Optimizing Patient Outcomes and Safety With Liposuction

Bernardino M Mendez; Jayne E Coleman; Jeffrey M Kenkel

doi:10.1093/asj/sjy151

Optimizing Patient Outcomes and Safety With Liposuction

Aesthet Surg J. 2019 Jan 1;39(1):66-82. doi: 10.1093/asj/sjy151.

Authors

Bernardino M Mendez¹, Jayne E Coleman¹, Jeffrey M Kenkel¹

Affiliation

¹ Departments of Plastic Surgery and Anesthesia, University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas, TX.

PMID: 29947738
DOI: 10.1093/asj/sjy151

Abstract

Since its advent in the early 1980s, liposuction has made tremendous advancements, making it the most popular aesthetic surgery performed today. The goal of this Continuing Medical Education (CME) article is to provide a foundation of knowledge of the relevant anatomy, preoperative evaluation, intraoperative technique, and postoperative management for surgeons performing liposuction. Finally, the prevention and management of potential complications will be reviewed along with measures to optimize patient safety and outcomes.

Publication types

Historical Article
Review

MeSH terms

Body Contouring / adverse effects*
Body Contouring / history
Body Contouring / methods
History, 20th Century
History, 21st Century
Humans
Lipectomy / adverse effects*
Lipectomy / history
Lipectomy / methods
Patient Safety
Patient Satisfaction
Perioperative Care / methods*
Postoperative Complications / etiology
Postoperative Complications / prevention & control*
Subcutaneous Fat / anatomy & histology
Subcutaneous Fat / physiology
Subcutaneous Fat / surgery
Treatment Outcome