| Abstract | BACKGROUND: Postoperative pain has always been underestimated by the majority of plastic surgeons. A prospective randomized trial compared power water-assisted liposuction with the traditional tumescent technique. METHODS: All patients with a body mass index (BMI) of 25 to 30 and excessive localized pathologic fat were recruited. Exclusion criteria specified a BMI greater than 30 or redundant anelastic skin. Patients were randomly assigned to power water-assisted or traditional liposuction. RESULTS: From September 2005 to December 2005, 60 patients were recruited and analyzed. For the study, 28 patients were randomized to traditional liposuction and 32 to power water-assisted liposuction. A significant difference in postoperative pain was observed (p < 0.05). After 4 days, 87% of the patients who underwent power water-assisted liposuction were completely pain free, as compared with 3.6% of those treated with traditional liposuction. Furthermore, ecchymosis was significantly less for the patients who underwent power-assisted liposuction (p < 0.05). CONCLUSIONS: The study findings demonstrate that power water-assisted liposuction is an almost painless procedure that produces less tissue trauma than traditional liposuction. |
| Authors | Antonino Araco, Gianpiero Gravante, Francesco Araco, Daniela Delogu, Valerio Cervelli
(Affiliation: Department of Plastic Surgery, Crown House Hospital, Birmingham, UK.)
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| Journal | Aesthetic plastic surgery
(Aesthetic Plast Surg)
2007 May-Jun
Vol. 31
Issue 3
Pg. 259-65
ISSN: 0364-216X United States |
| PMID | 17380360
(Publication Type: Clinical Trial, Journal Article, Randomized Controlled Trial)
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| Topics |
- Adult
- Body Mass Index
- Chi-Square Distribution
- Ecchymosis
(etiology)
- Female
- Humans
- Lipectomy
(adverse effects, methods)
- Male
- Middle Aged
- Obesity
(surgery)
- Pain Measurement
- Prospective Studies
- Treatment Outcome
- Water-Electrolyte Balance
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