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Liposuction Mortality

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Any surgery, minor or major, has risks of mortality associated with the procedure from complicating medical disorders, allergies, anesthesia, and physician error. The author discusses the risks of mortality from general anesthesia, medical problems that increase risk, and the risk with cosmetic surgery. No surgical procedure with any type of anesthesia is without significant risk.

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    Melvin A. Shiffman M.D., J.D.

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    Melvin A. Shiffman

  2. Department of Plastic Surgery, Regional Hospital-Ancona, Ancona, Italy

    Alberto Di Giuseppe

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Shiffman, M.A. (2016). Liposuction Mortality. In: Shiffman, M., Di Giuseppe, A. (eds) Liposuction. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-662-48903-1_85

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