Dr. Alan Bittner

Dr. Alan Bittner runs a liposculpture clinic in Beverly Hills that has recently been shut down due to his unorthodox practice of using his patients' leftover fat as fuel for his car.

At the doctor's site, you can read all about the Dr. Bittner's interest in green activities as a long-time member of the Sierra Club. The site reports that starting last year, as part of his efforts to get off fossil fuels and use alternative energy, he began using some of the fat from his liposuction patients and turning into biodiesel for his SUV. He calls it LipoDiesel.

According to Dr. Bittner, "My patients universally love the idea of converting their unwanted fat into fuel.
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It has been reported that Dr. Bittner's Beverly Hills clinic has been shut down by the Medical Board, and as plastic surgeon, Dr. John Di Saia, among others has pointed out, biodiesel likely violates laws about disposing of biological waste.