Some times diabetics can undergo ketosis and have a slight smell which is sweet (very distinctive) on their breath. This is known as "ketone breath". Another sign of issues with lipoloysis is the urine has ketones in it a condition known as ketonuria.

It is seen in conditions in which the body produces excess ketones as an alternative source of energy. It is seen during starvation or more commonly in type I diabetes mellitus. Production of ketone bodies is a normal response to a shortage of glucose, meant to provide an alternate source of fuel from fatty acids.

Normally, the urine shouldn't have any any dectable concentration of ketones to give a positive reading. As with tests for glucose, acetone can be tested by a dipstick or by a tab the most common being a product called Ketostix (produced by Bayer).

The results are reported as small, moderate, or large amounts of acetone. A small amount of acetone is a value under 20mg/dl; a moderate amount is a value of 30-40mg/dl, and a finding of 80mg/dl or greater is reported as a large amount.

Injection Lipolysis

Over the last few years some beauty spas have been artificially stimulating the process of Lipolysis to remove unwanted localized fat from areas of the body as a means of body sculpting.

This process known as injection lipoloysis uses a drug which is based on the chemicals phosphatidylcholine and deoxycholate (PDDC) which were initially used to treat blood disorders.

There are now a number of other drugs that have been developed as a result of the research in to the use of injection lipolysis and it has

been found by both the FDA and other health organizations that there may be some unpleasant side effects associated with these drugs especially when used in untrained hands.

You may have heard of these the most common being a product called "lippodisolve" .

We should not forget however injection lipolysis has been used effectively in the past by medical experts so it may not be the procedure that is at fault rather the specific technique of used with the lipodisolve product.

It should be made clear that another technique which may sound simular is laser lipolysis (laser lipo or smart lipo) which is another well recognised cosmetic surgery procedure and now is being widely used.

Laser Lipolysis

Laser lipolysis does not use suction or injections. Instead, the cannula housing the laser is inserted into the area and used to liquefy the fat.

Then the liquefied fat is drained from the body through very tiny incisions (1-2mm).

Some say this localized removal of fat is a technique which will change the way cosmetic surgery is done in the future as it is far less invasive and the risks greatly reduced compared with traditional lipo suction or other forms of cosmetic surgery.

Smart Lipo (Laser Lipolysis) costs anywhere from $2000-$4000 per treated area.