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Liposuction in a Doctor's Office?
My doctor’s office is medi-care certified and he said he could perform my liposuction there, instead of in a hospital. Is this safe?
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It is probably safer than the hospital.
The facility in which you have your liposuction should be either AAAHC, AAAASF, JCAHO, or Medicare certified. All these accreditation organizations have strict guidelines to ensure you that the facility is up to the level of standard of care for surgeries. Hospitals have such a high risk of infections now days and often these infections are not suceptible to our common antibiotics.
Have your doc show you the op room and ask how long he has been doing the liposuction procedures and if he is...
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Beverly Hills Dermatologic Surgeon
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Check facility accreditation and ask questions prior to any surgical procedure
Liposuction in limited volume can be safely performed in a same-day surgery facility with an important considerations: Accreditation of the office-based or ambulatory surgical facility. State-by-state the laws defining accreditation vary; absurdly some states do not require any form of accreditation. Know what your state requires, but demand even more.
Voluntary accreditation by organizations such as the American Association for Accreditation of Ambulatory Surgical Facilities (AAAASF), the...
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Liposuction procedures performed in a surgical center vs. hospital
Trust.
Choosing a plastic surgeon is as much about trust as it is about credentials. Go with your hunch before committing to a particular procedure. A well-qualified and board certified plastic surgeon will not cut corners to acheive results.
Liposuction procedures are generally safe with minimal downtime and postoperative recovery. Anesthesia type, surgical center, and physician technique are absolutely crucial factors in making a decision to pursue the procedure.
If you feel that you...
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Los Angeles Plastic Surgeon
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No
Liposuction should be performed in an accredited surgical facility, not an office. Many patients refer to an accredited surgical facility next to a doctor's office as the doctor's office, but there is a difference.
Accreditation of the surgical center means the surgery center is safe to perform surgery. All the necessary emergency equipment is there. All the emergency medications are there. Monitoring of the heart and vital signs is there. The surgery center has cleanliness standards...
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LOW volume liposuction is absolutely safe in a truly accredited office operatin room.
See Dr. Singer's answer for a lot of great information. Check the facility credentials and make sure the anesthesiologist is board certified. If you are going to have less than 5000 milliliters removed with liposuction, by all means do it in the office. Anything more than this is considered HIGH volume liposuction, and in my opinion should be done in the hospital.
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Check the credentials carefully
As described by the answers already given, safe outpatient surgical procedures are regularly performed in a physician's office as long as the office and its surgical suite have been properly accredited. Dr. Singer (answer below) has been one of the major proponents of office accreditation and has been largely responsible for the improved safety of outpatient surgery done in these appropriate settings.
So check this carefully just as you have carefully checked the credentials and skills of...
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Liposuction in office: is it safe?
According to the statistics of the American Society of Aesthetic Plastic Surgery, the vast majority of liposuctions are performed in the office based setting. There are several important factors to consider:
make sure that the facility is certified by a credentialing agency such as the AAAASF orJCAHO
in most states, there is no regulation as to the procedures that a physician can perform in his or her office. Make sure that your physician is credentialed at a local hospital for...
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Sometimes Liposuction in a doctor's office is OK
Hello,
Liposuction can be performed in an office when the aspirate (the material to be removed) is small. For larger cases, an accredited surgical facility (SurgiCenter) is best. It is a matter of keeping the surgical sites clean. Small areas can be done in an appropriately-equipped office. For larger cases, an operating facility is better.
P.S. A hospital is not necessary in most cases and is usually much more expensive. Be careful.
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There are many safe locations for Liposuction
If you have faith in your doctor, and he or she is a board certified plastic surgeon operating in a certified facility, you are doing everything you can to minimize your potential for problems.
Of course, it is critical that you are in good health. If not, perhaps an elective cosmetic surgical procedure is not the best choice for you.
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Liposuction in an office-based facility
I perform a lot of surgery in an accredited office based facility. However, I limit this to very healthy patients. If the patient has any significant medical issues, I perform it in the hospital.
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A thorough discussion with your surgeon is a must
The safety of tumescent liposuction in an office setting is well established since its inception two decades ago. Risks exist in the hospital and ambulatory surgical setting as well as the office and thorough discussion of the procedure and its risks must be held with you and your surgeon.
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Bedside Manner Doesn't Matter: It's All About the Credentials
There are two major important factors to consider when choosing to have Liposuction or any other surgical procedure.
First, what are the qualifications of your surgeon? Board Certification by the American Board of Plastic Surgery (ABPS) is the gold-standard for credentialing to perform cosmetic surgery of all types. When in doubt about the qualifications of your surgeon, you should ask whether he or she has privileges in your local hospital to perform a given procedure.
Contrary to the...
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Check the credentials of the surgeons facility carefully.
I do not need to repeat the excellent answers from the previous surgeons. Make sure you fully evaluate both the doctors credentials and that of his facility. Also ask to speak with former patients who have had surgery in his office. Meeting with the nurse manager or OR director during your tour is very helpful. You will either feel comfortable or not after you ask the right questions and get the answers from the staff.
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Yes
I agree with the comments by the previous doctors. I personally remove only 3 liters in the office at one time if I am combining it with other surgeries on the same patient. Other surgeons may remove up to 5 liters at one time which is probably fine but not more.
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Liposuction in a hospital, or in a doctor's office? Check Credentials
Liposuction, as you may have heard in the popular media, is the most commonly performed surgical procedure each year in the United States. Here's a statistic that you may not have heard: the majority of physicians performing liposuction in the United States are not plastic surgeons; in fact, many do not have any formal surgical training whatsoever. It seems hard to believe, but many physicians performing liposuction have had no more training in liposuction than a 'weekend...
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