SAN DIEGO, April 4, 2011 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Lithera, Inc. announced today the appointment of Thomas G. Wiggans to its Board of Directors."Lithera is making substantial progress with LIPO-102 by generating positive results with selective, non-ablative localized fat reduction,” said George Mahaffey, President and Chief Executive Officer of Lithera. “These encouraging developments will allow us to enter the next stages of corporate development. I have worked closely with Tom before and believe that his experience in successfully building and leading dermatology companies will be of great value as we advance our programs.”