I've seen many patients very badly burned lately after lipo. Why is it happening? I am talking about burns happening here in the US not other countries. Is equipment or aggressive lipo. Those burns i've seen them happening from many of the experienced doctors so experience was not the issue. Many of those burns required skin grafting afterwards.
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In New York State, there are no laws governing the amount of liposuction performed. As an outpatient procedure however, there is a guideline of the 5 L total removed regardless of the procedure. Expertise and judgment of the plastic surgeon is of paramount importance as larger volumes may be...
Ultrasonic and Laser lipo are high energy procedures that work by killing fat cells. The trouble is threefold:Not all the dead cells are sucked out A lot of cells are not killed but heavily damagedThese cells cause an inflammatory reaction that results in unpredictable healingI see plenty of...
It is true that a second round of fat grafting can be more effective than the first. Often, the first round of fat grafting can soften a previously scarred or dented area, thus priming it for the later addition of more fat. So while the first round of fat grafting may not seem like it did much,...
