Patient Safety in Liposuction
Patients are increasingly coming in for liposuction, liposuction, and other procedures. Plastic surgeons need to improve patient safety. Modern plastic surgery technology has been specifically designed to increase patient safety. The American Society of Plastic Surgeons (ASPS), Patient Safety Committee has created a liposuction advisory for physicians to help them ensure patient safety. This practice advisory provides guidelines for a variety of approaches that can be used to diagnose, manage, or prevent certain conditions and diseases. It also anticipates the need to approach some patients differently. Recommendations to Practice for Liposuction • Liposuction techniques A doctor can choose from a number of liposuction methods, such as laser-assisted or ultrasound assisted procedures. Because patients have unique issues, a single technique for lipolysis will not be able to work for them all. For each patient to choose the right technique, the plastic surgeon must take into account al...