Liposuction for Lipedema: Functional Therapy or Aesthetic Procedure?

摘要: Liposuction is one of the most common procedures undertaken in plastic surgery with a steadily increasing trend over years. Although usually performed as an aesthetic procedure for body contouring, it can also be utilized specific patient groups disease symptom reduction. One such entity lipedema. The goal this video to present authors’ technique surgical treatment lipedema, and offer viewer better understanding differences between liposuction functional on lipedema patient. Between July 2009 2019, 106 patients have been treated specialized clinic, total 298 median follow-up 20 months. mean amount lipoaspirate was 6354.73 ml (± 2796.72 ml). reported significant reduction lipedema-associated complaints improvement quality life. need conservative therapy significantly reduced. No serious complications were reported. authors before after photographs three patients. This journal requires that assign level evidence each article. For full description these Evidence-Based Medicine ratings, please refer Table Contents or online Instructions Authors www.springer.com/00266 .