title: Safety of liposuction of the neck using tumescent local anesthesia: experience in 320 cases.
abstract: BACKGROUND
  Liposuction of the neck has become a popular, minimally invasive technique for fat reduction and skin tightening.
  
  
  OBJECTIVE
  To evaluate the safety of neck liposuction in a large series of patients.
  
  
  METHODS
  Between 2003 and 2011, 320 patients underwent liposuction of the neck. Complications were recorded, and all patients were followed up after 8 weeks.
  
  
  RESULTS
  There were no serious complications. Four patients required closer follow-up because of hematoma (n = 1), transient mandibular nerve inflammation (n = 2), and globus pharyngeus (n = 1).
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Liposuction of the neck with tumescent local anesthesia requires a higher amount of patient monitoring than liposuction of the body. In the hands of an experienced surgeon, it is a safe method rendering excellent aesthetic results.
authors.affiliation: White House Center for Liposuction, Mommsenstreet 20, Zürich, Switzerland. rolandboni@gmail.com
authors.forename: Boeni
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Roland
mesh_terms: D000772:Anesthesia, Local; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D015187:Lipectomy / Q000009:adverse effects / Q000379:methods*; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009333:Neck / Q000601:surgery*; D012449:Safety