title: Liposuction of the chest and back.
abstract: Subcutaneous fat deposition on the chest and back is notoriously diet and exercise resistant. The "top heavy" appearance is a source of frustration for patients as well as surgeons. Fortunately, with advent of tumescent liposuction surgery the disparity between the upper and lower torso can now be reconciled.
authors.affiliation: Department of Dermatology, University of California School of Medicine, San Francisco, USA.
authors.forename: S L
authors.initials: SL
authors.lastname: Matarasso
mesh_terms: D000273:Adipose Tissue / Q000601:surgery; D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D001365:Axilla / Q000601:surgery; D001415:Back / Q000601:surgery*; D062109:Dermatologic Surgical Procedures; D004032:Diet; D015444:Exercise; D005260:Female; D006177:Gynecomastia / Q000601:surgery; D006801:Humans; D015187:Lipectomy / Q000009:adverse effects / Q000379:methods; D008297:Male; D016462:Mammaplasty / Q000379:methods; D008875:Middle Aged; D009333:Neck / Q000601:surgery; D019616:Thoracic Surgical Procedures / Q000009:adverse effects / Q000379:methods*