title: Imaging Findings of Liposuction with an Emphasis on Postsurgical Complications.
abstract: Liposuction is one of the most frequently performed cosmetic surgeries worldwide for reshaping the body contour. Although liposuction is minimally invasive and relatively safe, it is a surgical procedure, and it carries the risk of major and minor complications. These complications vary from postoperative nausea to life-threatening events. Common complications include infection, abdominal wall injury, bowel herniation, bleeding, haematoma, seroma, and lymphoedema. Life-threatening complications such as necrotizing fasciitis, deep vein thrombosis, and pulmonary embolism have also been reported. In this paper, we provide a brief introduction to liposuction with the related anatomy and present computed tomography and ultrasonography findings of a wide spectrum of postoperative complications associated with liposuction.
authors.affiliation: Department of Emergency Medicine, Gangnam Severance Hospital, Yonsei University College of Medicine, Seoul 06273, Korea.
authors.forename: Je Sung
authors.initials: JS
authors.lastname: You
authors.affiliation: Department of Radiology, Severance Hospital, Research Institute of Radiological Science, Yonsei University College of Medicine, Seoul 03722, Korea.
authors.forename: Yong Eun
authors.initials: YE
authors.lastname: Chung
authors.affiliation: Department of Radiology, Severance Hospital, Research Institute of Radiological Science, Yonsei University College of Medicine, Seoul 03722, Korea.
authors.forename: Song-Ee
authors.initials: SE
authors.lastname: Baek
authors.affiliation: Department of Emergency Medicine, Gangnam Severance Hospital, Yonsei University College of Medicine, Seoul 06273, Korea.
authors.forename: Sung Phil
authors.initials: SP
authors.lastname: Chung
authors.affiliation: Department of Emergency Medicine, Gangnam Severance Hospital, Yonsei University College of Medicine, Seoul 06273, Korea.
authors.forename: Myeong-Jin
authors.initials: MJ
authors.lastname: Kim
mesh_terms: D000005:Abdomen / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D019115:Fasciitis, Necrotizing / Q000209:etiology; D006406:Hematoma / Q000209:etiology; D006801:Humans; D015187:Lipectomy / Q000009:adverse effects*; D011183:Postoperative Complications / Q000209:etiology*; D011655:Pulmonary Embolism / Q000209:etiology; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed; D014463:Ultrasonography; D020246:Venous Thrombosis / Q000209:etiology
keywords: Complication; Computed tomography; Lipoplasty; Liposuction