast Chir 2011; 43: 119 – 124 By comparison of the volumes calculated by MRI volumetry pre-operatively and postoperatively, the study revealed a mean volume persistence of 65% within the pectoral muscle and of 81% within the periglandular fat
  • No fat processing
  • Excellent fat cell viability for fat transplantation
 G.H. Sasaki: Water-Assisted Liposuction for Body Contouring and Lipoharvesting – Safety and Efficacy in 41 Consecutive Patients. Aesthetic Surgery Journal 2011; 31: 76
  • Fat harvesting was accomplished by collecting and separating the aspirated adipose tissue in a sterile container” LipoCollector), without need for washing or centrifugation
  • Fat cell viability 90%
Fat grafting after silicone implant removal due to capsular contracture K.Ueberreiter. U.Tanzella, F. Cromme et al.: One stage rescue procedure after capsular contracture of breast implants with autologous fat grafts collected by water assisted liposuction (BEAULI Method). GMS Interdisciplinary Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery DGPW 2013, Vol. 2, ISSN 2193-8091 The procedure included implant removal and lipofilling of the subcutaneous and intramuscular space in a single procedure
Total breast reconstruction in cancer patients D. Hoppe, K. Ueberreiter, Y. Surlemont, H. Peltoniemi, M. Stabile, S. Kauhanen: Breast reconstruction de novo by water-jet assisted autologous fat grafting – a retrospective study. GMS German Medical Science 2013, Vol. 11, ISSN 1612-3174 A complete breast reconstruction with large volume fat grafting is alternatively possible to standard techniques
Comparison: Fat grafting (WAL technique) with and without stem cell enrichment H. Peltoniemi et al.: Stem cell enrichment does not warrant a higher graft survival in lipofilling of the breast: A prospective comparative study. Journal of Plastic, Reconstructive & Aesthetic Surgery (2013) 66, 1494e1503 H. Peltoniemi concludes that breast augmentation by lipofilling using WAL alone is

  • “Faster”
  • “Cheaper (cost of consumables for Celution was over 3000 Euros for each patient)”
  • “Has a lower risk of contamination”

And

  • “Offers at least the same take rate” as stem cell enriched fat grafting
  • WAL: sterile closed system
  • Less tumescent fluid
  • Gentle harvesting: low suction force
  • WAL technique gentle to the tissue: avoiding mechanical trauma or thermal damage
  • Less swelling and bloating
  • No fat processing
 M. Stabile, K. Ueberreiter, H. E. Schaller, D.L.Hoppe: Jet-assisted fat transfer to the female breast: preliminary experiences. European Journal of Plastic Surgery March 2014
  • Sterile closed system
  • Low suction force
  • Avoiding overly mechanical trauma or thermal damage
  • Nearly 70 % less tumescent fluid than other
  • Swelling and bloating are minimized
  • Neither centrifugation nor additional washing are required