The main predisposing risk factor is obesity. There are several diseases related to obesity such as heart disease, asthma. Generally the operation itself may has a risk of infection, hematoma, seroma. Fat embolism is condition when minute fat cell enter the blood stream and go into the lung causing pulmonary distress. It is a rare phenomenon which has been reported in the initial era of liposuction. By tumescence technique in conjunction with
soft suction and small canula employed we have never encounter yet.
For long term outcome unevenness of skin also can happen in a small number of cases. |