Ultrasound-assisted lipoplasty: Is it really safe?

Aesthetic Plastic Surgery

Volumn 23, Issue 5, 1999, Pages 307-311

  Troilius, Carl ^a  

^a Plastikkirurgi Centrum   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Blood loss; Liposuction; Safety; Ultrasound assisted lipoplasty

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BLEEDING; CLINICAL ARTICLE; ECHOGRAPHY; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; LIPOSUCTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK ASSESSMENT; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE;

ADULT; AGED; HEMORRHAGE; HUMANS; LIPECTOMY; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATIONS; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SAFETY; ULTRASONOGRAPHY, INTERVENTIONAL;

EID: 0032735466     PISSN: 0364216X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s002669900290     Document Type: Article

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