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Alan Matarasso, MD; Olivia H. Z. Hutchinson, MD

JAMA. 2001;285:266-268.

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Incidence of Liposuction Surgery

In the 20 years since its introduction, liposuction surgery¹ (which includes suction-assisted lipectomy, lipoplasty, lipolysis, and liposculpture) has become the most frequent major aesthetic surgery performed in the United States. In 1998, there were 218 064 liposuction procedures reported by board-certified plastic surgeons, dermatologists, and otolaryngologists (the 3 medical specialties that most commonly perform liposuction).² This represents a 23% increase from 1997, and is almost twice that of any other aesthetic procedure.² This survey also found that more than half of these patients were between the ages of 19 and 50 years, and that 13% were male. Another survey reported a 270% increase in liposuction procedures performed on women and a 3-fold increase in men between 1992 and 1998,³ making it currently among the most frequently performed surgical procedures in the United States.

What Is Liposuction?

Liposuction surgery involves the permanent surgical removal of subcutaneous fat . . . [Full Text of this Article]

Patient Selection

Technique

Perioperative Management

Recent Advances in Liposuction

Long-term Outcomes

Complications of Liposuction

Metabolic Consequences of Liposuction

Author Affiliations: Aesthetic Surgery Journal and Albert Einstein/Montefiore Medical Center (Dr Matarasso), and Department of Surgery, Weill Medical College of Cornell University (Dr Hutchinson), New York, NY.

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