History and current concepts of lipoplasty.
Lipoplasty accomplishes the opposite of classic plastic surgery results. Instead of a long incision, there is a tiny one; instead of undermining, tunneling is performed; instead of redraping and resection of the skin, lipoplasty uses skin retraction. Retraction versus traction is the key principle of liposuction. The history and principles of lipoplasty are presented.
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Department of Plastic Surgery, Clinique Spontini, Paris, France.
D049673:History, 20th Century; D015187:Lipectomy / Q000266:history* / Q000379:methods