SculpSure Body-Contouring Device Did Not Perform as Marketed, New Lawsuit Says

BOSTON — Various physicians, medical spas and weight loss clinics across the country have sued CynoSure Inc. in Massachusetts federal court, alleging its “body-contouring” SculpSure device did not perform as marketed, causing the plaintiffs to incur substantial damages.

In a Jan. 24 complaint filed in the U.S. District Court for the District of Massachusetts, the 24 plaintiffs accuse CynoSure of touting the device as an effective way for medical practices to reduce fat in a patient’s midsection through the use of laser technology. The device did not achieve the results in the timeframe promised by CynoSure, plaintiffs contend, and caused …