title: [Complications following liposuction].
abstract: Liposuction is one of those interventions without a medical indication that are usually performed in private clinics. The control over these clinics is regulated by the government. The control of specialists who are members of a scientific society is the responsibility of the society in question. Liposuction can be fatal and a number of serious complications are known to occur, but the frequency is unknown. The physician should discuss these possible consequences with the patient before the intervention, and adequate aftercare if complications occur must be provided.
authors.affiliation: Academisch Medisch Centrum/Universiteit van Amsterdam, afd. Plastische Chirurgie, Postbus 22.660, 1100 DD Amsterdam.
authors.forename: C M A M
authors.initials: CM
authors.lastname: van der Horst
mesh_terms: D019115:Fasciitis, Necrotizing / Q000209:etiology* / Q000601:surgery; D006801:Humans; D015187:Lipectomy / Q000009:adverse effects*; D018579:Patient Selection; D011183:Postoperative Complications / Q000209:etiology* / Q000601:surgery