What are the risks of liposuction?

Liposuction surgery is typically a very safe procedure but does have the standard risks associated with any surgery. Learn more from Michael Howard, MD, about liposuction surgery.

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Specifically to liposuction, one of the major risks would be contour deformities after the suction procedure.

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Liposuction procedure is fortunately a very safe procedure that's one of the more common plastic surgery procedures performed

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in the United States today. The risks do include, as it is a surgical procedure,

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standard surgical risks of all patients undergoing any procedure do apply. Infection and bleeding, risks of anesthesia,

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and wound healing complications, those can all occur, but fortunately are very, very rare, making this a very safe procedure.

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Specifically to liposuction, one of the major risks would be contour deformities after the suction procedure.

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As the cannula that's utilized to remove the fatty tissue from under the skin is passed in throughout the area,

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there can occasionally be some small areas of irregularity or dimpling in some areas.

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Fortunately, this is uncommon and fortunately can be corrected if there are significant or bothersome

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to both the surgeon and the patient. So in general, liposuction tends to be a very well-received, a procedure with a very

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good safety profile, and also a very high patient satisfaction rate.