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Liposuction trouble

Even if there is no effect or trouble occurs, the surgery is currently performed on the premise that, unlike the face, patients can get away with it without complaint. It is common for the amount of suction to differ by more than twice the amount depending on the doctor in the same part of the body of the same person. The difference in the doctor's skills is too large, probably the largest among all cosmetic surgery procedures. This is because liposuction is a completely different operation from cosmetic surgery of the eyes or nose, and unlike breast augmentation surgery, the position or feeling is not an issue, and the focus is on whether it will make the body thinner. However, since it is subjective, even if only a small amount of fat is suctioned, it is true that the patient will become a little thinner, and even if the patient complains about it, they will be told that they cannot do more because their muscles are too thick, or that they will not have a feminine body unless they leave some fat, and they will be turned away here as well. In other words, it is a field where even a completely incompetent doctor can imitate it and get away with it. It is no exaggeration to say that this is the most deceptive cosmetic surgery performed by an inexperienced doctor. More than half of patients consider not undergoing liposuction after learning about the intense pain, internal bleeding, swelling, and actual results after surgery. The lower legs are especially prone to swelling, and many patients suffer from unsightly scars that become uneven several months after the swelling subsides. In clinics with multiple doctors who prioritize profit, there are cases where the doctor in charge is someone who has been practicing cosmetic surgery for less than a year. I have been a cosmetic surgeon for 18 years, but I do not perform liposuction due to my own lack of experience and lack of confidence. I do not perform liposuction because I cannot perform it with 1% satisfactory results. How should we view the reality that a self-proclaimed cosmetic surgeon in his first year after graduating from medical school is performing liposuction while telling patients that it is easy? Along with breast augmentation and facelift, this surgery is known as a cash cow for cosmetic surgery. A cosmetic surgeon can earn 1 to 100 million yen in surgery fees in just an hour. There are also many fatal accidents. Accidents have actually occurred where patients have perforated the peritoneum with the wrong suction tube, resulting in death from peritonitis, or where excessive liposuction has been performed to remove a large amount of fat at once, resulting in death from circulatory failure. It is important to understand in advance that this is a highly risky operation, with fat embolism occurring when the suctioned fat gets into the blood vessels and clogs the veins of the lungs, and accidents occurring during anesthesia. You should never undergo surgery from a doctor who emphasizes the effectiveness and safety of the surgery. There is a constant stream of young women who think they can easily lose weight with liposuction, undergo surgery without considering the risks and postoperative condition, and then regret it.