title: Pseudomonas aeruginosa septicemia causes death following liposuction with allogenic fat transfer and gluteal augmentation.
abstract: Cosmetic surgery to improve aesthetic and body conditions is becoming increasingly popular worldwide. In 2013, the American Society of Plastic Surgeons (ASPS) reported that one of the top five cosmetic procedures in the US is liposuction with over 200,000 procedures per year. This type of surgery is regarded as a minimal risk operation. Since surgical complications are not often reported, liposuction is usually performed in outpatient clinics. Fatality after cosmetic liposuction surgery is also relatively rare. This case report presents a death following cosmetic liposuction with allogenic fat transfer and gluteal augmentation. The medico-legal autopsy, pathology, and postmortem microbiology examinations reveal that septicemia by Pseudomonas aeruginosa was the definite cause of death. Surgical risk assessment and pathogenesis of the organism was reviewed.
authors.affiliation: Kornkiat Vongpaisarnsin, Chulalongkorn University, Bangkok, Thailand, v_kornkiat@yahoo.com.
authors.forename: Kornkiat
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Vongpaisarnsin
authors.forename: Nat
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Tansrisawad
authors.forename: Udomsak
authors.initials: U
authors.lastname: Hoonwijit
authors.forename: Teerachote
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Jongsakul
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D002081:Buttocks; D003357:Cosmetic Techniques / Q000009:adverse effects*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D015187:Lipectomy / Q000009:adverse effects*; D008168:Lung / Q000382:microbiology; D008297:Male; D011552:Pseudomonas Infections / Q000175:diagnosis*; D011550:Pseudomonas aeruginosa / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D018805:Sepsis / Q000382:microbiology*; D050151:Subcutaneous Fat / Q000637:transplantation; D014184:Transplantation, Homologous
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