title: Liposuction for fat biopsy.
abstract: This is the first published report of the use of liposuction for removing fat while intentionally minimizing the resultant appearance change. Ten to 20 gm buttock fat were removed from 31 male volunteers for chemical analysis of dioxins. Unlike conventional techniques of fat biopsy, liposuction allows larger quantities to be removed for study without noticeable scarring or deformity.
authors.forename: R B
authors.initials: RB
authors.lastname: Bloomenstein
mesh_terms: D015085:2,4,5-Trichlorophenoxyacetic Acid / Q000009:adverse effects; D015084:2,4-Dichlorophenoxyacetic Acid / Q000009:adverse effects; D000273:Adipose Tissue / Q000032:analysis / Q000473:pathology*; D000075182:Agent Orange; D001706:Biopsy / Q000379:methods*; D002081:Buttocks; D004147:Dioxins / Q000032:analysis; D006801:Humans; D015187:Lipectomy / Q000379:methods*; D008297:Male; D000072317:Polychlorinated Dibenzodioxins / Q000009:adverse effects; D014481:United States; D014728:Veterans
chemical_list: D004147:Dioxins; D000072317:Polychlorinated Dibenzodioxins; D015084:2,4-Dichlorophenoxyacetic Acid; D000075182:Agent Orange; D015085:2,4,5-Trichlorophenoxyacetic Acid