Sunday, December 6, 2020 – Episode 149

Sunday, December 6, 2020 - Episode 149
By: Catherine Seo, PhD

Liposuction - Good or Bad

  • Today I’ll give a brief description of liposuction, its evolution, the different techniques, and their distinctions.
  • I’ll also talk a little bit about the potential good and bad outcomes of liposuction.
    • TLA stands for tumescent local anesthesia.
    • WAL is the procedure that Dt. Stutz was instrumental in developing. It stands for water jet-assisted liposuction.
    • Vaser is an ultrasound frequency vibration.
    • SAL stands for suction-assisted lipectomy