Lipposuction Research Paper

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Liposuction first originated when a French surgeon Charles Dujarier first introduced the concept of body contouring and fat removal in 1920. Back then the surgeries were very unsuccessful and had deadly consequences. The first attempt of liposuction was done to a famous French ballerina dancer Mademoiselle Geoffre. She had desired more attractive knees and calves to make herself more alluring as a dancer and liposuction was the way to achieve this, but the operation took a turn for the worse when she had contracted gangrene and had to amputate her legs which shortly after lead to her death, there is always a price to pay for beauty.
Now in today’s modern word liposuction has become so advanced and is such a common practice that you can have the procedure and go home the same day.
Liposuction is defined as the removal of fat from deposits beneath the skin using a hollow stainless steel tube (called a cannula) with the assistance of a powerful vacuum. Liposuction can be accomplished either with the use of general anesthesia, or with heavy IV sedation, or totally by local anesthesia. Most common areas people have fat removal done is their thighs, hips, buttocks, abdomen, waist, upper arms, back, inner knee, chest area, cheeks, chin, neck, calves, and ankles. With liposuction, as with any procedures, you have your candidates who are ideal to work on …show more content…

With tumescent liposuction it carries both benefits and risks. Complications are rare and typically minor. The most common include skin irregularity, lumpiness, dimpling, loose skin, numbness, infections and scarring. If these do occur, in most cases they can be easily corrected. The chance of complications is significantly reduced when the procedure is performed by a qualified and well trained dermatologic or plastic surgeon and that goes for any surgery being performed is the success and work of the