Lymphedema Liposuction with Immediate Limb Contouring

Background:. Liposuction is the treatment of choice for solid predominant extremity lymphedema. The classic lymphedema liposuction technique does not remove skin excess created following bulk removal. The skin excess is presumed to resolve with spontaneous skin contracture. We investigated the techn...

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Main Authors: Wei F. Chen, MD, FACS, Wei-Feng Zeng, MD, Patrick J Hawkes, MD, Jeanette Man, MD, Mindy Bowen, RN
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wolters Kluwer 2019-11-01
Series:Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, Global Open
Online Access:http://journals.lww.com/prsgo/fulltext/10.1097/GOX.0000000000002513