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Dangers of Obesity Surgery - Liposuction

Liposuction is a cosmetic surgery which involves “suction-assisted fat surgery” from different parts of the human body. The sites which are normally operated upon are primarily the abdomen, thighs, and buttocks as well other affected areas of the body. The surgery is carried out by the means of a hollow tube called cannula and a suction device known as aspirator which removes fat from the concerned areas.

This operation is a form of body contouring which is accompanied with considerable risks and the standard amount of fat removed from the body is usually less than 10 pounds and is typically conducted when the patient is subjected to general anesthesia.

Crucial Statistics Regarding Liposuction

Liposuction, like any other kind of surgery involves certain complications that can arise during the procedure.

Studies published on the fatality rate of liposuction surgery have shown a considerable decrease in the number of deaths during the procedure. A survey covering liposuction surgery from 1994 to 1998 revealed the exceptionally high rate of one death per 5,224 cases. This figure is extremely morbid considering that it is higher than the fatality rate of automobile accidents.

On the other hand, a more recent survey conducted by the American Society for Aesthetic Plastic Surgery depicts an extremely satisfactory fatality rate of one death per 47,415 cases of liposuction surgeries carried out.

This does not undermine the risks involved during the procedure. A recent study published in the July 2004 edition of Dermatologic Survey indicates that the overall clinical complication rate during liposuction procedures was 0.7%.

Possible Complications of Liposuction

Blood clots are the most significant complications that occur during liposuction and are responsible for a quarter of the deaths during the procedure.

Any incision or puncturing of the body is liable to being infected by bacteria. The multiple punctures made during liposuction in order to insert the cannula can cause life threatening bacterial infections.

On certain occasions the cannula is known to cause damage to the tissue present below the skin.

The inability of the surgeon to track the depth at which the cannula is used can possibly lead to the puncture of an internal organ and in certain case it is known to prove fatal.

The movement of the cannula can cause damage to nerves through friction burns. Further, the heat from the ultrasound device may injure deeper skin tissues.

Liposuction involves the use of fluids in which there is a prevalent risk of excessive levels of licodaine being present. It might prove to be fatal as excess licodaine causes symptoms such as tingling, numbness and result in seizures, subsequently followed by cardiac arrest.

During the procedure the surgeon injects a considerable amount of fluid into the patient. This could lead to the disturbance in the body’s fluid balance which can later adversely affect the patient’s heart, lungs and kidneys.

Liposuction surgery is not considered to be a better alternative to exercise and a regulated diet because of the inherent risks involved in the procedure.

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