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[BACKGROUND] Over 2.3 million liposuctions are performed annually with a complication rate of approximately 5%, including a death rate of 1 in 5000 because of blood loss. Artificial intelligence models offer potential for improving blood lo…

[BACKGROUND] Conventional liposuction techniques involve visible incisions and scars. Newer methods offer less invasive options with improved patient satisfaction and fewer complications. Use of tranexamic acid (TXA) in tumescent solution h…

[BACKGROUND] For many years, liposuction has remained one of the most-performed cosmetic procedures by plastic surgeons around the world. However, determining the degree of residual skin laxity after evacuation of fat remains a challenge. R…

Dynamic definition liposculpture (HD2) is considered a highly sought after procedure in body sculpting surgery by patients. Radiofrequency microneedling is a cutting edge technology with evidence-based outcomes demonstrating skin tightening…

[BACKGROUND] Fat grafting to enhance the common aesthetic features of the posterior torso is an evolving technique in aesthetic surgery. Dynamic definition liposculpture (HD2) with strategic intramuscular lipoinjection aims to achieve both …

[BACKGROUND] Despite the general safety of liposuction and fat grafting procedures, surgical-site infections (SSIs) remain a significant concern. These infections, ranging from minor to severe, can arise from various sources and pose a subs…

High-definition liposculpture with variable degrees of muscular definition allows both patients and surgeons to broaden the procedure to fit almost any individual preferences; however, skin laxity and those secondary cases still represent a…

[BACKGROUND] Hyperbaric oxygen therapy (HBOT) increases oxygen concentration in affected tissues that enhance the cellular hypoxia recovery process, neovascularization, fibroblast proliferation, increased reactive oxygen species, suppressio…

[INTRODUCTION] The global rise in aesthetic surgery has led to an increase in aesthetic medical tourism (AMT). As patients pursue surgical interventions abroad, concerns about the elevated complication rates in AMT have emerged. This study …

[BACKGROUND] Multiple umbilicoplasty techniques have been described, even more after the advent of full tummy tuck procedures and the neoumbilicoplasty (X-shaped incision) described by the authors in a previous report. The authors decided t…

[UNLABELLED] The aesthetics for the male posterior torso remain a topic not fully studied in body contouring surgery, neither the lipoinjection of its muscles have been considered before. As a result, we carried out a retrospective cohort s…

[BACKGROUND] Excisional body contour surgery is the cornerstone treatment for skin laxity. Decision-making can be challenging when selecting the procedure. Dynamic definition liposculpture allows the surgeon to carve the underlying anatomy …

[BACKGROUND] Abdominoplasty is a surgical technique for body contouring that has been shown to improve the patient's quality of life. It has become more common among male patients, so clear differences between procedures for men and women h…

[BACKGROUND] Intraoperative hemostasis should be performed with great caution because bleeding is a huge enemy of patient safety during surgery. Tranexamic acid is a lysine synthetic derivate that inhibits fibrinolysis and diminishes the bl…

[BACKGROUND] Although abdominoplasty is a mainstay of the plastic surgeon, the safety of the Brazilian butt lift (BBL) has been questioned, effectively being prohibited in some countries. The central rationale for the safety concern over th…

[BACKGROUND] Male chest definition surgery and patients complaining of breast tissue overgrowth have been increasing in recent decades. After the authors' first report of pectoral etching in 2012, patients and surgeons became more aware abo…

[BACKGROUND] Liposuction of the arms alone may be inadequate for aesthetic improvement because of skin laxity. Radiofrequency-assisted liposuction (RFAL) and aggressive superficial liposuction (SupL) have been described to stimulate soft ti…

[BACKGROUND] There is a select group of women for whom mini-abdominoplasty techniques combined with 3-dimensional liposculpture and fat grafting can effectively correct postpartum deformities. [OBJECTIVE] The authors describe a multilayer …