7 Healthcast: Laser lipo

One woman lost three and a half inches around her waist with just one 40 minute treatment!

Promoters of the "Zerona" laser method claim patients can shed up to nine inches with a series of six treatments.

Angela Di Carleo, Liberty MD
"With traditional liposuction, you are actually removing the fat cells from the body. With Zerona, you're shrinking the fat cells."

It dissolves fat and slims your body, without surgery, incisions, pain or scaring. And next to no down time to the procedure.

Angela Di Carleo, Liberty MD
"You're up and you're out, and you resume normal activities. I think that's very attractive to a lot of people."

The laser is FDA certified.

The company that makes it says Zerona works by zapping the fat cells, and releasing that excess tissue though the body's lymph system.

But not everyone is in agreement about its claims.

Dr. Mitch Goldman, dermatologist
"For a machine to lose 3 to 7 inches or get 2 to 7 dress sizes with a series of six treatments with a laser light is almost beyond my imagination."

And although Dr. Goldman has used it on some of his weight loss patients, he says the results were minimal.

However, Zerona stands by its product and published test studies showing that it does work.

Now if you think you'd like to get one of these treatments, get ready for your wallet to get lighter too! A series of six treatments will cost you 25-hundred dollars.

Experts say it's not a cure all either, patients must continue to exercise and eat well, or the fat will come back.

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