title: Ultrasound-assisted lipoplasty: is this new technology for you?
abstract: Adopting a new technique is a decision often made based on limited information and is a serious undertaking with potentially profound implications. Each surgeon has a professional and ethical obligation to scrutinize a new technology personally before embracing it. This article reviews certain factors that every surgeon should consider before adopting a new technique and specifically, provides basic information on starting ultrasound-assisted lipoplasty. The author takes into account the learning curve in acquiring new skills as well as certain economic factors.
authors.affiliation: Department of Plastic Surgery, Albert Einstein College of Medicine, Bronx, New York, USA.
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Matarasso
mesh_terms: D002983:Clinical Competence; D003657:Decision Making; D004992:Ethics, Medical; D006801:Humans; D015187:Lipectomy / Q000191:economics / Q000379:methods*; D013677:Medical Laboratory Science / Q000191:economics / Q000193:education; D013518:Surgery, Plastic / Q000191:economics / Q000193:education; D014464:Ultrasonic Therapy / Q000191:economics / Q000379:methods