The most serious case was a death caused by liposuction, another case was a vegetative case caused by liposuction (other cosmetic surgery at the same time), and another case was a resuscitation case of electrolyte disorder caused by liposuction. To sum up these cases, all of them were caused by a large number of liposuction sites and a large amount of liposuction, that is, high-dose liposuction. The following is a discussion of the safety of high-dose liposuction.
What is high-dose liposuction?
High volume liposuction (largevolumeliposuction, LVL) means that the total amount of fat removed exceeds 4 liters or the total amount of fat removed (upper fat + lower fluid) exceeds 5 liters.
High-dose liposuction applications
Obesity has become a health problem, and obesity can lead to hypertension, type II diabetes, and hyperlipidemia. Liposuction was initially used to treat localized fat accumulation, and with the development of liposuction techniques, multiple areas can be liposuctioned at one time, with a single dose of 10 liters or more. A single large dose of liposuction can lower blood pressure, serum insulin levels, and some bad cytokines in obese patients. Therefore, high-dose liposuction is not only used for body sculpting, but has become one of the treatments for obesity.
Risks of high-dose liposuction
Just like any other surgical procedure, liposuction also involves surgical risks. And the more invasive the surgery, the greater the risk. With high-dose liposuction, the risks are increased because of the large dose of liposuction that is performed on multiple areas at once. In the past few years, liposuction has led to serious complications related to high-dose liposuction.
Conditions requiring attention for high-dose liposuction.
1. preoperative examination.
2, control of anesthetic dose.
3.Incoming and outgoing volume control.
4, insulation.
5, postoperative treatment.
Five major elements to ensure the safety of liposuction.
1, skilled liposuction techniques of plastic surgeons.
2, skilled anesthesiologists.
3, a well-equipped operating room (including resuscitation facilities).
4, strictly trained operating room and anesthesia recovery room staff.
5. the grasp of surgical indications (pre-operative examination).
Liposuction is not a simple minor surgery, especially when performing large doses of liposuction, you should go to a regular hospital to find an experienced doctor to perform it, not every plastic surgeon can do large doses of liposuction.