History Of Liposuction

Liposuction has become the most coveted cosmetic surgery in the country now. In fact, according to the American Society for Aesthetic Plastic Surgery, liposuction was the most common plastic surgery operation carried out in 2006 with 403,684 patients.

Since time immemorial, man has always strived for perfection, a better looking body and a fit physical appearance. Liposuction procedure dates back to 1926 when French surgeon, Charles Dujarier performed an operation which resulted in gangrene in the leg of a French model. Such incident sparked interest in body contouring for decades to follow.

In the 1960’s surgeons in Europe commenced liposuction and was initiated in the United States by the European surgeon Leon Forrester Tcheupdjian using antiquated curettage processes which were for the most part ignored, as they attained irregular results with substantial death rate and bleeding Dr. Giorgio Fischer, a gynecologist from Rome, Italy, devised the liposuction operation in 1974.

Modern liposuction first introduced by the French surgeon, Dr Yves-Gerard Illouz, in 1982. The “Illouz Method” featured a technique of suction-assisted lipolysis after infusing fluid into tissues using blunt cannulas and high-vacuum suction and demonstrated both reproducible good results and low morbidity.

During the 1980s, a lot of United States surgeons experimented with liposuction, acquiring some variations, and attaining mixed outcomes. In 1985 the tumescent technique developed. In the late 1990s, ultrasound was presented to facilitate the fat removal by first liquidizing it using ultrasonic energy.

Technologies calling for the use of laser tipped investigations (which induce a thermal lipolysis) have been introduced in recent years and are being assessed to examine any potential welfare across conventional techniques. Overall, the advantages of 30 years of advances have been that more fat cells can more easily be abstracted, with lower blood loss, less irritation, and less risk.