Why fatal liposuction?

Most patients are satisfied with the results of liposuction surgery. However, like all medical procedures, abdominal liposuction has risks, even to the point of death.

Therefore, you need to understand the limitations and possible complications in liposuction surgery . Before liposuction, you should know the risks and consider the benefits and disadvantages depending on your own circumstances. Try not to follow the enticement of people who have been liposuction or seduced by a doctor (cosmetologist). You must decide for yourself whether you are ready to accept the risks of liposuction surgery?

Take time to find out and think about whether you are willing to take risks. Because liposuction is a cosmetic surgery, not a medical problem, there is no reason to rush. Gather as much information as possible, to make an informed decision as to whether liposuction is right for you. Do not think that the complication "happens only to others" . You must understand the risks before you decide to accept them.

Infection can occur after all types of surgery and (of course) can occur after liposuction.

Infection

Infection can occur after all types of surgery and (of course) can occur after liposuction. Some doctors prescribe antibiotics with all liposuction patients but others do not. It is important to keep the wound clean, but even if you do, infections sometimes occur. Sometimes serious or life-threatening infections, such as necrotizing fasciitis (bacterial erosions of tissues) or with toxic shock syndrome; this is a serious, potentially fatal infection (you may have heard of toxic shock syndrome in women using tampon tampons).

Embolism

An embolism can occur when fat is loosened and enters the bloodstream through broken (broken) blood vessels in liposuction. Fat masses will become trapped in blood vessels, collect in the lungs, or flow to the brain. Signs of pulmonary embolism (fat in the lungs) may be shortness of breath. If you have signs or symptoms of fat embolism after liposuction surgery, you should go to the emergency immediately. Fatty embolism can cause permanent complications or some cases of death.

Perforation (puncture wound in organs)

During liposuction, the doctor did not see the canula head or the internal probe. It may puncture or damage internal organs. For example, intestinal perforation may occur when abdominal liposuction is performed. If damage to organs, surgical intervention may be required. Visceral perforation can also be fatal.

Serum capacitors

After liposuction, there may be a pool of serum, a straw-yellow fluid from your blood, where tissue has been removed.

Nerve compression and sensory transformation

You may have a "paresthesia" condition, which is a form of sensory transformation at the liposuction site. Paresthesia can be a form of hypersensitivity (pain) or loss of sensation (numbness) around the area. If the sensory changes last for a long time (weeks or months) you should ask your doctor. Sometimes the state of sensory change is permanent.

Swelling

Swelling or edema may occur after liposuction. Swelling may last weeks or months after liposuction.

Skin necrosis (dead skin)

The skin on the liposuction site may become necrotic or "dead". At that time, the skin may discolor and flake off. Wide areas of necrosis can become infected.

Burn

When ultrasound assists during liposuction, the ultrasound probes can become very hot and cause burns.

Disorders of body fluid balance

Fat tissue, which contains a lot of fluid, is removed during liposuction. In addition, the doctor may inject a large amount of liquid while liposuction. This can lead to a fluid imbalance in the body. When you are in the doctor's office, surgery center or hospital, staff will keep an eye out for signs of fluid imbalance. But this can happen after you get home, and can cause serious conditions like heart disease, fluid retention in the lungs, or kidney damage when your kidneys try to maintain fluid balance.

Toxicity from anesthesia / anesthetic

Lidocaine, a skin anesthetic, is often used for local anesthetic during liposuction. You may have been using a similar drug, novocaine, when you go to the dentist for a tooth. When liposuction, a large amount of fluid may be injected with lidocaine. That is, the lidocaine dose used can be very high. Signs of toxicity are dizziness, irritability, drowsiness, tinnitis, tinkling, mouth with metallic taste, numbness in lips, tremor, muscle twitching and seizures. Lidocaine may cause cardiac arrest. Of course, this can be fatal. In general, any anesthetic can cause complications and this is always considered a surgical risk.

Fatality related to liposuction. There have been many reports of deaths related to liposuction procedures. Although it is difficult to know the exact fatality mortality rate, some studies still estimate. Because no studies are perfect, the results are estimates.

Some studies show that the risk of death from liposuction is low, 3 deaths per 100,000 liposuction cases. But there are studies that find the death rate to be 20-100 per 100,000 liposuction surgeries. One study found a higher mortality rate with liposuction simultaneously with other surgeries. To understand the level of risk, there is a report comparing the fat lipid death rate with car accident death (16 per 100,000).

In a nutshell, you must remember that liposuction is a surgery and can have serious complications, including death .

1. The biggest question when getting liposuction: Is the fat getting fat again?