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Fat embolism is RARE with liposuction its less than 1% and most often is a risk with fat transfer/grafting. In 9 years of performing close to 8-10 procedures a week I have never seen this in real practice. Best, Dr. Emer.
The answer is zero. Very rarely a patient can experience a pulmonary embolism after liposuction. Fat embolus syndrome occurs when there is a long bone fracture releasing micelles of fat into the blood.
Fortunately, the mortality rate following liposuction generally ranges between 3 and 20 per 100,000. These numbers are estimates. Fat emboli usually comes from long bone fractures. However, if small blood vessels are damaged during liposuction, fat can potentially enter the blood vessel and travel to the lungs - a fat embolism. Additional information is available via the link below from the FDA.
What type of band are you wearing? The crease may be due to that. Remember you will be swollen and there will be contour irregularities that will smooth out with time. I prefer my patients wear a compression garment (instead of a band) since this helps distribute the compression evenly and helps...
What your liposuction assisted by a laser or ultrasound? These techniques can trigger a peripheral nerve pain syndrome described is intense burning in the skin. There are medications that can help this.
In good candidates, liposuction of the back and abdomen can be performed at the same time. For safety, we usually want to limit of the amount of fat removed to 5 Liters. Preoperative medical clearance is also necessary prior to liposuction.
Depending on the situation liposuction can be used to correct asymmetries after weight loss. Fat injections are seldom indicated.
Thank you for your question. At this time post op, it is too early to talk about final results. It could be swollen, To reduce it, I recommend you perform daily lymphatic drainage massage therapy over the the concern areas and wear a postoperative girdle. Also I suggest to be in contact with yo...
Thank you for your question. The change in appearance to your belly button is likely the result of the swelling that accompanies liposuction, and should return to its normal appearance with time. If a large amount of liposuction was performed, some belly buttons are not as...
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