It has been said that history is an unending dialogue between the past and the present. We study history, it is said, in order to understand our present circumstances from the actions of people in the past and to anticipate the future. Howev...
Obesity contributes to nearly every adult-onset disease, and because it affects not only outward appearance but can also create psychological distress, it is a major concern for people today. With so much misinformation about weight control ...
The site-specific precautions in this post are based, with minor modifications, on the book Safe Liposuction and Fat Transfer, published in 2003 by Rhodea S. Narins and 32 co-authors. I believe this article will be of interest not only to th...
What Is a Microcannula? In the 1970s, when liposuction was first introduced, surgeons used thick suction tubes (cannulas) measuring about 6-10 mm. With the development of the tumescent technique, however, injecting tumescent solution into th...
The word tumescent means swollen and firm (swollen & firm). Tumescent liposuction is a technique in which tumescent solution, in a volume roughly 2 to 3 times the amount of fat to be removed, is infiltrated into the area so that liposuction ...
With so many different liposuction methods being described, I imagine that many people who actually want liposuction find it hard to get a sense of which option to choose. In fact, there is a large gap between how a surgeon who performs lipo...
Safety and Complications of Liposuction - A Guide by Type Just as every surgery carries a risk of complications, liposuction is no exception. However, it is the physician's duty to understand complications in advance of surgery, to check pre...
The Latest Liposuction Techniques and Advances - A Literature Review
These days, thanks to the growth of the internet, people living amid a flood of information seem to find it even harder to judge and decide. Liposuction techniques, too, come in so many varieties, and everyone claims theirs is the best. Isn'...
A Study of Patient Satisfaction After Liposuction Surgery
A Study of Patient Satisfaction with Liposuction Liposuction has become a popular procedure worldwide as the obese population has grown. In the United States, it is the most commonly performed cosmetic surgical procedure; according to a 2011...