Just a few days ago a newspaper reported the death of a 45 year old women. She had a liposuction a few months ago in Spain for over $10,000. Now they investigate if there is a connection between this surgery and hear death. How big is the risk of dying really?

A surgery always carries many [...]

Liposuction is normally safe, as long as patients are carefully selected, the operating facility is properly equipped and the physician is adequately trained.

As a minimum, your surgeon should have basic (core) accredited surgical training with special training in body contouring. Also, even though many body-contouring procedures are performed outside the hospital setting, be certain that [...]

You may be a candidate for liposuction if you have excess subcutaneous fat, which is resistant to diet and exercise. Liposuction may also be desirable if you wish to change the contours of your body. Commonly involved areas are the anterior part of the neck (under the chin), upper arms and armpits, male chest/breasts, trunk, [...]

Tumescent Liposuction
Developed about 15 years ago, this is the most common, and safest, method. The term “tumescence” refers to the swelling and firming of fatty tissues by the means of infusing fluid into the tissue. After tiny incisions are made where the patient’s skin covers fatty tissue, the area is soaked with a saline solution [...]