Hospital da Luz Póvoa de Varzim has now available for its clients Bodytite , the most recommended and used equipment by plastic surgeons all over the world in minimally invasive treatments for the elimination of localized fat and body and facial remodelling . Using technology based on radiofrequency, this innovative equipment allows exceptional results of body contouring and liposculpture in a single session, with no cuts, scars or need of hospitalization. Treatments with Bodytite: Are carried out by a specialized medical team in plastic surgery, with all the safety offered by a hospital environment; Are indicated for people who wish to eliminate localized fat and sagging skin in any part of the body; Can be performed in the operating room, under local anaesthesia or sedation, but do not require hospitalization and allow for immediately perceived results , with continual improvement in the following 3 to 6 months; Use an innovating and patented technology – RFAL, radiofrequency assisted lipolysis – that melts and removes the excess of localized fat in specific areas of the body, such as the face and neck, the arms, torso, abdomen, buttocks, hips, thighs, knees and ankles; Allows to achieve surgical results with no need of a surgery – therefore, with no scars or the inconvenience of sagging skin, as it happens in areas that are lipoaspirated in conventional surgery. The Bodytite platform used by plastic surgeons at Hospital da Luz Póvoa de Varzim includes all the devices required to offer a complete solution in the different types of aesthetic treatments : Accutite – Minimally invasive device highly efficient in the remodelling and contracting of the skin in the localized treatment of small areas (such as the neck, eye contour, knees and navel surrounding area). Facetite – A complete solution for the contouring of the face and small areas of the body, allowing to obtain results similar to a facial lifting, but with no surgery. Morpheus – A device indicated for the treatment of superficial irregularities of the skin (such as fine lines, wrinkles and acne scars) and for cellulite and body contouring. Bodytite – Allows a lipolysis with elimination of the adipose tissue (fat) through RFAL technology (radiofrequency assisted lipolysis), with body results similar to the most advanced surgical procedures. Bodytite treatments, with the exception of Morpheus, are performed in the operating room under local anaesthesia or sedation. The period of recovery is minimum , meaning that the patient may resume his daily activities immediately. At Hospital da Luz Póvoa de Varzim, all procedures are integrated in a treatment plan that is adapted to the needs and purposes of each person. According to the case, the plastic surgeon will explain all the alternatives and may recommend a single procedure of body contouring or a combination with other techniques, to maximize the end result. Furthermore, in Bodytite treatments are included all the sessions of lymphatic drainage that might be necessary afterwards. Whatever the situation, you can count with the medical team of the Cosmetic Medicine and Surgery Center of Hospital da Luz Póvoa de Varzim. In the photo , above, the plastic surgeons from Hospital da Luz Póvoa de Varzim: Paulo Rui Monteiro , Filipe Riobom Brochado , Rita Felício , Marisa Marques e Eduardo Monteiro .