title: Suction-assisted liposuction with a y-connector.
abstract: Liposuction appears to be one of the simplest aesthetic techniques to date, and its popularity has spread worldwide. The authors have been using a Y-connector that enables two plastic surgeons to work at the same with the same suction-assisted liposuction (SAL) machine. For 12 patients whose liposuction procedures were performed using one-cannula SAL, the mean surgical time was 114 ± 10.8 min, whereas for 11 patients whose liposuction procedures were performed with Y-connector SAL, the mean surgical time was 62 ± 7.8 min. This difference between the two groups is statistically significant (p < 0.05). The authors believe the Y-connector may be a less tiring alternative for plastic surgeons who still think SAL is the gold standard for liposuction.
  
  
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authors.forename: Cagri A
authors.initials: CA
authors.lastname: Uysal
authors.forename: Erhan
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Coskun
authors.forename: Burak
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Ozkan
authors.forename: Harun
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Cologlu
authors.forename: Huseyin
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Borman
mesh_terms: D006801:Humans; D015187:Lipectomy / Q000295:instrumentation* / Q000379:methods*; D013396:Suction / Q000295:instrumentation