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Will Lipo Cause RSD to Move Into my Legs?

asked 1 year ago by menjuli0 in lynbrook, NY
Latest answer by Ronald Shelton, MD
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Tags: legs, risk

I Have R.s.d. in my Right Arm. if I Have Lipo in my Legs Can the R.s.d Spread to my Legs?

2 answers to Will Lipo Cause RSD to Move Into my Legs?

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Liposuction on legs with history of RSD in arm

The cause of RSD is not well understood but certainly is well-known to have been associated with areas of trauma. It does not make sense that your central nervous system would process the sensory nerves of the peripheral nervous system in your legs from the "trauma" of liposuction the same way it caused RSD in the arm. However, there is no guarantee it wouldn't happen since RSD is so rare and you already have had it, possibly your chance is higher than someone who has never had... more
Ronald Shelton, MD

Manhattan Dermatologist
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RSD after lipo is very unlikely, but no one can guarantee it can't occur!

Reflex sympathetic dystrophy is a painful, sometimes chronic, sometime progressive, neurologic condition that can affect skin, muscles, joints, and bones. To give you an idea of it's frequency of occurrence, about 1-2% of bone fracture patients develop RSD, and other causes can be partial paralysis after stroke or injury, trauma, surgery, repetitive motion disorder (like carpal tunnel syndrome), radiation treatments, etc. Although liposuction falls under the "surgery" list... more
Richard H. Tholen, MD, FACS

Minneapolis Plastic Surgeon

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