Invited Discussion on: A 7-Step Guide to High-Definition Liposuction.
Aesthetic Plast Surg
; 46(6): 2880-2881, 2022 12.
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| ID: mdl-35840696
ABSTRACT
Athanasiou et al. present a 7-step guide to high-definition (HD) liposuction in the current issue of Aesthetic Plastic Surgery. [1] The guide was based on the authors vast experience in HD-liposuction performed in 568 patients (247 males and 321 females) with a mean age of 43 years (range, 22-64) and a mean BMI of 25.6 (range 21-29 kg/m2) over a 6-year time-period. The authors provide detailed information on their approach regarding pre-operative markings, methods of anesthesia and composition of tumescence solution, incision points and access, surgical technique, and fat transfer. In addition, they performed a time-dependent analysis of the type and quantity of observed complications over the study-period, as well as the mean surgical operative time. LEVEL OF EVIDENCE IV This journal requires that authors assign a level of evidence to each article. For a full description of these Evidence-Based Medicine ratings, please refer to the Table of Contents or the online Instructions to Authors http//www.springer.com/00266 .
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Adult
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En
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Aesthetic Plast Surg
Ano de publicação:
2022
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Article
País de afiliação:
Estados Unidos