Is there a way to prevent being burned during liposuction? How bad should you be burned during surgery?

Thank you for your question. Correctly performed liposuction by a Board Certified Plastic Surgeon should never result in a burn to a patient. Your best prevention strategy would simply be select a well trained and experienced surgeon.  

You should never be burned during surgery. There are only a few ways to be burned. These can be caused by lasers, ultrasound and electrocautery, as these are the most common heat sources during surgery. Surgeons know this, however, and the standard of care is to avoid opportunities for burns to occur. Since laser liposuction can cause burns at the site where the canula enters the skin, most surgeons use a silicone sleeve to protect the skin from the heated stylet.