December 25, 2008

I took this Lipo Diesel website down a few months ago because religious extremists were making threats against me and my family.  Unfortunately, there are people who are offended at the idea of using human fat to illustrate the potential for all of use to solve our energy problems - and I apologize for any offense as none was intended.  I merely meant to show that alternative energy is all around us, if we open our eyes and have a sense of curiosity.  My patients always loved the idea of using their fat for fuel and I enjoyed turning liposuction into something more meaningful.   Despite the public hysteria, I assure you that there was never any danger to the public.  In fact, medical waste in the US is incinerated for safety, just as it is in the sterilizing bio-diesel process.  Unfortunately, a contingency attorney has already claimed to have clients who have suffered millions of dollars worth of "emotional damages" at the thought that their fat was used for fuel, which it was not.  That's the American legal system for you.

Due to the economy and frivolous lawsuits, I have closed my practice in Beverly Hills.  In the future, I hope we all can look forward to helping people solve real issues, whether that be health problems or energy independence rather than arguing over lab experiments.

I wish all of you a prosperous and inventive 2009. 


C. Alan Bittner, MD

PS - I am sad to announce that the rumors I have a private jet that runs on human fat are entirely untrue.