Body Contouring Services

We live in a society that idealizes the perfect body. That is one of the main reasons that so many people today feel self-conscious. Fortunately, there are a number of body contouring procedures that can help people feel better about the way that they look. Below are some of those procedures:

Liposuction

Liposuction is a procedure that removes excess fat and skin from the stomach, thighs, arms, legs and buttocks. Today, there are several different forms of liposuction available including: laser, body-jet and vaser. Those procedures are minimally invasive and give people the fast results that they are looking for.

Tummy Tuck

A tummy tuck is a procedure that tightens the stomach by removing excess fat and skin. This procedure is very popular among women who have delivered children. It is also a popular choice for people who have had trouble losing weight in their abdominal area.

Mini Tummy Tuck

A Mini Tummy Tuck is where fat and skin is removed from the lower abdomen. It is a popular choice for those who are generally happy with their body, but have a little pudge that they would like to get rid of.

Lipoabdominoplasty

A lipoabdominoplasty is a procedure that combines liposuction and a tummy tuck. Surgeons prefer this procedure because it allows people to have a faster recovery time and the risk of complications is much lower.

Smooth Shaper

Smooth Shaper is a procedure that helps remove cellulite. Cellulite is a problem that most women suffer from. Smooth shaper uses laser and light technology to liquefy the fat underneath the skin.

Laser stretch mark removal

Laser stretch mark removal is a procedure that uses laser technology to break up stretch marks. When a stretch mark is broken apart, new skin begins to grow in its place.

The perfect body does not exist. However, liposuction, a tummy tuck, mini tummy tuck, lipoabdominoplasty, Smooth shaper and laser stretch mark removal can help people feel more confident about their bodies.

Meet Dr. Shu

Dr. Shu is a board certified laser surgeon and one of the nation’s top proceduralists, specializing in office based medical and cosmetic procedures and surgeries. He provides a wide range of cosmetic procedural and surgical services above and beyond typical aesthetic medicine and performs numerous office procedures every year. On top of his clinical work, Dr. Shu is an Assistant Professor at the University of Minnesota medical school and is also on the medical staff at Southdale Hospital, North Memorial Hospital, and Fairview Medical Center, teaching weekly office procedures to resident physicians.

After graduating in 1984 from the distinguished Shanghai Medical University, Dr. Shu completed his surgical residency and worked as a surgical attending physician until arriving in the United States in 1991. After completing a surgical internship at Flushing Hospital in New York, he followed up with office-procedure-orientated residency training at Michigan State University from 1996 to 2000. He obtained his Physician E-MBA from the University of Tennessee at Knoxville in 2005.

Dr. Shu is board-certified through the American Board of Laser Surgery and American Board of Family Practice; he is a member of the following professional organizations:

  • American Academy of Cosmetic Surgery
  • American Society for Laser Medicine and Surgery
  • American College of Phlebology
  • American Society of Cosmetic Breast Surgery
  • International Society of Cosmetogyncology
  • American Medical Association
  • Minnesota Medical Association

Dr. Shu has continued his advanced education in cosmetic surgeries over the years, having trained with many of the nation’s top cosmetic and plastic surgeons. As a pioneer in office cosmetic surgeries in the United States, he has adopted countless revolutionary techniques to achieve ideal results with more efficiency and safety.

Dr. Shu is the first physician in Minnesota to perform the following cosmetic procedures and surgeries:

  • Enhanced Natural Breast Augmentation, personally trained under the inventor, Dr. Todd Malan at the Innovative Cosmetic Surgery Center in Scottsdale, AR.
  • Vaser Hi Def™ Body LipoSculpture, personally trained by the inventor, Dr. Alfredo Hoyos, along with Dr. John Millard, and David Broadway at the Advanced Body Sculpting Institute in Colorado).
  • Laser Vaginal Rejuvenation® and Designer Laser Vaginoplasty®, personally trained under the inventor, Dr. David Matlock at the Laser Vaginal Rejuvenation Institute of America in Beverly Hills, California
  • Breast cosmetic surgeries under local anesthesia and IV sedation, personally trained under Drs. Marco Pelosi III at the International Society of Cosmetogyncology in Bayonne, NJ.
  • Dr. Shu was also professionally trained in the following areas:
  • Blepharoplasty and Advanced Periorbital Rejuvenation, personally trained by Dr. Susan Hughes at the Hughes Center for Aesthetic Medicine in Cherry Hill, NJ.
  • Aesthetic Breast Surgery and Abdominoplasty, personally trained by Robert Jackson in Hamilton Surgical Arts, Indianapolis, IN

Outside the office, Dr. Shu dedicates his time to community activism. After forming the Minnesota Chinese Physician Association (AMCP) in 2003, he led its members and community volunteers in establishing the Minnesota Chinese Health Center (MCHC), a free clinic for disadvantaged Chinese in the Twin Cities. He is also publisher and president of MN Duowei Times, the most widely circulated Chinese newspaper in Minnesota. Moreover, he established One Stop Charity Fund in his clinic in 2010 and donates 10% of profit every year to non-profit organizations in the Chinese community.



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