| Bariatric Surgery.info Health Risks of Blood Loss During Liposuction to Reduce Surplus Body Fat |
Loss of blood with suctioned fat during
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Health Risks of Blood Loss During LiposuctionBlood loss used to be a significant complication of lipoplasty surgery. Loss of blood remains a factor in fat-suctioning but newer methods of liposuction have almost eliminated blood loss as a health risk. Where blood loss during liposculpture is significant, patients are given a blood transfusion. Amount of Fat Suctioned Affects Blood LossAs a general rule, the more liposuction performed, the greater the loss of blood. The size of cannula used in cross-suctioning is also a factor. Type of Liposuction Affects Blood LossIn clinical liposuction trials, it was found that blood comprised about 30 percent of the tissue that was removed by liposuction using the traditional dry technique (now discontinued). By comparison, blood comprised about 15-20 percent of all tissue removed by wet lipoplasty (also discontinued) and about 8 percent during super-wet lipoplasty. With tumescent liposuction under local anesthesia however, blood loss is almost eliminated. In one clinical study of tumescent lipoplasty using local anesthesia, 112 liposuction patients lost an average of 1 tbsp (15 ml) of blood. Tumscent Liposuction Reduces Blood LossDuring this tumescent method of lipoplasty, a large quantity of medical fluid is injected into the subcutaneous fatty tissue to be suctioned. The liquid contains epinephrine (a vasoconstrictor) that shrinks capillaries thus greatly inhibiting leakage and loss of blood. (Note: Tumescent liposuction surgeries using general anesthesia typically cause blood loss in the region of 4-8 percent). Other Risks of Liposuction (Lipoplasty)Risks of Liposuction (Liposculpture) ------------------------------------------------ Gastric Bypass Bariatric Information |