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.
Department of Plastic Surgery, Clinique Spontini, Paris, France.
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D049673:History, 20th Century; D015187:Lipectomy / Q000266:history* / Q000379:methods