liposuction
Sign in to saveLiposuction, or simply lipo, is a type of fat-removal procedure used in plastic surgery. Evidence does not support an effect on weight beyond a couple of months and does not appear to affect obesity-related problems. In the United States, liposuction is the most common cosmetic surgery.
Key facts
- Interventions.Name
- Liposuction
- Interventions.Image
- Fat removal using cannula during tumescent liposuction.jpg
- Interventions.Caption
- A plastic surgeon performing liposuction surgery
- Interventions.synonyms
- Lipoplasty, lipectomy, fat modeling, liposculpture, suction lipectomy, suction-assisted fat removal, lipo, lymph-sparing liposuction, tumescent liposuction, water-assisted liposuction, power-assisted liposuction, laser-assisted liposuction, ultra-sound assisted liposuction
- Interventions.ICD10
- 0JDL3ZZ: RT UPPER LEG; 0JDM3ZZ: LT UPPER LEG; OJDN3ZZ: RT LOWER LEG; 0JDP3ZZ: LT LOWER LEG
- Interventions.MeshID
- DO65134
- Interventions.MedlinePlus
- 002985
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Article
22 sectionsContents
- Uses
- Cosmetic
- Reconstructive, medically necessary
- Techniques
- Suction-assisted liposuction (SAL)
- Micro-cannula
- Lymph-sparing liposuction
- Tumescent local anesthesia (TLA)/tumescent liposuction
- Power-assisted liposuction (PAL)
- Water-jet assisted liposuction (WAL)
- Fibro-lympho-lipo-aspiration (FLLA)
- Ultrasound-assisted liposuction (UAL)
- Laser-assisted liposuction/lipolysis (LAL)
- Radiofrequency-assisted liposuction
- After care—sutures
- Safety and risks
- Medical tourism
- Side effects
- History
- See also
- References
- External links
Liposuction, or simply lipo, is a type of fat-removal procedure used in plastic surgery. Evidence does not support an effect on weight beyond a couple of months and does not appear to affect obesity-related problems. In the United States, liposuction is the most common cosmetic surgery.
The procedure may be performed under general, regional, or local anesthesia. It involves using a cannula and negative pressure to suck out fat. As a cosmetic procedure it is believed to work best on people with a normal weight and good skin elasticity.