Liposuction Complications

Not unlike other surgeries, there are certain risks that go beyond the temporary nuisance of minor side effects. The performing surgeon should mention these risks to each patient during the initial consultation and again before the surgery is performed. These risks are best minimized through careful patient evaluation and selection by the performing surgeon.

Occurrence is slightly increased when the area receiving treatment is abnormally large, there are numerous sites on the body being treated, or an unusually large amount of fat is removed during the procedure.

During the 1990s, there were several, highly publicized, deaths that resulted from liposuction surgery in addition to a disturbing occurrence of other serious complications. Since then, surgeons have managed to reduce these occurrence