Burn from liposuction! What causes this to happen? (Photo)

There is a technique of liposuction that uses heat in order to try and assist with skin shrinkage during recovery.  If not performed appropriately, patient's can develop either an internal burn to the skin, or at the site of entry into the skin.  Careful attention to detail can avoid this, though results tend to be equivalent between the heated and non-heated liposuction techniques. 

Hello dear, thanks for your question. It is not unusual to have a burning sensation persisting several weeks
after liposuction or tummy tuck. During the course of these procedures,
the normal sensory nerves are stretched or otherwise traumatized, and
during the healing process there is inflammation around the nerves that
may create abnormal sensations such as "raw" and "burning" pain, even in
response to normal stimuli. These "Dysesthesias" may be worse if
ultrasonic liposuction was used during your procedure.But also Skin burns can occur from ultrasonic liposuction or mechanical
abrasion. The wand used in for ultrasonic liposuction may get relatively
hot enough to burn the skin around the incisions or the skin above the
area of fat to be removed.Skin burns can also occur from the constant back and forth movement of the cannula on the skin during the liposuction procedure.These burns usually heal well and do not leave noticeable scars but it may take up to a year to see the final scar maturation.Good luck :)