title: Low-level laser-assisted liposuction: the Neira 4 L technique.
abstract: Low-level laser-assisted liposuction (LLLL), known as the Neira 4 L technique, is an excellent adjuvant tool for the surgeon practicing liposculpture. A low-level laser is used to create a transitory pore in the cell membrane of the adipocyte to move fat from inside the cell to the interstitial space outside without killing the cell. LLLL has been performed successfully in in-vitro and human adipose tissue cultures. It protects the patient from the surgical trauma of liposuction by protecting and preparing tissues for the surgical trauma; modulating the inflammatory response to prevent short and long-term side effects of surgery; and improving the quality and quantity of the healing process by accelerating recovery time, modulating secondary cicatrization, and preventing postoperative neuralgias.
authors.affiliation: Department of Plastic Surgery, Maxillofacial and Hand Surgery, Pontificia Universidad Javeriana, Cali, Colombia. rodrigoneiramd@aol.com
authors.forename: Rodrigo
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Neira
authors.forename: Luiz
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Toledo
authors.forename: Jose
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Arroyave
authors.forename: Efrain
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Solarte
authors.forename: Carolina
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Isaza
authors.forename: Oscar
authors.initials: O
authors.lastname: Gutierrez
authors.forename: William
authors.initials: W
authors.lastname: Criollo
authors.forename: Hugo
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Ramirez
authors.forename: Maria I
authors.initials: MI
authors.lastname: Gutierrez
authors.forename: Clara L
authors.initials: CL
authors.lastname: Ortiz-Neira
mesh_terms: D004867:Equipment Design; D006801:Humans; D053685:Laser Therapy / Q000295:instrumentation*; D015187:Lipectomy / Q000295:instrumentation* / Q000379:methods*