Optimum vacuum pressures for lipolysis.

Aesthetic plastic surgery 1984 Vol.8(1) p. 23-6

Hetter GP

Abstract

The author presents a method to test the adequacy of any suction machine pump used in lipolysis surgery, regardless of the altitude and/or sea level of the operating room physical conditions. Surgeons can, therefore, subject any vacuum pump to a vaporization test and thereby ensure its adequacy for lipolysis techniques.

MeSH Terms

Adipose Tissue; Atmospheric Pressure; Body Fluids; Humans; Pressure; Suction; Surgery, Plastic; Temperature; Volatilization; Water