A side effect, as
opposed to a complication is medically minor. Side effect can be uncomfortable,
annoying, and even painful.
The side effect of
liposuction include :
Bruising
Can be painful in the
short term, and should fade after a few weeks.
Swelling
Should subside
gradually over a month or two.
Scars
Will vary in size
depending on the particular procedure, and should fade over the weeks. Scarring
is an individual thing, partly dependent on heredity. For some, scar healing
may take as long as a year.
Pain
Should be temporary and
controlled by either over-the-counter medication, or by a prescription.
Numbness
Sometimes persists for
a few weeks.
Limited mobility
Will depend on the
exact procedure.
There could be various
factors limiting movement for a shortwhile, such as :
- Wearing a compression garment
- Keeping the head elevated
- Temporary swelling or pain
The more serious
possible complications include :
Allergic reaction to
medications or material used during surgery.
Infection
Any time the body is
incised or punctured, bacteria can getin and cause an infection. During
liposuction, multiple small puncture woundsare made for inserting the cannula,
that can vary in size depending on the technique.
Damage to the skin
Most surgeons work on
the deeper levels of fat, so as to avoid wounding the skin any more than they
must for the insertion of the cannula.
Sometimes the cannula
can damage tissue beneath the skin, which may show up as a spotted appearance
on the skin surface.
Skin necrosis ( dead
skin ) is a rare complication, in which the skin falls off in the necrotic
area. The problem can vary in degree. The resulting wound then needs to heal
typically requiring extended wound care.
Puncture of an internal
organ
Since the surgeon can't
see the cannula, sometimes it damages an internal organ, such as the intestines
during abdominal liposuction. Such damage can be corrected surgically, although
in rare cases it can befatal. An experienced cosmetic surgeon is unlikely to
puncture any internal organ.
Contour irregularities
Sometimes the skin may
look bumpy and/or withered, because of uneven fat removal, or poor skin
elasticity. Not all patients heal in the same way, and with older patients the
healing may be slower and a bit imperfect. Sometimes a small touch-up procedure
can help.
Thromboembolism and fat
embolisation
Although liposuction is
a low-risk procedure for thrombo embolism including pulmonary embolism, the
risk can't be ignored.
Burns
Sometimes the cannula
movement can cause friction burns to skin or nerves. Also, in UAL, the heat
from the ultrasound device can cause injury to the skin or deeper tissue.
Lidocaine toxicity
When the super-wet or
tumescent methods are used, too much saline fluid may be injected, or the fluid
may contain too high a concentration of lidocaine.
Then the lidocaine may become too much for that particularperson’s system.
Lidocaine poisoning at first causes tingling and numbness and eventually seizures,
followed by unconsciousness and respiratory or cardiacarrest.
Fluid imbalance
Since fat contains a
lot of fluid and is removed in liposuction, and since the surgeon injects fluid
for the procedure, even a verylarge amount of it for tumescent liposuction,
there is a danger of the body’sfluid balance being disturbed. This could happen
afterwards, after the patientis at home. If too much fluid remains in the body,
the heart, lungs and kidneys could be badly affected.
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