title: Abdominal lipectomy as an office procedure.
abstract: Because of the increasing cost of hospitalization, many plastic surgeons have tried to make cosmetic surgery more affordable by performing procedures in the office operating room under local anesthesia and sedation. Standard abdominal lipectomy has classically been considered a procedure to be carried out in the hospital under general anesthesia. Following is the author's technique for performing the procedure under local anesthesia in the office setting.
authors.forename: T A
authors.initials: TA
authors.lastname: Cochran
mesh_terms: D000005:Abdomen / Q000601:surgery*; D000556:Ambulatory Surgical Procedures; D000772:Anesthesia, Local; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D015187:Lipectomy / Q000009:adverse effects