Liposuction: A review of principles and techniques

Journal of Plastic, Reconstructive and Aesthetic Surgery

Volumn 64, Issue 8, 2011, Pages 985-992

  Berry, M G ^a   Davies, Dai ^a  

^a Institute of Cosmetic and Reconstructive Surgery   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

LAL; Liposuction; PAL; RFAL; SAL; UAL; WAL

Indexed keywords

ABDOMINAL FAT; ADIPOSE TISSUE; HUMAN; LASER ASSISTED LIPOLYSIS; LASER ASSISTED LIPOSUCTION; LASER SURGERY; LIPOLYSIS; LIPOSUCTION; OBESITY; PATIENT SAFETY; PATIENT SATISFACTION; PATIENT SELECTION; POWER ASSISTED LIPOSUCTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIOFREQUENCY ABLATION; RADIOFREQUENCY ASSISTED LIPOSUCTION; REVIEW; SUBDERMAL LIPOSUCTION; SUCTION ASSISTED LIPOSUCTION; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; SURGICAL TECHNOLOGY; TREATMENT OUTCOME; ULTRASOUND; ULTRASOUND ASSISTED LIPOSUCTION; WATER ASSISTED LIPOSUCTION;

ADIPOSE TISSUE; HUMANS; LASERS; LIPECTOMY; RADIO WAVES; ULTRASONICS; WATER;

EID: 79960848209     PISSN: 17486815     EISSN: 18780539     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.bjps.2010.11.018     Document Type: Review

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