A plastic surgeon who ran cars with human fat

This year due to soaring fuel pricesBiodieselAlthough attention took place, it became clear that the plastic surgeon of Beverly Hills used surgically sucked patient fat as car fuel.

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Doctor Craig Bittner, who runs clinic Beverly Hills Liposculpture in Los Angeles, refines human fat to be discarded in liposuction surgery,Ford SUVAnd girlfriend'sLincoln NavigatorIt seems he was running. He used this fuel as "Lipo-Diesel" (liposuction methodLiposuction, Commonly called "Lipo").

Human fat is similar to other animal-based fats and oilsTriacylglycerolIt can be purified and used as fuel for diesel cars. You can get the same amount of fuel as the original amount of fat, and fuel consumption is similar to ordinary diesel fuel. Not in vegetable oilFree fatty acidIt is said that it is the same as biodiesel derived from plants such as soybeans and maize, except that a process other than that required is necessary.

Human fat recycled biodiesel may be environmentally friendly, but in California it is clearly a crime to run a car with medical waste, and Bittner is under investigation by the State Public Health Bureau It is said that there is. How long since Bittner made this "Lipo-Diesel" and its method has not been clarified yet, but this illegal act has been said that he was assisting the assistant and girlfriend with surgery unlicensed I came to light after being sued by a patient of.

"Lipodiesel.com" (a website operated by Mr. Bittner, already disappeared from the web) "can contribute to saving the earth as well as being able to break away from the waist and tummy fat" It says that most want to use aspirated fat as fuel and there is much fat to the extent that it can not be used. "

websiteAccording to Mr. Bittner, he said he would close the clinic in November and work as a volunteer at a clinic in South America, but it seems likely there was a high flying as a result of the investigation. Mr. Bittner's lawyer said he did not accept the phone call for comment.