A practical solution for preventing an air leak during syringe-assisted liposuction.

摘要

Level of Evidence V This journal requires that authors assign a level of evidence to each article. For a full description of these Evidence-Based Medicine ratings, please refer to the Table of Contents or the online Instructions to Authors www.springer.com/00266. Syringe-assisted liposuction is a useful technique, especially when the machine-assisted suction devices are not available. This is particularly important in office-based settings. Many advantages of this technique have been proposed, especially in terms of adipocyte survival as well as better surgeon control and precision [1]. However, certain drawbacks do exist such as extra time and effort required for adequate fat harvesting.