How To Minimize The Dangers Of Liposuction And Lipodissolve - By: Ray Ricardo

Many obese people nowadays simply opt for what appears to be the easiest solution, and when it comes to excess abdominal fat, surgical options like liposuction or treatments such as lipodissolve are popular alternatives. Patients must be cautioned that these procedures can be dangerous and results may not be permanent. Liposuction, like any other surgery can be attended by complications and they can range from minor to life threatening.
Less severe dangers include bruises and scars, local numbing in surgical area, lumps and bumps and sagging of the skin. More severe complications include infection which can become systemic, anesthetic complications, blood clotting, cardiac arrhythmias, cardiac arrest, excessive bleeding, and excessive fluid loss which can lead to shock. A survey of plastic surgeons found that more people die during liposuction than during most other kinds of operations: 19 deaths per 100,000 procedures, whereas the generally accepted death rate for any kind of elective surgery is 1 in 100,000. The most common reported cause of death was pulmonary thromboembolism, or blood clots.

The most common serious danger in liposuction is a result of removing too much fat from targeted areas at once and performing excessive liposuction in one day. For markedly obese patients, multiple surgeries should be scheduled several days apart. In lipodissolve procedure, a chemical found in lecithin is injected into fatty areas where it dissolves fat cells. This injectable compound is not approved by the US FDA and no long-term studies have been conducted on lipodissolve’s safety. Among the chief questions about the procedure is where the fat cells go once they are dissolved. Lipodissolve practitioners say the cells are excreted by your body naturally, but no one really knows for sure. According to the FDA, lipodissolve is a “buyer-beware situation.” To minimize complications and dangers of liposuction and lipodissolve, patients must fully understand the potential risks and benefits have realistic expectations and follow preoperative and postoperative care instructions. Patients must disclose their full medical history including medications and supplements being taken and follow advice about smoking cessation two weeks before surgery.

About the Author

Dr. Ray Ricardo is a retired physician. He is currently chairman and president of Totalmed Corporation http://www.totalmedsubic.com"> Totalmed Subic , a health delivery company and International College of Integrative Medicine, a teaching and training institution for complementary medicine. He is also president of Antioxidants Inc. http://antioxidantsinc.com/"> Anti-Oxidants Inc., a health products marketing company.

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