Liposuction technique and lymphatic lesions in lower legs: Anatomic study to reduce risks

Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery

Volumn 103, Issue 7, 1999, Pages 1868-1875

  Frick, Andreas ^a,b   Hoffmann, Johannes N ^a   Baumeister, Rüdiger G H ^a   Putz, Reinhard ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MUNICH   (Germany)

^b LUDWIG MAXIMILIANS UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CADAVER; HUMAN; LIPOSUCTION; LYMPHATIC SYSTEM DISEASE; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SURGICAL ANATOMY; SURGICAL APPROACH; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE;

AGED; HUMANS; LEG; LIPECTOMY; LYMPHATIC SYSTEM;

EID: 0033015623     PISSN: 00321052     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00006534-199906000-00009     Document Type: Article

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