Will Lipo Cause RSD to Move Into my Legs?

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

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