How to Prevent Blood Clots During Smart Lipo or Vaser Lipo?

asked 2 years ago by flawed beauty in ca
Latest answer by Armando Soto, MD
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Tags: blood clot, liposuction alternative, prevention

Is there anything that you can do to prevent fat clots/blood clots from traveling to the lungs during Smart Lipo/Vaser Lipo/PAL Lipo? I'm very concerned about this side effect

5 answers to How to Prevent Blood Clots During Smart Lipo or Vaser Lipo?

Preventing blood clots after liposuction

Hi there- The prevention of blood clot formation after surgery can be divided into things your surgeon, nurse, and anesthesiologist should do, and things you can do. The best and simplest way to be sure everything is being done to maximize your safety is to be sure the procedure is being performed by a surgeon certified by The American Board of Plastic Surgery (there are many "boards"- be sure you check!), and that the procedure will be performed in a facility accredited by a... more

Armando Soto, MD
Orlando Plastic Surgeon

Preventing blood clots during Smart Lipo or Vaser Lipo

Deep Venous Thrombosis (DVT) = blood clot formation in our DEEP (pelvis, legs) veins Pulmonary Embolus (PE) = blood clot(s) which became dislodged and travel led to the lungs Unfortunately, NEITHER DVT nor PE's can be prevented BUT their likelihood can be greatly lowered and minimized. DVT is more common in women than in men; more in obese than in thin, more in any surgery lasting over 3 hours, more in people who do not walk immediately after surgery, much more with surgery of the tummy,... more

Peter A. Aldea, MD
Memphis Plastic Surgeon

DVT and surgery

DVT is a very serious complication of surgery, but fortunately very uncommon. This can happen to almost anyone at anytime. Higher risks include, long procedures, overweight, not using prophylaxis, oral birth control, smoking, to name a few.

Steven Wallach, MD
Manhattan Plastic Surgeon

Blood clots and liposuctioning

The first thing the surgeon should consider is the history. Dies the patient have a history of blood clots, family history of blood clot, history of cancer? Next is the patient obese, have varicose veins? Will the procedure belonger than an hour, what type of anesthesia? All these factors will determine the risk to the patient. Depending on the risk level the patient may be advised simply to get moving as soon as possible, use special stockings during and after the surgery, use sequential... more

John P. Stratis, MD
Harrisburg Plastic Surgeon

Preventing blood clots in surgery

Deep vein thrombosis (DVT) is a dangerous complication of surgery because the clots can possibly dislodge and travel to the lungs and be fatal. There are well studied risk factors such as obesity, age over 40, prolonged surgery, inadequate mobilization after surgery, hormone therapy, smoking, and a previous history of DVT. If you keep the surgery to an appropriate length, have it done by an excellent plastic surgeon, use compresion stockings and pumps beofre the surgery starts, comply... more

Richard P. Rand, MD, FACS
Seattle Plastic Surgeon

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