Liposuction Cosmetic Surgery

The objective of this study was to investigate disordered eating among female college students. The study sought to establish a predictive model for the risk of eating disorders in young female university students in Taiwan. A group of 336 student participants were recruited with the results showing that more than one third (43.2%) of the college women surveyed were identified to be at risk for developing an eating disorder. The results of multiple logistic regression showed that bulimia score, elevated depression index, eating binges, the use of laxatives and medicine to control weight, and having lost 20 lb, or more, in the past 6 months were all considered to be risk factors for developing an eating disorder (the corresponding area under receiver operating characteristic curve = 0.905)…. Source: MedWorm: Liposuction

I am appreciative of the pertinent comments made by Drs. Pannucci and Wilkins regarding the role of prophylactic anticoagulant therapy in aesthetic surgery. This provides me an opportunity to clarify my recommendations regarding the use of Lovenox (Sanofi Aventis, Bridgewater, NJ) in major combination body contouring cases. To be sure, I concur with the statement that if “a patient is truly within the highest-risk categories, we urge the surgeon to accept the minimal hematoma risk associated with providing potentially life-saving pharmacologic venous thromboembolic event [VTE] prophylaxis.” With a VTE event, the potential for death or even adverse long-term sequelae makes preventing this complication a higher priority than a hematoma. Nevertheless, the development of a major hematoma o… Source: MedWorm: Liposuction

In this study we investigated the risk of systemic fat mobilization and fat embolus in rats following liposuction
using dry and tumescent techniques.

Methods  At the end of the procedures, the rats were sacrificed and specimens were obtained from the lungs, kidneys, liver, brain,
and skin. Histological examinations of the specimens were carried out. Liposuction was not performed in the control group
(n = 8), but blood and tissue specimens for histological examinations were obtained.

Results  We found signs of fat embolus in both blood specimens and histological examinations of tissue samples in the study groups.
However, the results of the examinations were normal in the control group. Although there were no fat particles in the blood
before… Source: MedWorm: Liposuction

Excess weight, one of the major components of cardiometabolic disorders, can be managed by liposuction
to remove excess adipose tissue. Here’s what to say when patients ask whether liposuction will improve their lipid
profiles and blood glucose levels. (Source: Modern Medicine) Source: MedWorm: Liposuction