Death From Liposuction: 1 in 5,000 Patients
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Results from a recent survey published in the January issue of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, indicate that approximately 1 in every 5,000 patients receiving liposuction by a board certified plastic surgeon in the United States over a 4-year period died from complications of the procedure.According to the report, Americans are at higher risk of dying from liposuction than from traffic accidents, based on 1996 figures. The report also notes that in some cases, physicians other than plastic surgeons are performing the liposuction procedures, some with little more training than a weekend seminar. The study compared survey results with the total number of liposuctions performed during a 4-year period and found the mortality rate for that period to be about 20 per 100,000, or 1 in every 5,000 procedures. Source: Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, January 2000 Several Articles on this topic are available (links no longer functional)... FOX News: Liposuction death rate is 1 in 5,000 patients
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