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ANNALS OF PLASTIC SURGERY
Volume 89, Issue 3, Pages 258-260Publisher
LIPPINCOTT WILLIAMS & WILKINS
DOI: 10.1097/SAP.0000000000003200
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liposuction; pneumothorax; pneumomediastinum; pneumoperitoneum; abdominoplasty
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Liposuction is generally safe, but there are rare life-threatening complications. Clinicians should be vigilant of symptoms like shortness of breath, chest pain, and abdominal pain after liposuction.
Liposuction is a relatively safe surgical procedure, with most complications being minor in nature. However, there are a few life-threatening complications that should not be underestimated. We present a case of a patient who developed bilateral pneumothoraces, pneumomediastinum, and pneumoperitoneum after combined liposuction and abdominoplasty. Although this presentation is rare, clinicians should keep a high index of suspicion in patients presenting with shortness of breath, chest pain, and/or abdominal pain after liposuction.
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